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PRE-READING refers to all the things a reader does before reading in order to engage with the text and

increase capacity to understand it

THE 3 Ps of PRE-READING: PREVIEW, PRIOR KNOWLEDGE and PURPOSE FOR READING

PREVIEW: We preview a text to get a sense of what it’s all about. Previewing can range from scanning a
short article to exploring illustrations or chapter headings.

PRIOR KNOWLEDGE: It’s said that prior knowledge represents up to 60% of comprehension! Authors
often assume the reader is coming to the reading with certain knowledge. Activating prior knowledge
before reading opens up those schema in our brains into which new information can be added.

PURPOSE: Knowing the purpose for reading helps us take a stance as a reader. For example, we read in
a different way if we know the text is supposed to make us laugh than if the text is full of challenging
facts.

Here are 10 pre-reading activities to use in class.

1. Speed chatting

Prepare one or two simple questions related to the topic of the reading. Ask the class to make two rows
facing each other. Then, encourage your learners to ask each other the questions, but warn them that
they only have 60 seconds to do so. Once the 60 seconds are up, one of the rows rotates so each learner
has a new partner. Repeat the process several times.

2. Discussion

Encourage the learners to have a discussion about the topic of the reading. Prepare four or five
sentences with various opinions relating to the reading. Read them out to the class and then place them
around the room. Encourage the learners to go and stand near the opinion that they agree with the
most. Then encourage that group to prepare reasons for agreeing with that particular sentence. Once
they have done this, the learners can then interact with people from other groups to share their opinions
and reasons.

3. Brainstorming

Give the class five minutes to brainstorm ideas relating to the topic of the reading. Then give them a
further five minutes to organize their ideas and to form sentences. Once they have completed this,
encourage them to get up and move around the room and share their ideas with other learners.

4. Pictures

Select three or four pictures that relate to the topic of the reading. Ask the students to make small
groups and give each group a copy of the pictures. The learners should work together to connect the
pictures and to try to guess what the reading will be about. Each group takes it in turns presenting their
ideas.
5. The title

Ask the students to make small groups and tell the groups the title of the reading. The learners should
work together to pool their knowledge of this topic. Again, once the group has finished, each group can
share their ideas with the other groups.

6. Story telling

Prepare a short personalized narrative about something related to the topic of the reading. Be creative
with the story. It doesn’t have to be 100% accurate to something that actually happened to you, but it
should be personal, and be told enthusiastically. It will help if there is a little suspense and humour in the
story too.

7. Short conversations

This time give the students a sentence from the reading. The students then have a conversation with a
partner about the sentence. However, tell them there is one rule. They cannot use more than three
words each time it is their turn to speak.

8. Pictionary

Select some of the key words from the text. Put the class into two or three groups. In turn, a learner
from each group (at the same time) comes to the whiteboard. They are told the word and they have to
draw that word. They are not allowed to use letters or numbers in their drawing. The other students try
to guess the word and earn points for their team. This can get very lively indeed!

9. Purpose

Give the students a purpose for completing the reading. This can be in the form of some discussion
questions about the content prepared by the teacher. Give the questions to the students before they
read the text. Ask them to read them and then while they are reading the text, they should prepare
answers to these discussion questions. When they have read the text, they then discuss the questions
with a partner.

10. Videos

There is so much good free content available these days. First, find a short video relating to the topic of
the reading. I would suggest something around three minutes long. After watching the video yourself,
prepare some simple discussion questions. Play the video and then ask the students to talk with a
partner about what they saw.

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