Teaching reading

Reading activities are mainly aimed at...

• decoding on letters

• understanding words

• understanding the meanings

• reading faster

It's better and faster to read small disconnected units than whole meaningful texts.

• True

• False

Pick the best which describes "Bottom-Up" approach.

• Includes reader's expectations

• Includes the process of decoding words

• Includes using schemata

• Includes the process of understanding the words

What's "schemata"?

• our expections

• the way we are reading

• the process of decoding the text

• previous knowledge constructs

It's preferable to begin reading ... (before/after) learners have some basic efficiency or knowledge in speaking.

Pick the correct options about teaching reading:

• phonetics learning should be an entry stage

• tasks that involve understanding can't be used as fast as possible

• it's not good to teach the sound of the letter without knowing its name

• at first, the aim is to teach how to recognize basic sence units

Comprehension questions are the only way of motivating learners to read the text.

• True

• False

Interpretative questions usually:

• invite some application of the reader's background knowledge

• demand real comprehension

• provide reader with the motivation to read the text in the first place

• help to slot in the appropriate vocabulary

Out of the following pick the example of reading task:

• match titles with extracts from the text

• put the paragraphs into the right order

• multiple choice questions

• all above

Choose the best characteristics of efficient reading:

• tasks are aimed at teaching students to guess words without dictionary

• task should encourage student to use a variety of reading strategies

• tasks aren't aimed at encouraging learners to apply experience

• tasks shouldn't be given in advance as it distracts and spoils possible enjoyment