«Education has produced a vast population able to read,
but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.»
- G.M. Trevelyan, in A.Word.A.Day
ANGLAIS LANGUE SECONDE -COMMENT ENCOURAGER LA LECTURE
A FEW QUOTES, AND LINKS ABOUT READING AND READERS
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1 Pre-reading activities: Before we read, we usually have some expectations about what the text will contain. We also know our reading purpose - what we want to take from the text. Our expectations and our reading purpose will decide the best reading style. Pre-reading activities help students to develop their expectations and decide the best reading style. 2 Previewing a text: Before we start to read a text we usually look briefly at the form of the text. When you first looked at this text, you didn't read every word - you looked at the section headings and the paragraph titles to form some idea of what the text would contain and to decide how you were going to read it (your reading style). Before students read at a text they should look at the form - is it a list, a conversation, a newspaper article, an essay, a story? 3 Mouth reading or eye reading?: Reading aloud is a difficult, slow and inefficient method of decoding the meaning of a written text. Eyes can read much faster than mouths. In mother tongue we try not to 'mouth read' because it is too slow. Learners of English often sub-vocalise. They like to 'listen silently' to the words they are reading because it helps comprehension. 4 Selecting the appropriate reading style: The appropriate reading style is decided by
These factors will decide your reading style - whether you will read quickly or slowly, whether you will read every sentence in sequence or whether you will jump around, whether you will start at the beginning or in the middle. |
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