This document discusses strategies and methods for teaching reading. It outlines various strategies for developing reading skills such as using prior knowledge and making inferences. It then describes different methods for teaching reading, including the alphabetic, phonic, word, phrase, and sentence methods. It concludes by discussing developing reading activities, assessing reading comprehension through various testing methods, and the types of questions used to test reading skills.

2. Strategies of developing reading skill
• Using prior Knowledge/Previewing
• Predicting
• Identifying the Main idea and summarization
• Questioning
• Making Inferences
• Visualizing
• Story maps
• Retelling
• Prediction
• Answering comprehension Questions

3. Methods of Teaching Reading
• Alphabetic Method.
• The phonic Method.
• The word Method or the Look and the say
Method.
• The phrase Method.
• The sentence Method.

4. Alphabetic Method:
• English is not a phonetic language, that is, the
pronunciation of a work is not the
combination of the sounds of the various
letters constituting it.
• The method is dull and monotonous as the
letters of the alphabet do not stand for
anything.

5. Phonic Method
• In this method, the phrase is the unit of
approach. The method is based on the belief
on that Phrases are more interesting than
words.

6. Phrases Method
• A phrase does not express a complete idea. So
it lacks interest.
• It is time-consuming to start learnin reading
through phrases as finally they have to be
blended into sentences.

7. Sentence Method
• It lays the foundation of all the attitudes and
skills for good reading.
• It helps to prevent word by word reading. It
encourages correct habits or eye-span.

8. Criteria for selection of English Reader
1. Subject matter: it should be suitable for the students for
whom he book is meant.
2. Style: In the matter of style simple style should be used.
Graded vocabulary and sentences should be there.
3. Form: The form should be a model of composition with a
beginning, middle, end.
4. Exercises: Notes and exercises must follow the lesson
proper. Note should be short and suggestive.
5. Price: The price of the book should be affordable.

9. Reading for perception and
Comprehension
• Reading for perception: Reading for perception involves
recognition of words and sentences and also their meanings.
Reading for perception can be developed by Phonics
instruction, fluency instruction and vocabulary instruction.
• Reading for comprehension: It involves grasping the main
concept of the passage. First students perceive the words
and use their higher level mental skills to find the meaning.
Comprehension is a reason for good reading. It can be
developed by explicit instruction, cooperative instruction and
by helping the readers to use strategy flexibility.

10. Developing Reading Activities
• Reading Activities
• Pre-reading activities
• While reading activities
• Post-reading activities

11. Testing Reading
Testing reading means assessing reading proficiency of
students. Assessment of reading ability depends upon the
purpose of reading.
Methods of assessing reading proficiency
 Reading loudly
 Comprehension questions
 Authentic assessment

12. Tested by four type questions
 True or false: Here the teacher frames true or false questions
to check the understanding of the students. Ex: teak tree
grows in India.
 Multiple choice: Students choose their responses from the
multiple choice questions given.
 Open-ended questions: teachers prepare open-ended
questions to check students understanding of concept.
 Information transfer: Instead of answering a question, the
students have to record information from the text in a
different form. Ex: by complete a table or by drawing a
diagram.