1. TECHNIQUES FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF READING BEFORE-READING INTRODUCE THE TOPIC PICTURE- TITLE OR HEADLINE
2. PREDICT THE TOPIC Activate prior knowledge -DISCUSSION -QUESTIONNAIRE -TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS GO OVER NEW VOCABULARY -MEANING OF WORDS FROM CONTEXT -SYNONYMS
3. DURING READING READ THE PASSAGE SILENTLY (SKIMMING- SCANNING) MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS INFORMATION TRANSFER IDENTIFY ORDER OF EVENTS CHECK FOR MEANING / UNDERSTANDING
4. AFTER READING DO SOMETHING WITH WHAT Ss. READ -SUMMARIZE READING (ORAL OR WRITTEN) -DEBATE THE TOPIC (REFLECT ON PERSONAL OPINION ABOUT THE TEXT) -ASK PERSONAL QUESTIONS -WRITE ABOUT THE TOPIC (JOURNAL ENTRY, OPINION PARAGRAPH)