This presentation discusses the PDP model of reading instruction used at ICPNA. The PDP model includes three stages: pre-reading activities to spark interest and build background knowledge; during-reading activities like answering questions to develop understanding; and post-reading activities such as discussions or projects to extend comprehension. Specific activity ideas for each stage are provided, along with the rationale that they help move students from a general to deeper understanding of texts. The presentation concludes by asking participants to reflect on what they found useful and want to know more about.

2. Objetives
By the end of this presentation will have…
Experienced a reading activity from the reading
program at ICPNA.
Discussed the structure of the reading activity.
Identified the stages of the PDP model.
Identified concrete activites when using the PDP
model.
Shared our ideas about the usefulness of this teaching
model.

3. Have you or someone you know
ever been lost or stranded? What
happened?

4. Read the first part of this story.
What do you think happend next?

5. Complete Activity C

6. Complete activity D

7. Would you have done the same
thing?
Have you ever helped and
stranger? If so what happened? If
not, why not?

8. Let’s Recap!
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2.
3.
4.
5.
Have you been lost?
Read, what happened next?
Activity C
Activity D
Would you have done the same thing?

9. The PDP model
Pre-Reading activities
During-Reading activities
Post-Reading activities

10. The PDP model: Rational and ideas
Pre-reading activites
Rational:
In most cases, Ss did not choose to listen to, watch or
read the text so they need to develop an interest and
desire to work with it. Ss need to know key vocabulary
they will hear or see, and they need to understand why
they are going to listen to/ watch/read the text.

11. The PDP model: Rational and ideas
Pre-reading activites
Ideas
 Predict from a headline, title, group of
words, pictures, etc
 Arrange pictures in the order to be confirmed or
changed after listening to, reading the text
 Talk about the main topic(s)

12. The PDP model: Rational and ideas
During-Reading activites
Rational
Ss do a series of tasks which help them understand the
text and which may help them develop listening and
reading skills. The first task(s) should help Ss
understand the text at a very general, non-specific level.
Then, tasks can move Ss into a more detailed and deeper
understanding of the text

13. The PDP model: Rational and ideas
During-reading activities
Ideas
 Answer general information (gist) questions such as
“What are they talking about?” “Do the speakers sound
happy or upset?”
 Read and arrange pictures or events in order
 Read and find the mistakes
 Read and answer detail questions such as “What did
they say about _____?”

14. The PDP model: Rational and ideas
Post-reading activites
Rational
After the During tasks, Ss need a chance to work further
with the text, its topic, its content and/or vocabulary,
functions or grammar used in it, OR to speak and/or
write. Also to read further based on the text.

15. The PDP model: Rational and ideas
Post-reading activites
Ideas
 Discussion questions
 Role-plays
 Project (ex. Create a ___)
 Make and tell a similar or personal story
 Discuss a topic, the issue or the information in the text

16. Let’s reflect
What information did
you find useful why? What would you
like to know more
aout?
What are some
comments/ questions/
suggestions in your mind
at this point?