The document discusses the importance of extensive reading for language development. It outlines several key skills developed through reading such as comprehension, vocabulary, and grammar. Extensive reading helps to acquire knowledge, learn different features of language, and provide pleasure. Developing reading habits is important and some suggestions include having a class library, devoting time to reading in class, and storytelling activities led by students.

1. The importance of extensive
reading for development of
language skills
Some reasons for the development
of the reading habits

2. Index
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Why is important reading?
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Different skills developed:
− Comprehension
− Vocabulary
− Grammar
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Ideas for the development of reading
habits

3. Why is important reading?

Acquiring knowledge (reading for
information). Different reading styles:
− Skimming
− Scanning
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Learning different features of language
(reading for language)
That should be the major
reason, really!
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Pleasure

4. This is just an example…

5. Comprehension

Scanning Looking for exact pieces
of information
General meaning
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Skimming
Features of each text
All are undoubtfully necesary in our daily life
and work

6. Vocabulary
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Learning in a meaningful way is better than
learning by heart
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Guess the meaning by context
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Learn words that are not usual in oral
speech
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Better for people with visual memory
Use of dictionary: Good practice.

7. Grammar
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It is learned in a intuitive way, as readers
are exposed to accurate forms of
language.
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Opens doors for more complex language
structures.
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Grammar can also be learned by grammar
books.
The better you can use grammar, the
beter you can explain complex
ideas.

8. Ideas for the deveopment of
reading habits

Having a class
library
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Devoting some time
to reading in class

Story telling
activities but
prepared by pupils
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Reading and then
speaking about
books