2. READING STRATEGIES
“Fluency in one’s mother
tongue helps a child
academically, and makes
her a confident individual
with core traditional
values. Here are the
benefits of encouraging
mother tongue literacy in
your child”-
Sakira Chuni
3. THE READING STRATEGIES
• “Color-Coded Reading” – this assesses reading readiness. The
teacher paragraph with sentences written or highlighted in
different colors.
• Interpretative/ Dramatic Reading- hones learner’s skill to
express themselves orally. Learners are given the chance to
speak with proper phrasing, correct pronunciation, correct stress
and intonation.
• Routine Activities- prayers and greetings, similar to the
reminders and sayings posted on the walls form a part of the
4. PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGNING EFFECTIVE
AND INTERESTING READING LESSONS
1. The reading materials are interesting for the students
2. The major activity of the reading lesson is the students reading texts
3. Activities and exercises reflect the purposeful, task-based interactive nature of real
reading
(predicting, hypothesizing, and revising ideas about what is read)
4. Activities and tasks allow the learners o bring their knowledge and experiences to the
reading passage.
5. Instructional activities have a teaching rather than a testing focus.
6. A variety of different reading activities are used during each lesson (to maintain
interest, motivation and pace)
7. Lessons should be divided into pre-reading, during reading and post reading phases.
