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Teaching Reading Skills
Sanan Shero Malo
PhD in Applied Linguistics
Dept. of English Language
Faculty of Humanities
Universiy of Zakho
August 2019
1.Objectives
2. Definition of Reading
3. Types of Reading
4. Reading strategies
5. Types of Reading Skills
6.Suggested Activities for Teaching Reading
7. Conclusion
8. References
Outlines
1. Objectives
By the end of this seminar, the attendees will be able to know about:
1. The role of reading in everyday life
2. Types of reading
3. Reading strategies and skills
4. Some activities for teaching reading skills
2. Definition of Reading
Views of Reading ( Nuttal, 1996:4-7)
labels on medicine bottles
stories Text messages catalogues
proverbs names questions
emails tittles notices
diaries Car speed gauge shopping lists
street maps telephone directory
names of places Movies subtitles
3. Types of Reading
4. Reading Strategies ( Nuttal, 1996:16-17)
Scanning:Bottom-up Approach Skimming: Top-down Approach
5. Types of Reading Skills
Traditional way of reading!
Reading a passage, then focusing on items of grammar
and vocabulary, which then to be developed during the
unit.
Efficient Readers
 Access content more easily by changing
reading speed according to text
 Guessing or inferring meaning from context
 They think ahead by predicting outcomes
 Using background knowledge to understand
the meaning
 Motivated to read the text, as they see it as a
challenge, and the text has a purpose.
 Switching reading strategy according to the
type of text they read.
1. Skimming / Identifying main ideas
2. Distinguishing facts from opinions
3. Inferencing
4. Supporting main ideas
5. Recognizing sentence transitions
6. Recognizing sources
7. Recognizing diverse points of view
8. Scanning for specific information
9. Following a story line
10. Recognizing paragraph transition
11. Recognizing analogies
12. Recognizing scenarios
Other Skills
Students read the text, then they
ask each other if they liked it and
why or what they agree with or
didn’t
The text is presented as a reading
puzzle. It is cut up into different
paragraphs and given to the
students in random order
7.Conclusion
References
Bernard, J. &Lee, L. (2004). Select Readings. upperIntermediate.
Mcdonough,J. Shaw, Ch. & Masuhara, H.(2013).Materials and Methods in ELT.
Harmer, J.(2012). Essential Teacher Knowledge: Core Concepts in English Language Teaching.
Nuttal,Ch. (1996). Teaching reading Skills in Foreign Language.

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Sanan shero . Teaching Reading Skills

  • 1. Teaching Reading Skills Sanan Shero Malo PhD in Applied Linguistics Dept. of English Language Faculty of Humanities Universiy of Zakho August 2019
  • 2. 1.Objectives 2. Definition of Reading 3. Types of Reading 4. Reading strategies 5. Types of Reading Skills 6.Suggested Activities for Teaching Reading 7. Conclusion 8. References Outlines
  • 3. 1. Objectives By the end of this seminar, the attendees will be able to know about: 1. The role of reading in everyday life 2. Types of reading 3. Reading strategies and skills 4. Some activities for teaching reading skills
  • 5. Views of Reading ( Nuttal, 1996:4-7)
  • 6. labels on medicine bottles stories Text messages catalogues proverbs names questions emails tittles notices diaries Car speed gauge shopping lists street maps telephone directory names of places Movies subtitles 3. Types of Reading
  • 7. 4. Reading Strategies ( Nuttal, 1996:16-17) Scanning:Bottom-up Approach Skimming: Top-down Approach
  • 8. 5. Types of Reading Skills Traditional way of reading! Reading a passage, then focusing on items of grammar and vocabulary, which then to be developed during the unit. Efficient Readers  Access content more easily by changing reading speed according to text  Guessing or inferring meaning from context  They think ahead by predicting outcomes  Using background knowledge to understand the meaning  Motivated to read the text, as they see it as a challenge, and the text has a purpose.  Switching reading strategy according to the type of text they read.
  • 9. 1. Skimming / Identifying main ideas 2. Distinguishing facts from opinions 3. Inferencing 4. Supporting main ideas 5. Recognizing sentence transitions 6. Recognizing sources 7. Recognizing diverse points of view 8. Scanning for specific information 9. Following a story line 10. Recognizing paragraph transition 11. Recognizing analogies 12. Recognizing scenarios Other Skills
  • 10. Students read the text, then they ask each other if they liked it and why or what they agree with or didn’t The text is presented as a reading puzzle. It is cut up into different paragraphs and given to the students in random order
  • 12. References Bernard, J. &Lee, L. (2004). Select Readings. upperIntermediate. Mcdonough,J. Shaw, Ch. & Masuhara, H.(2013).Materials and Methods in ELT. Harmer, J.(2012). Essential Teacher Knowledge: Core Concepts in English Language Teaching. Nuttal,Ch. (1996). Teaching reading Skills in Foreign Language.