1. The document discusses several techniques for teaching reading to young English language learners, including phonics, look-and-say, and whole language approaches. 2. It recommends using illustrated books, reading stories aloud in small groups, and creating classroom stories to help students understand without focus on grammar. 3. Additional techniques include having students bring photos to class and explain in their own language, reading familiar nursery rhymes, conducting paired and group reading activities, and motivating students to read for pleasure.

1. TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS
READING SKILL
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF AMBATO

2. Reading is a great way to expand and strenghten the
language
READING

3. HOW TO APPROACH READING IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
1. Phonics 4. Language experience approach2.Look and Say 3.Whole Sentence
Reading
-Based on letters
and sounds
-Alphabet and
phonetical sounds
combinations
-NO GRAMMAR
RULES
-Based on words
and phrases
-Use of flash cards
-Before Reading
activities :naming,
pointing,
repeating, games.
-After Reading , Ss
recognize the
whole phrases and
sentences.
-TEACH VOC. IN
CONTEXT
-Based on child spoken language
Ages
5-7
More time to read . Use ilustrated
books to help Ss understand the
story. Grammar is not important.
Primary reading techniques
8-10
Able to read in their native
language. Little difficulty in
tranferring their skills to English

4. USEFUL TECHNIQUES TO TEACH READING
1. Reading a story from a
book
2. Reading a class story 3.Reading text based on
child’s language
-Read in a small group
-Point to the words as you read.
-Read slowly
-Correct intonation
-Ss point and ask questions as they
want
-Ss talk about the story
-Ask questions in their native language
-Allow SS to read when they want
-Re read the story the next class
-Ask SS about the story, vocabulary
and expressions
-Use a class story
-SS can color the copies
-Ss can use their imagination to
modify the story
-This help the T to maintain the
same structures and Ss can
change some details.
-Effective with beginners
-Ask Ss to bring photos and
explain them. T can write
Ss’answers (Sentences, phrases,
voc) in the board or notebooks.
-T ask Ss to repeat the phrases or
voc)
-While Ss voc increases T can
gradually build up structures.

5. USEFUL TECHNIQUES TO TEACH READING
4. Reading familiar nursery rhymes and songs
-Learn rhymes in their mother tongue and in English without
having a complete understanding by repeating .
-The pupil can behave like a reader, and it helps to build up
confidence
-KNOWING SOMETHING OFF BY HEART AND ACTUALLY READING
THE WORDS.
-Reading aloud helps to beginners
*T should organize small groups so the T has the full attention .So T
can ask the meaning
*T can use it as a means of training and checking rhythm and
pronunciation
*Read dialogues aloud in pairs or groups is an efficient way of
checking work. SS can help each other.
Silent Reading .- Ss internalize what they read silently.
*Create an English corner
*Motive Ss to read for pleasure
5. Building up confidence
-Children are natural readers
-Provide SS stories that they have listened
-Short time for Reading
-Talk About the story in the mother tongue
-Clear up any difficulties.
-Give enough time to read it.
-Create diffrent endings for the story.
-Waiting to know what happens next
-Use role play
-Different materials.