Reading

1. TEACHER EDUCATION COURSE
PRIMARY | ANOS INICIAS DO ENSINO FUNDAMENTAL
A FRAMEWORK
FOR READING
LESSONS

2. The stages of a reading
lesson for primary learners:
1. Warm-up
2. Lead-in
3. Pre-reading
4. While reading (1)
5. While reading (2)
6. Post-reading

3. WARM-UP
A warm-up is a quick activity used at the beginning of the
lesson to get learners settled and in the mood for the lesson.
This usually a game or fun activity.
Careful:
A warm-up should not take longer than 5 minutes.

4. LEAD-IN
A lead-in is another quick activity used to set the context of
the lesson. This stage usually consists in:
● discussion questions;
● exploring pictures;
● using music clips or video snippets;
● working with realia;
● a quiz;
● an anecdote;
● etc.
Careful:
A lead-in should not take longer than 5 minutes.
A lead-in should not focus on language, but in the topic of
the lesson.

5. PRE-READING
This is an activity that prepares students to read the text more
confidently. This stage helps students deal with vocabulary they may
not know or think about the topic before they read. Here, for instance,
we can:
● pre-teach vocabulary students might have difficulty with while reading reading (using
phonics, look and say, matching activities, memory games etc).
● explore the pictures and have students predict information they will find in the text.
Careful:
The pre-reading should not take longer than 10 minutes.

6. WHILE READING (1)
This is the first time students will read the text in fact.
The while reading (1) activity needs to be very simple
and focus on the general idea of the text.
The task needs to help students understand the text.

7. WHILE READING (2)
The second time students read the text, they can find specific
or detailed information. These tasks need to help them
understand the content of the text.

8. POST-READING
In this stage, learners need to react to the content of the text. They can:
● say what they think about the ideas they have read;
● use the ideas from the text to practice speaking or writing;
Careful:
The focus of this stage is on the students' reactions to the topic of the
text, not on language.