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Introduction  \n2. Pre Reading Activity  \n3. Choosing a text  \n4. Main Reading Activity  \n5. Language Focus Activity  \n6. Final Output  \n7. Examples  \nIntroduction  \nReading Skills lessons are always a minefield. Encouraging learners to develop skills they feel they already have (“I can read, why are we doing this”) or that they do not want to develop “(reading is long…”) .  \nThis session follows a top down, bottom up approach to reading skills, engaging with the text as a whole and then with specific points.  \nSo, let’s have a look at what can be done to ensure your lessons are successful.  \nChoosing a text  \nFirst thing you need to do is choose a text to read.  \nWhen choosing a text you need to consider the following factors:  \n• The learners you are teaching and their level  \n• What are they interested in, what else are they studying in college  \n• The subject matter of the text (is it appropriate?)  \n• The language level of the text (is it appropriate?)  \n• What skills you wish to develop  \nPre Reading Activity  \nEverybody needs a purpose for reading something. The vast majority of people do not readjust for the sake of it, especially when there are so many other things competing for our time and interest. Now this purpose could be because we need information or it could be for pleasure.  \nIn the classroom, it is, therefore, important to give learners a reason for reading and to generate their interest before they read. Otherwise you will experience the handout push, where the learners’ initial reaction to being given something to read is to push it away.  \nCreating this interest can be done with a lead-in activity such as:  \n• Brainstorm the topic; then read the text to find out if the collated points were included.  \n• Generate a story from key words in the text; then read to see find similarities.  \n• Headline hangman followed by predictions on story content; then read to see find similarities.  \nIf fact, anything will do as long as it give the learners a purpose to read the text.  \nOnce you have done this activity, encourage the learners to read the text for ONE minute to see if anything they talked about is included. This one minute is key as it is roughly the time we give to a piece of reading outside the classroom to see if we are interested it.  \nMain Reading Activity","cbCaifpyQhlAzLy4","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifpyQhlAzLy4","pdf",774645,28,"English","# Introduction\n## Pre-Reading Activity\n## Choosing a Text\n## Main Reading Activity\n## Language Focus Activity\n## Final Output\n## Examples","[{\"question\":\"What approach does the session use for teaching reading skills?\",\"answer\":\"The session uses a top-down, bottom-up approach: start with engaging with the text as a whole, then move to specific points.\"},{\"question\":\"How should a text be chosen for the learners?\",\"answer\":\"Choose a text considering learner level, interests and college study context, appropriate subject matter, appropriate language level, and the specific skills you want to develop.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is a pre-reading activity important?\",\"answer\":\"Learners need a purpose and interest before reading; without this, they may initially push back on the handout. 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