22 minutes
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Bringing Text to Life

Reading is more than simply presenting a text and answering questions about it. So, how can a teacher support learners to become more independent and effective readers? 

This video is for teachers who are building their teaching skills or refining their existing practice. It explores what successful reading involves, why learners often find it challenging, and practical strategies for developing reading fluency in the second language classroom. 

Description 

Using authentic footage from a real English language lesson, Teacher Educator Jamie King leads you through a guided observation of the lesson, combining classroom practice with expert insights into the theory and practice of teaching reading skills. 

Learning Outcomes 

By the end of the video, you will be better able to: 

• Plan and stage an effective receptive skills lesson using the Pre-While-Post approach 
• Identify a range of reading sub-skills 
• Distinguish between top-down and bottom-up reading processes 
• Recognise key factors that can make reading lessons more engaging, meaningful and successful 
• Observe and evaluate how these principles are applied and managed in practice