Reading Comprehension Skills and Strategies

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Reading Comprehension Skills and
Strategies By Alona Saada
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Why read? The world of reading helps pupils
learn many aspects of the language such as
spelling, vocabulary, grammar, knowledge and
culture. All these important aspects can be
taught through reading.

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Ways to motivate pupils to read Pupils should
be read to. Pupils should be able to choose
any book of their interest and read it. Pupils
should have silent reading lessons and library
lessons. Teachers should encourage reading.

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Reading Strategies
1.Activating and using
background knowledge 2.Asking
Questions 3.Making
Inferences 4. Predicting
5. Visualizing
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There are many other strategies used to
teach pupils how to enjoy reading and understand
it. These strategies were most useful and
practical to use in my EFL classroom.
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Pupils need to be encouraged to read . The way
to do so is to make sure they enjoy the reading
experience. There are many creative ways to do
so.
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• Ways to encourage pupils to read
• Reading out loud
• Storytelling
• Reading corners
• Rewriting stories
• Acting out stories

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Wishing all of you lots of success!!!