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Integrated Skills in the Communicative Classroom, Focus on Reading

Integrated Skills in the Communicative Classroom, Focus on Reading. Sarah Klinghammer, Leslie Opp-Beckman University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. Introduction. 5 Principles Revisited Literacy-rich Environment Student Needs Genres Sub-skills (strategies) Ideas for Activities.

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Integrated Skills in the Communicative Classroom, Focus on Reading

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  1. Integrated Skills in the Communicative Classroom, Focus on Reading Sarah Klinghammer,Leslie Opp-Beckman University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon

  2. Introduction • 5 Principles Revisited • Literacy-rich Environment • Student Needs • Genres • Sub-skills (strategies) • Ideas for Activities

  3. 5 Principles Revisited • Function (purpose for language) • Content • Focus on Form (skill areas) • Learning and Teaching Strategies • Cooperative Learning

  4. Genres • Academic (content-based) • Stories (mysteries, folk…) • Procedures (e.g. Language Experience Approach) • High-interest news • Connecting worldwide

  5. Student Needs • Age-appropriate • Skill level / challenging • Individual interests • Connect to real-life experiences • Extensive & intensive reading

  6. Sub-skills(Reading Strategies) • Background knowledge • Vocabulary support • Skimming, scanning • Prediction (e.g. scaffolding) • Connecting to other skills

  7. Activities, Idea #1Authentic Materials • Read the signs in the picture below. What do they mean? • Read the added text. Draw a picture to add that information to the picture, also.

  8. When trying to get out of being issued a ticket, most drivers tell police officers they missed the sign. 17% cry and 11% say they feel sick.

  9. Activities, Idea #2Interactive Reading • Dream interpretation • Wacky web tales • Action mazes

  10. Activities, Idea #3Journals • Reading + writing • Teacher-student; peer-peer • Assigned vs. “free” topics • Linked with personal life

  11. Activities, Idea #4Readers Theater • Reading + (writing +) drama • Group work • Minimal props • Stories with a “twist”

  12. Wrapping Up • Reading environment • Stimulating desire to read • Fostering fluency • Relating to real life • Opening new worlds

  13. Integrated Skills in the Communicative Classroom, Focus on Reading Sarah Klinghammer,Leslie Opp-Beckman University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon

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