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Sharing Reading with Young Learners. Naďa Vojtková English Department Faculty of Education Masaryk University. What is a „ shared reading “?.
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SharingReadingwithYoungLearners Naďa Vojtková English Department FacultyofEducation Masaryk University
Whatis a „sharedreading“? Sharedreadingisaninteractivereadingexperiencethatchildrencangetwhenanexperiencedreadersharesreading a bookwiththem. Itcanbedone in a homeenvironmentoratschool.
Don Holdaway´s NaturallearningCycle • Demonstration • Guidedparticipation • Unsupervisedpractice/role-play • Performance Holdaway, Don. 1980.Independence in reading: A handbook on individualized procedures.Gosford, Australia: Ashton Scholastic
How to do it? • Set upthescene • Choosetherightbook • Read multiple timeswithdifferentfocus • Use pictures to help comprehension • Involvelearners • Use thebookforcreativepractice
Beforereading • Use pictures, cover • Predictthe story in L1 • Tell the story, use keywords • Createtensionandexcitement
Whilereading • Changeyourvoice • Use body languageandeyecontact • Makepauses, askquestions • Use pictures as visualclues • Makepupilspredictthe story
Afterreading • Makeclassbooks • Dramatisethebook • Let childrenborrowthebookandtakeithome • Makebookboxes • Make a book poster • Look for a similar story in L1 • Personalisethe story
What are thebenefits? • Pupilscanenjoy materials that they may not be able to read on their own • Pupilscanexperiencesuccess in reading a realbook in English • Pupilscanexperiencethestrategiesanexperiencedreaderuses • Pupils are exposed to authenticlanguage • Pupilsappreciatebooksandreading
Resources: • Ghosan,I. 1998.Four GoodReasons to Use Literature in thePrimarySchool • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfGjgOc-rJw • Holdaway, Don. 1980.Independence in reading: A handbook on individualized procedures.Gosford, Australia: Ashton Scholastic • Brewster, Ellis. Tell ItAgain (doplnit)
Conclusion „The greatest gift is a passion for reading.” Elizabeth Hardwick