It is said that “Reading is the best way to improve vocabulary, grammar and writing skills”. Children learn to read while adults read to learn. In learning a foreign language, reading becomes even more important as with reading, the learners’ pronunciation, vocabulary, fluency, writing skill and even speaking skill are also enhanced. As English teachers, we have applied a lot of various pre-reading activities in order to boost students’ reading competency and motivate students to read more. This poster would demonstrate several simple but effective pre-reading activities for reading comprehension lessons to make them more interesting to learners of different competency levels with different purposes. They are: reading out lout, using visual aids, matching words/ collocations, brainstorming of related topics, guessing, KWL charts and speed chatting.
20220917T144020220917T1525Asia/Ho_Chi_MinhPre-reading activities to boost students’ reading competencyIt is said that “Reading is the best way to improve vocabulary, grammar and writing skills”. Children learn to read while adults read to learn. In learning a foreign language, reading becomes even more important as with reading, the learners’ pronunciation, vocabulary, fluency, writing skill and even speaking skill are also enhanced. As English teachers, we have applied a lot of various pre-reading activities in order to boost students’ reading competency and motivate students to read more. This poster would demonstrate several simple but effective pre-reading activities for reading comprehension lessons to make them more interesting to learners of different competency levels with different purposes. They are: reading out lout, using visual aids, matching words/ collocations, brainstorming of related topics, guessing, KWL charts and speed chatting.Poster No.74 (Meeting Hall No.2)VietTESOL International Convention 2022convention@viettesol.org.vn
