Do you prefer reading aloud or silent reading in class? It is believed that silent reading is better for comprehension but we should have the Ss read out loud to check the pronunciation as well.
Submitted by TE Editor on 9 November, 2011 - 15:43
As a teacher I had always perceived 'reading aloud' as a 'taboo' in the EFL classroom since it focuses specifically on a 'bottom-up' approach where learners can fall into traps of worrying about 100% comprehension or simply read aloud without understanding the text.
Learning a language does not just mean saying something new. It helps to also practise saying words and sounds. The activities below are ways for students to enjoy the music of English.
Submitted by albertrayan on 17 November, 2009 - 09:01
Thirty years ago, when I was a class 6 student, we were given reading practice by our English language teacher. He made each student read a passage aloud every day. He used to correct o
In general, students learning to read in English do not like reading and they rarely read. This is partly due to the way reading is approached in the language class.
Submitted by TE Editor on 22 November, 2002 - 12:00
These activities describe different ways you and your students can read text aloud in order to develop your students' feeling for the music of the language.
