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Boost your learners' reading skills by learning what effective readers do and develop these skills with engaging classroom activities. Enrolment for How to teach reading is closed. Find resources connected to the course contents on this page, and sign up for our newsletter to keep up to date on when our courses open.

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What are the self-study modules in How to teach reading?

Module 1 – Understanding reading

The aim of this module is to provide an introduction to the language skill of reading.

Module 2 – Understanding teaching reading

The aim of this module is to consider why learners read, and how to identify their specific needs in relation to reading. You'll look at strategies that develop reading skills, as well as practical activities that use these strategies. The module also provides practice in planning an effective reading lesson.

Module 3 – Engaging with reading skills

The aim of this module is to identify effective strategies that will help you develop reading skills in your learners. The module examines beliefs about reading and why learners read. It clarifies features of text and the most important concepts of reading.

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What have other teachers said about how How to teach reading helped them?

"I have applied strategies from this course to make reading more engaging for my students. For instance, I use predicting activities before introducing a text, encouraging learners to guess key vocabulary and ideas based on the title. This helps activate their prior knowledge and makes reading more interactive. Additionally, I incorporate skimming and scanning exercises to develop their reading strategies, rather than relying on word-for-word reading."

Course participant, United Kingdom

"I applied the skill of predicting before reading an authentic text with my learners. For instance, when we were reading a short article about climate change, I first asked my students to look at the title and any pictures and predict what the article might be about. This helped activate their prior knowledge and engage them with the content before diving into the details. It also encouraged them to think critically and made the reading task more manageable. This strategy allowed them to read with a clearer purpose and improved their comprehension."

Course participant, Viet Nam

"I used to only concentrate on the task and then, set up post-reading activities. But since taking your course I started working more on pre-reading activities and be more open about what texts to use and that made a huge difference in how my students learned."

Course participant, Singapore

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Thanks for your question!

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Submitted by WAQAR AHMAD on Fri, 02/28/2025 - 19:08

Can we do more than one course at the same time specially teaching reading and teaching grammar? Or at the same time we can only enroll on one course

Hi Waqar,

Thanks for your question - yes, you can enrol in more than one course at the same time and work on them simultaneously. You can see an overview of which courses are running in our course calendar here: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/2025-03/2025-2026_TeachingEnglish_training_course_calendar_QR.pdf

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Hope that's useful,

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Submitted by faarah73 on Tue, 08/20/2024 - 12:25

Hi! I missed this opportunity to learn as a teacher that how to make my student read. However I want to seize the next opportunity for your next session in February 2025. How would I know that when the new session will begin, is there any reminder facility?

Hi farrah73, there's no reminder feature at the moment. But thank you for the suggestion! :)

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Submitted by Cath McLellan on Mon, 06/10/2024 - 07:42

Hi Raha


Thanks for your message. Enrolment for this course is not open yet, as it doesn't start until February 2025. All of our courses are only available for a limited time, and you can check the course dates on each course page.

In the meantime, you can also access the course workbooks (in the downloads section on this page), which has lots of links an resources related to the content of the course.

Hope that helps,


Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Jo Gore on Tue, 08/20/2024 - 16:41

Hi Raha

Thanks for your interest. This course is not currently open for registration, I'm sorry. You can check our training courses calendar to see upcoming courses and find further information about course dates on our training pages.

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Jo

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Sbzahra on Wed, 05/22/2024 - 06:14

Will we receive a certificate in hard copy upon completion?
& what is the criteria for getting a certificate?

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Wed, 05/22/2024 - 07:10

Hi Sbzahra

Thanks for your comment. You will receive a certificate in PDF which you can download and save or print when you complete any of our courses. Please note that this course won't start until February 2025, but you can download the participant workbook above any time.

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Cath

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HI enatalem

Thanks for your comment - we hope you enjoyed the course! 

Remember once you have successfully completed all modules, you can download your certificate by going to 'My Portfolio - My awards'.

Hope you will continue to enjoy our training courses.

Cath
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Hi Molykaur

We don't have a definite date yet, but it is likely to be early next year. In the meantime you can download the course participant workbook, which contains resources related to the course.

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Cath

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Submitted by Rakshanda on Fri, 10/20/2023 - 06:42

I have completed my course ,after completing my certificate was shown. But unfortunately I didn't download it. Kindly guide me how can I get it.

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Mon, 10/23/2023 - 09:34

Hi Rakshanda

You can find and download your certificate by logging on to the course platform (through "MY PORTFOLIO - My courses") and then clicking on the "My awards" tab. Your certificate is there for you to download.

Thanks,
Cath
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Submitted by Noura1982 on Thu, 07/06/2023 - 15:24

Hello,
I had enrolled for the course (How to teach reading) but i wasn't able to go online to do it, is there a way to access it after end date or should i wait once it's up on the courses again?

Submitted by AliciaC on Wed, 07/05/2023 - 13:28

Is this course suitable for Secondary education settings and when will it next be run?

Hi AliciaC

Yes, the course is suitable for secondary education settings. We don't currently have a fixed date for when this course will next run - you can sign up for our newsletter to keep up to date with all our latest courses, resources and events here: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/subscribe-our-newsletter

Thanks

Cath

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Hi Rossylisan

I'm afraid this course is now closed, but you might find the following resources useful:

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/professional-development/teachers/understanding-learners/articles/motivating-pupils-read

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/professional-development/teachers/knowing-subject/articles/making-reading-communicative

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/professional-development/teachers/knowing-subject/articles/theories-reading

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/teenagers-and-reading-0

Best wishes,

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Hi,

If you have successfully completed the course, you can find your downloadable certificate on the courses platform - log in as usual, and then click on "My awards" - scroll down to "My certificates", where you should see the PDF document.

If you have any problems, please use the orange "help" button to contact the courses team.

Thanks,

Cath

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Hi Nguyen 

I've just checked your account and can see that you are enrolled successfully - can you let me know if you are still having problems and what exactly the issue is?

Thanks,

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Ibtisam77 on Mon, 06/12/2023 - 06:18

I registered and started doing the tasks, but since 3 days I can't reach the modules. It gives me a note that the time and date is not accurate. I checked it and there is no problem in my phone

Hi 

Apologies for this - there is a technical issue with the site which we are working to resolve as soon as possible. Thanks for letting us know, and sorry for the inconvenience. We hope to have this sorted out very soon so that you can access your course again normally.

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Hi Ignacia

This course starts on 5th June, but you can register online now. You just need to follow the instructions (step 1-4) above.

Hope you enjoy the course!
 

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

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