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TeachingEnglish: How to teach reading

Boost your learners' reading skills by learning what effective readers do and develop these skills with engaging classroom activities. Access How to teach reading from 5 February 2025 – enrol now.

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Welcome to TeachingEnglish: How to teach reading

How can you enrol?

Log in to your TeachingEnglish account and click the button below to enrol on this free course.


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How will the course help you?

Boost your learners' reading skills by learning what effective readers do and develop these skills with engaging classroom activities.

What does the course include?

How to teach reading is a free self-study training course, which is divided into three hour modules. It also includes:

  • A dedicated Facebook community of course participants with up-to-date insight, resources and innovative ideas for you to try out.
  • Engaging discussions taking place in the Facebook community
  • Live events with your course tutor and language teaching experts.
  • A free workbook with extra learning content and resources.

What will you learn?

Module 1: Understanding reading

This module will help you recognise features of texts, explore some key concepts relating to reading and identify strategies for developing reading skills.

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

- identify what makes a good reader and how good readers read clarify why and how people read different texts
- produce activities, based on reading texts, that will allow learners to practise reading skills
- identify how different levels of meaning can be extracted from reading
- produce activities, based on reading texts, that will allow learners to practise reading skills.

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.

By the end of the first unit of this module, you’ll be able to:

- identify strategies for developing reading skills
- identify strategies to develop reading skills
- plan an effective reading skills lesson.

When is the course?

The free online modules will be available from 5 February 2025. Enrolment closes on 24 March and the course closes on 31 March 2025.

How much does the course cost?

The course is free.

How can you get a certificate?

You will receive a certificate if you successfully complete all self-study modules.

What level of English do you need?

Minimum CEFR B1

How do you sign up for the course?

Please follow the steps below carefully to access this free training course.

IMPORTANT: If you are already logged in to your free TeachingEnglish account, we recommend that you log out and log in again.

Step 1: Log in to your existing TeachingEnglish account or create a free TeachingEnglish account.

You MUST be logged into your free TeachingEnglish account to access the course. Click or tap to Create a free account or log in to your existing account. 

Step 2: Enrol on your course

Click or tap the button below to enrol on this free course.

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How do you access the course after you've enrolled?

IMPORTANT: If you didn't log out of TeachingEnglish after your previous visit, do this first.

From your desktop or laptop computer

1. Log in to your free TeachingEnglish account.
2. If you have enrolled in the course, you will see 'MY PORTFOLIO' in the menu bar at the top of the page next to the Home button.
3. Move your mouse over MY PORTFOLIO to see the drop-down menu.
4. Click on ‘My courses’ to access your training.

From your mobile device

1. Log in to your free TeachingEnglish account.
2. Tap the three horizontal lines next to the home button to open the menu.
3. Below ‘Home’, you will see MY PORTFOLIO and ‘My courses’ below. Tap on MY PORTFOLIO if you don’t see ‘My courses’.
4. Tap on ‘My courses’ to access your training.

Having problems accessing the course?

Please see our troubleshooting guide below if you are having problems accessing the course.

Support and troubleshooting

If you have signed up for this course and have problems accessing your learning, please make sure you are logged in, then click or tap the link below:

https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/MyProgrammes
 

If you are still having problems accessing your course, please see the advice and videos below:

I can't register for the course

Please make sure you have created a free TeachingEnglish account or that you are logged in to your existing account. If registration is available, you will see instructions for 'How do I register for this course?' at the top of this page. If registration is not available, you will see the message 'This course is not available for registration'.

I can't access the course. I am logged in to my account, but when I click or tap 'My courses' from MY PORTFOLIO I just go to my profile page

Check that you are not logged into your TeachingEnglish account on a different device or browser. Log out of your account on all devices and browsers, and log in again. Click or tap 'My courses' from MY PORTFOLIO. You should be taken to your training course. If you still can't access your course, log out, clear the cache on your browser and log in again.

I can't get my certificate

Certificates are available to participants who complete 100% of the course material. To access your certificate, go to the course platform where you have done your training. Click or tap 'My awards'. If you have completed 100% of the course, your certificate should be available to download.

The name on my certificate is wrong

On the course platform where you access your training, please use the 'Help' button to request a new certificate. Names on certificates are taken from your personal details in your free TeachingEnglish account. To change your name, click or tap on your name to edit your profile. Update the details on your profile page and save the new details.

What can you do now?

While you're waiting for the online modules to open, if you're interested in learning more about teaching reading, you can:

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Comments

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! :)

You might like to sign up to our TeachingEnglish newsletter to hear about upcoming courses and live events.

You can also find information on the homepage or join our Facebook community to find out more about our current themes, courses and live events.

Best wishes

Jo

TeachingEnglish team

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.

Best wishes

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.

Best wishes,

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

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.

You can also sign up for our newsletter to keep up to date with our latest courses, news and resources here: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/subscribe-our-newsletter

Thanks,

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

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
TeachingEnglish team

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

TeachingEnglish team

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

TeachingEnglish team

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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