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Reading Activities

Pre Reading

What are you doing?

  • Activate prior knowledge

  • Scaffold learning

  • Set purpose

  • Highlight linguistic & cultural knowledge

Examples:

  • Anticipation/Reaction guide

  • Discussion of housing in Paris (culture)

  • Vocabulary TPR or visuals

Anticipation/re

During Reading

What are you doing?

  • Maintain focus on assignment topic.

  • Construct meaning from text.

Examples:

  • Graphic organizers are really helpful.

  • Examples of graphic organizers:  Venn diagrams, tree maps, etc.

Post Reading

What are you doing?

  • Synthesize information gained from the text

Examples:

  • Reading comprehension questions

  • Questions on purpose/overall meaning

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