ELT365 · Day 168 — Unknown Words: Reader Strategies
Idea — Learners who stop at every unknown word never build reading fluency. Teaching strategies for handling unknown vocabulary is as important as teaching the vocabulary…
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ELT365 · Day 167 — Post-Reading: Moving from Text to Talk
Idea — A post-reading stage extends the text into production. Learners respond, personalise, debate, or write from the content they have just read. Without this stage,…
ReadELT365 · Day 166 — While-Reading Tasks: Guiding Attention
Idea — While-reading tasks should guide learners through the text, not test them after the fact. The task shapes what they notice and how deeply they…
ReadELT365 · Day 165 — Schema Activation Before Reading
Idea — Schema is prior knowledge — everything a learner already knows about a topic, text type, and situation. Activating it before reading speeds up comprehension…
ReadELT365 · Day 164 — Intensive Reading: Every Word Counts
Idea — Intensive reading asks learners to process a short text very carefully: every word, every grammatical signal, every implication. It is the opposite of skimming.…
ReadELT365 · Day 163 — Scanning: Locating Specific Information
Idea — Scanning means moving across a text quickly to locate a specific piece of information, ignoring everything else. It is what we do reading a…
ReadELT365 · Day 162 — Skimming: Reading for the Main Idea
Idea — Skimming is reading quickly to identify the general topic or main point. It is a skill, not a natural behaviour — learners need to…
ReadELT365 · Day 161 — Grading the Task, Not the Text
Idea — A B2 authentic text can be used with A2 learners if the task asks only for top-level gist. The text provides exposure; the task…
ReadELT365 · Day 160 — Authentic Audio vs Graded Recordings
Idea — Authentic audio (podcasts, broadcasts, real conversations) exposes learners to natural speech rate and connected speech. Graded recordings control input for clarity. Neither is always…
ReadELT365 · Day 159 — Post-Listening: From Comprehension to Production
Idea — After checking answers, a post-listening stage connects the text to learners’ language use. Without it, the lesson ends at comprehension — a passive skill.…
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