ELT365 · Day 165 — Schema activation — building context
Idea — Schema is the network of prior knowledge a reader or listener brings to a text. Activating it before a task reduces cognitive load and…
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ELT365 · Day 164 — Prediction tasks in reading
Idea — Prediction tasks ask learners to guess content before they read. This activates schema, gives reading a purpose, and creates a small tension — was…
ReadELT365 · Day 163 — Extensive reading — volume and fluency
Idea — Extensive reading means reading large amounts of easy, enjoyable material at the learner’s independent level. Quantity builds fluency, vocabulary breadth, and reading speed. The…
ReadELT365 · Day 162 — Intensive reading — close study of a text
Idea — Intensive reading involves reading a short text closely, attending to grammar, vocabulary, discourse, and meaning. It builds language awareness. It is slow, deliberate, and…
ReadELT365 · Day 161 — Scanning — reading for specific detail
Idea — Scanning moves the eye rapidly over a text in search of one specific item — a name, a date, a price. The reader ignores…
ReadELT365 · Day 160 — Skimming — reading for the main idea
Idea — Skimming means reading quickly to get the overall meaning — without reading every word. The eyes move fast across headlines, first lines, and concluding…
ReadELT365 · Day 159 — Graded vs authentic texts — choosing wisely
Idea — Graded texts are written to match a CEFR level: controlled vocabulary, short sentences. Authentic texts are real-world material at natural complexity. Neither is better;…
ReadELT365 · Day 158 — Why teachers use authentic texts
Idea — Authentic texts — unaltered real-world material — expose learners to natural speech rate, discourse patterns, and register. The challenge is choosing texts whose difficulty…
ReadELT365 · Day 157 — Pre-listening activities
Idea — Pre-listening sets context, activates schema, and pre-teaches any vocabulary that would block comprehension. Done well, it means learners arrive at the audio ready to…
ReadELT365 · Day 156 — Listening for specific information
Idea — Listening for specific information means scanning the audio stream much as eyes scan a page. Learners know what they want before they hear it…
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