ELT365 · Day 168 — Text selection: what makes a good reading text
Idea — A good reading text has a clear information load, language at or just above learner level, a topic learners can connect to, and at…
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ELT365 · Day 166 — The one-question rule for gist tasks
Idea — One gist question sends learners in with a clear, single purpose. More than one and learners start reading for detail; the gist pass becomes…
ReadELT365 · Day 164 — Intensive reading: close attention on short text
Idea — Intensive reading focuses on a short passage — one paragraph, one exchange — with close attention to language. It is the opposite of skimming:…
ReadELT365 · Day 169 — Reading for detail
Idea — Intensive reading targets exact meaning — argument, grammar, nuance. It is slow and effortful, so reserve it for short, important extracts rather than whole…
ReadELT365 · Day 163 — Scanning: reading to find one thing
Idea — Scanning is fast reading to locate specific information — a name, a date, a figure — without reading everything. The key is knowing exactly…
ReadELT365 · Day 168 — Reading for specific information: scanning
Idea — Scanning means hunting a text for a particular item — a date, a name, a price — while ignoring everything else. The eyes move…
ReadELT365 · Day 162 — Skimming: reading fast for the big picture
Idea — Skimming is fast reading for global meaning — what is this text about, what is the writer’s position. Learners skim by reading the first…
ReadELT365 · Day 167 — Reading for gist: skimming
Idea — Skimming is fast reading for the overall idea — running the eyes over a text to grasp topic and purpose. It is a survival…
ReadELT365 · Day 166 — What reading really is
Idea — Reading, like listening, combines bottom-up decoding with top-down prediction. Fluent readers do not process every letter; they sample the text and confirm guesses, which…
ReadELT365 · Day 160 — Authentic vs graded recordings: the trade-off
Idea — Authentic recordings expose learners to real spoken English — speed, overlaps, ellipsis. Graded recordings are clear but artificial. Neither is always right; choose by…
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