ELT365 · D169 — Scanning: Finding the One Fact You Need
Idea — Scanning means moving over a text quickly to find one specific piece of information. The reader isn’t reading; they’re searching. Eyes move, brain filters.…
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ELT365 · D168 — Skimming: Reading for the Main Idea in 60 Seconds
Idea — Skimming is reading for overall meaning in minimum time. One pass, one question, one answer — what is this text about? Not what does…
ReadELT365 · D164 — Transcript Work: When Showing the Text Helps
Idea — Showing the transcript after listening helps learners connect sounds to spelling and see where they were confused. Never show it before — it turns…
ReadELT365 · D161 — Authentic Audio: Why It’s Hard and What to Do
Idea — Authentic recordings are not designed for learners — they’re fast, overlapping, and full of ellipsis. They’re also motivating and honest about what real English…
ReadELT365 · D159 — While-Listening Tasks That Stay Out of the Way
Idea — Tasks during listening should be light enough to do and listen at the same time. Ticking boxes and ordering pictures work; writing sentences does…
ReadELT365 · D157 — Listening for Specific Information: The Audio Scan
Idea — Listening for specific information mimics real-life listening: train announcements, order confirmations, phone calls. The listener needs one piece of information and ignores the rest.…
ReadELT365 · D152 — What ‘Receptive’ Really Means
Idea — Listening and reading are called ‘receptive’ — you receive language rather than produce it. But reception is active: predicting, inferring, and selecting are all…
ReadELT365 · Day 267 — Sequencing Tasks — Controlled to Free
Idea Tasks should move from high support to low support. Controlled practice is about accuracy; free practice is about fluency. The sequence builds learner confidence. Example…
ReadELT365 · Day 257 — TBL in a Plan
Idea Task-Based Learning plans lead with a communicative task; language work comes after. The task creates a felt need for the language. Example Learners plan a…
ReadELT365 · Day 250 — Anticipated Problems — Language
Idea Before teaching, predict where learners will struggle with the target language: meaning confusion, form errors, or pronunciation difficulty. Example For ‘used to’: learners may confuse…
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