Idea — Review your Month 6 learning by matching each micro-lesson to its key idea. Use the day numbers to check. Example — Which day covered top-down processing? (D153). What does a gist task measure?…
Idea — Critical reading means evaluating the writer’s purpose, assumptions, and evidence — not just retrieving information. It is usually taught at B2 and above. Example — A student asks not just ‘What does the…
Idea — Reading aloud trains pronunciation and fluency. It does not practise reading comprehension: the cognitive load is on performance, not meaning. Example — A student reading aloud attends to pronunciation, stress, and pace. Their…
Idea — Good comprehension questions test understanding, not memorisation. They require learners to process meaning, not copy a line back from the text. Example — Weak: ‘What does Marta say on line 3?’ Strong: ‘Why…
Idea — A good classroom reading text has a genuine communicative purpose, real information value for the learner, and a level that is reachable. Example — A real flyer about a local event beats a…
Idea — Graded readers are books written or simplified to specific CEFR or headword levels, enabling extended reading pleasure at an accessible level. Example — A B1 learner reads a graded adaptation of Sherlock Holmes…
Idea — Intensive reading requires careful, slow processing of meaning, grammar, and vocabulary. It is what most students call ‘reading’. Example — Comprehension questions that require quoting specific lines, or tasks that ask learners to…
Idea — Scanning means moving the eyes rapidly over text to locate one target piece of information, then stopping. It is not careful reading. Example — A traveller scanning a departure board for ‘Berlin’ does…
Idea — Skimming means reading quickly to get the general idea — headings, topic sentences, and the first and last paragraphs. Every word is not processed. Example — Reading a product review by jumping to…
Idea — Reading sub-skills include skimming (gist), scanning (locating), intensive reading (close detail), and critical reading (evaluation). Learners need practice in all four. Example — Reading a news homepage for the lead story is skimming.…