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 · D167 — Checking Comprehension, Not Testing Memory
Idea — Checking comprehension means probing understanding of the message. Testing memory means asking what words appeared. The first is teaching; the second is not. Example…
ReadELT365 · D166 — Predicting Content: The Most Powerful Pre-Task
Idea — Prediction activates schema, sets purpose, and makes listening feel purposeful rather than passive. It is the single most effective pre-listening tool. Example — Title…
ReadELT365 · D165 — Dictogloss: Grammar Through Listening
Idea — Dictogloss: play a short text at natural speed, twice. Learners note key words (not full sentences). Then reconstruct the text in pairs — in…
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 · D163 — Video in the Listening Class: Help or Distraction?
Idea — Video adds visual clues — gesture, facial expression, setting — that support comprehension. It’s not always easier: visual distractors can compete with listening. Example…
ReadELT365 · D162 — Graded Audio: Scaffolding Without the Crutch
Idea — Graded recordings simplify vocabulary, slow the pace, and clarify pronunciation. They are scaffolding — use them at lower levels and phase them out as…
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 · D160 — Post-Listening: Where Input Becomes Output
Idea — The recording stops — now learners use what they understood. Speaking, writing, debating, or role-playing based on the audio transfers receptive input to productive…
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