Pre-reading tasks
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Age range suggested
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Identifying the
topic of the text
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From 7 years onward.
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Anticipating and
predicting possible information to be included
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From 11 years
onward.
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Remembering what
kind of information he/she is asked to extract.
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From 9 years onward.
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Checking his/her
assumptions and background knowledge: the text should be related to the
learner’s own knowledge.
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From 9 years onward.
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Exploring key
vocabulary
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From 7 years onward.
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Using any available
visual support (accompanying diagram, picture, photo, table…)
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From 6 years onward.
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Reflecting on or
reviewing information from previously read texts in light of the topic of the
text.
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From 11 years
onward.
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While reading tasks
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Age range suggested
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Following the
spelling
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From 6 years onward
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Understanding the
punctuation
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From 6 years onward
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Reading in
word-groups
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From 6 years onward
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Deducing the meaning
and use of unfamiliar lexical items, through understanding word formation and
contextual clues.
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From 8 years onward
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Understanding
information stated explicitly.
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From 8 years onward
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Making inferences.
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From 9 years onward
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Understanding
figurative language.
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From 10 years onward
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Understanding the
communicative function of sentences.
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From 10 years onward
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Understanding relations
within the sentence.
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From 10 years onward
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Moving from phrase
to phrase and sentence to sentence (understanding the techniques of sentence
linking, etc.).
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From 10 years onward
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Understanding relations
between parts of a text through lexical and grammatical cohesion devices.
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From 11 years onward
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Distinguishing the
main idea from supporting details.
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From 9 years onward
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Extracting salient
points to summarise.
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From 9 years onward
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Understanding headings,
numbers, different font/print types (e.g. bold print)
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From 8 years onward
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Skimming to obtain
the gist or a general impression of the text.
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From 11 years onward
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Scanning to obtain
specific information.
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From 11 years onward
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Using reference
works (dictionaries, glossaries) appropriately.
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From 9 years onward
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Tasks after
reading
- Post-reading instruction extends ideas and information contained in the txt. It also focuses on ensuring that the main ideas have been perfectly grasped and understood.
Post-reading tasks
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Age range
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Eliciting reader’s
own interpretations.
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From 9 years onward
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Elicing reasons to
justify their point of views.
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From 9 years onward
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Relating the content
to other reading (intertextuality)
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From 11 years onward
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Summarising the
content.
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From 8 years onward
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Proposing information
transfer tasks.
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From 9 years onward
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Answering comprehension
questions.
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From 8 years onward
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Completing a graphic
organiser.
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From 8 years onward
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