Context of situation
Without coaching, some teachers translate the whole text, read alone while learners listen,
focus only on pronunciation. Hence, teachers should be trained on conducting reading
comprehension lessons because it improves teaching quality, enhances learners’
understanding, and builds strong readers for life.
General objectives
By the end of this session, we aim to be better equipped to handle real
teaching/learning/evaluation as far as reading comprehension is concerned.
Specific objectives
At the end of this session, teachers should be able to know:
▬How to handle with the pre-reading, while-reading, post-reading stages
▬ How to provide learners meaningful comprehension skills and support them with reading
difficulties
▬ how to builds strong readers for life.
Starter situation
Activity 0 : Expressing perceptions and expectations
Instruction: Read the text below and answer the questions following it
Text : What a lesson introduction!
Teacher: Today we are doing a reading comprehension lesson.
Student 1: What do we do first, teacher?
Teacher: First, read the text silently.
Student 2: Why do we read silently?
Teacher: To understand the main idea.
Student 3: What do we do after reading.
Teacher: You answer the questions and discuss the text.
Student 4 (stubborn): But teacher, I don’t want to read. Can’t you just tell us the answers?
Teacher: No. You must read to understand by yourself. That is how you learn.
Student 4: Oh… okay.
Questions:
1) What is the conversation about?
2) What is the main issue raised by the learners?
3) What are your needs in terms of pieces of information regarding conducting a reading
comprehension lesson in TLE process?
Technique: Brainstorming
CW: 10minutes
Activity1: Clarification and attempts of conclusion
Instruction: Answer the following questions basing on your own experiences and the
appended document.
1)What do these terminologies mean:
a- conducting a lesson?
b- a reading comprehension ?
c- conducting a reading? comprehension lesson?
2) a) What are the different phases of a reading comprehension?
b) What do they mean?
3) a) What essential reading skills should learners master in order to effectively engage with
and succeed in a reading comprehension lesson?
b) what is the meaning of each of them?
Technique: IW: 10minutes
Lockstep: 10minutes
Activity 2: Being more specific
Instruction: Answer the following questions based on your own experience and the
appended document.
0)Tell the workshop how you usually conduct reading comprehension lessons in your classes
1) Do you sometimes face some challenges while conducting a reading comprehension
lesson? If yes, what are they and how do you solve them?
2) What may happen if we misconduct a reading comprehension lesson?
3) a) Identify and list the most frequent misconceptions, mistakes, or inappropriate practices
you have observed while visiting colleagues conducting a reading comprehension lesson.
b) Provide their feedbacks, their right way, the right conducting, the pedagogical process.
Technique: PW: 10minutes
CW: 10minutes
Activity 3: Assessment
Instruction: Implement the enclosed reading comprehension lesson in the workshop.
Techniques
Duration : 45minutes
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