Extensive Reading Activities for Teaching Language

by Julian Bamford , Richard R. Day

• ISBN13: 9780521016513
• ISBN10: 0521016517
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-08-16
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This lively collection of more than 100 classroom activities provides teachers with engaging ways to incorporate extensive reading into their classrooms. The creative and fun speaking, listening, role-play, reading, writing, and vocabulary activities, all linking reading to the rest of the curriculum, are suitable for students of all ages and levels. Teachers will find this handbook a valuable resource not just for reading courses, but for all types of language courses.

Table of Contents

Part I . Activities for all classes: 1. Getting started

2. Introducing reading material

3. Motivating and supporting reading

4. Monitoring and evaluating

Part II. Activities for developing oral fluency: 5. Reporting reading

6. Drama and role play

7. Having fun

Part III. Activities for writing: 8. Reporting reading

9. Writing creatively

Part IV. Activities for reading: 10. Developing awareness

11. Increasing reading rate

Part V. Activities for vocabulary development: Part VI. Activities for looking at culture and society