Skimming and Scanning
Skimming and Scanning are two key skills of reading for find answer. The following exercise will help the students to practice these, will increase their exposure to different kinds of texts, and will increase their awareness of the different consonant blends. There are many steps to student’s practice skimming and scanning for reading.
First, choose a page of text which can easily be photocopied onto a single A4 page. This can be from any kind of book, and if the activity is repeated, try to vary the kinds of texts that you use (e.g. stories, information books, and pages from dictionaries). Make sure that each child has one copy. They should also have access to colored pens and / or pencils. Second, read through the text with the students to give them a general understanding of it. For example, students read directions and question in text for understanding. Third, the main part of the activity can be tried in two different ways. For example, Gives the students a time limit (e.g. 5 minutes) and ask them to find as many occurrences of a certain consonant blend (e.g. "ch") as possible. They should color each "ch" on the page in a certain color (e.g. red), whether the "ch" is found at the beginning, in the middle or at the end of a word. At the end of the time, ask them to count the number of "ch"s they have found. Before the lesson, count how many "ch"s there are on the page. Then, instead of getting the children to find as many of these as possible in a certain time, ask them to find them all (telling them how many there are on the page), coloring them in as above. The first person to find all of them wins. Forth, asks them to find a different blend (e.g. "st"), making sure that they color these in using a different color. Finally, repeat the activity using different texts, and finding different blends. This is fun practice for identifying keywords.
Conclusions, reading skill is very important because it is the first skill that the students should to know. I can apply techniques or steps to teach students in the future because it is reading strategies.
Reference: http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/english/skimming.htm
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