READING STRATEGIES FOR ESL LEARNERS

Hello everybody!

 

     Today we are going to talk about reading development and some strategies we can use to enhance children opportunities for success. Below, we attach a chart that shows some strategies and some advice as when to implement them:

 

     We would like to emphasize the entire pre-reading task as teachers we should go through;

 

     1. Create a good attitude towards the reading providing the children with a mental scheme of what they to expect while reading.

 

    2. Choose a levelled text that can also be challenged by the students, an adequate reading should also take into account the children interests, their previous experiences and cultural background.

 

    3. Strategies and methodology used; choral reading, multicultural literature, language experience and others.

 

     We have linked an article that tell us in more detail about these strategies and how to put them into practice.

 Druckner's article:  What Reading Teachers Should Know about ESL Learners

 

     Drucker’s article perspective of teaching is quite interesting; she shows strategies to teach ESL to children that acquire the language in a specific context: a class with English native speakers. Despite we believe that most of the strategies she speaks about can be applied in own classroom (not to mention the useful those strategies could be if implemented with foreigners who are studying in Spain among other natives).

 

    We hope you enjoy the reading!