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LESSON 6

This document outlines methods and strategies for teaching reading comprehension and summary skills in the English language. It covers comprehension skills such as skimming, scanning, and close reading, as well as stages of teaching comprehension and the characteristics of effective summary writing. The learning outcomes aim to equip student-teachers with the ability to effectively teach these skills using appropriate strategies.

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LESSON 6

This document outlines methods and strategies for teaching reading comprehension and summary skills in the English language. It covers comprehension skills such as skimming, scanning, and close reading, as well as stages of teaching comprehension and the characteristics of effective summary writing. The learning outcomes aim to equip student-teachers with the ability to effectively teach these skills using appropriate strategies.

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LESSON 6

Methods and strategies in teaching aspects of the


English language

Teaching comprehension and summary


outline
-What is Reading Comprehension(comprehension skills
skimming,scanning,close reading)
-stages of teaching comprehension(before-reading,
reading stage and post reading)
-Aspects and types of summary
-Summary writing skills
-Questioning in summary
Learning outcomes
Students- teachers will be able to teach learners comprehension and
summary skills using appropriate methods and strategies in English
language. NTS, 3a, e,i p-14
Introduction
Reading comprehension is the ability to process text, understand its meaning
and to integrate with what the reader already knows or understanding of what
is read. To be able to accurately understand written material, children need to
be able to 1) decode what they read 2) make connections between what they
read and what they already know and think deeply about what they have read.

Five strategies of reading comprehension


1. Activating background knowledge to bridge their old knowledge with the
new one.
Cont’
2 . Questioning encourages students to frame questions before and after
reading to increase their comprehension.
3. Analyzing text structure. Students should be taught the structures of
text whether cause-effect pattern, problem-solution pattern, descriptive
pattern etc. for better understanding
4. Visualization. Students should be encouraged to form visual images in
their heads as they read the text. It is suggested that they visualize
structural images or diagrams instead of mere pictures as pictures have
the tendency to fade
Cont’
5. Summarizing. Research has shown that the ability to summarize
enhances comprehension. Block & Pressley(2002) defined summary as
“the ability to delete irrelevant details, combine similar ideas, condense
main ideas and connect major themes into concise statements that
capture the purpose of a reading for the reader”.
Comprehension skills
Skimming is a quick reading to get to know the general meaning of a
passage to know how the passage is organized to get an idea of the
intention of the writer.
How to do skimming of a text
 Look at the table of content first
 Review the sub- headings in each chapter
Scanning: It is a quick reading which focuses on locating specific
information. Scanning involves quick eye movements. It is used when a
specific piece of information is required, such as a name, date, symbol or
phrase.
Close reading : This demands that you summarize to develop
understanding of what the text says. Ask text-based questions that go
beyond the literal and focus on drawing inferences. An emphasis is on
evidence and support for inferences and arguments.
Stages of teaching comprehension
Before reading/Starter
Here , there are two major activities that you should do with your students.
Prediction activities and treatment of keywords(vocabulary).some of the
prediction activities are1. discussion of relevant pictures, 2,giving a gist of
the passage. etc
Reading/ Main
Write while reading questions on the board for students to find answers to
the questions. It should not be more than three questions and go round to
supervise their reading. Pause at a point and ask oral questions.
Post-Reading/plenary or Reflection
Ask questions orally on what they have read. They can also confirm or deny
the prediction questions.
cont’
Post Reading
They can also do written exercise.
They can draw portions of the passage.
They could also summarize some part of the passage

Aspects and types of summary


Summary means giving a concise overview of a text’s main points in
your own words. It is always shorter than the original text. Summarizing
does not involve critiquing or analyzing the source- You are to simply
provide a clear, objective, accurate account of the most important
information and ideas without missing the key points.
Types of summary
There are two primary types of summary which others can fit in. Theses
are Descriptive and Evaluative.
Characteristics of summary writing
A good summary must have
Conciseness
Accuracy
objectivity
Summary writing
 A summary is written in your own words.
 Do not insert any of your own opinion, interpretation, deductions or
comments into a summary.
 Rather, identify in order the significant sub-claims the author uses to
defend the main point.
 There should be brevity but the salient points must not be lost.
 Construct full sentences, not phrases and words.

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