{Pre-reading

Introducing a text to your students

If a student can read and write in their L1, learning to read in another language will be easier.

Portuguese and English have about 1600 cognates.

http://www.learn-portuguese-now.com/cognates.html

Scaffolding, introducing new key vocabulary, and context clues aids in comprehension of a text.

What does a scaffold do?

Scaffolding

1. Activate background knowledge2. Build cultural background3. Introduce key vocabulary4. Picture Walk

Pre-reading Elements

- promotes comprehension- finds what students already know about a topic

e.g. snowball fight, word web, identifying pictures, etc.

Activate Background Knowledge

- Build background knowledge by making connections to L1 culture

- Promotes comprehension

e.g. compare football in Brazil with American football before reading Dino-Football

Build

New vocab: not too many, not too few!

Tips for finding a good book: - When reading aloud, if a student makes more than

10 errors, the text is too hard.

- If a student does not understand a maximum of 5 words in a paragraph, it is too difficult

- Start low and move up with appropriate topics

- Students must hear a word at least 35 times over time to recognize and master it!

Introduce vocabulary

-Previewing a picture book before reading

1. Identify elements of text (title, author, illustrator, etc.)

2. Show the students the pictures (do not read text yet)

3. Don’t ask students questions. Teacher “thinks aloud”

4. Walk students through problems, ask and answer questions throughout the story.

The Picture Walk

Teachers practice in groups of three-four. Practice should include the following elements:

1. How you will activate background knowledge2. How you will choose and introduce essential vocabulary3. How you will do a Picture Walk 4. How you will read aloud (slowly, appropriate emphasis and intonation, etc)

 

Pre-reading Practice