• Reading

Here is an article I wrote about teaching reading to elementary students:
Reading (article)
Reading (appendicies)

Introduction

My introduction and some lateral thinking puzzles.

Phonics Phones

The 6 essential reading skills with a focus on phonics / phonetic awareness. We made phonics (whisper) phones.

Vocabulary Knowledge

Some activities for teaching vocabulary

Comprehension Checks

Making comprehension check questions

Choosing Reading Material

Factors concerning selecting reading material for students.

Warm Up and Pre-Reading Activities

Try some activities to prepare students for reading.

Teacher Reading

Let's try reading with expression and emotion

Student Reading

Here are some different methods for getting students to read.

New Words

We look at internet acronyms and play a game to learn the newest words added to the dictionary.

The Influence of Reading

We look at how reading can affect us through advertising and propaganda.

Searching Games

Students must use reading skills to find the treasure or items.

Origins of Meaning

We look at how idioms, fairy tales and folk tales change over time