Unit 2: Teaching Reading to Adults

1. Introduction Objectives: In this unit you will Learn the basic concepts of teaching reading to adult learners Think about learner ...

2. Before You Begin Think back on the last 24 hours. What did you read and what was your purpose for reading? List everything you read i...

3. Helping Your Student Become a Good Reader In the next few sections we will discuss the steps you will take to help your student become...

4. Understanding your Student's Reading Difficulties & Why she Passed the Early Grades To understand why your adult student made ...

5. Activating Your Student's Prior Knowledge As you begin your lessons with your student, you will need to guide her in setting a pu...

6. Understanding the Characteristics of Good Readers and Poor Readers

7. Using Effective Reading Instruction With Adults How did you learn to read in school? Using phonics or whole language? Or components o...

8. The Three Phases of Teaching Reading One of your tutoring responsibilities will be to help your student identify and learn a variety ...

9. What are the Four Key Elements of Reading Instruction? While comprehension is the goal of reading instruction, all of the reading co...

10. Putting it All Together: A Sample Series of Lessons Using the Language Experience Approach The Language Experience Approach (LEA) ...

11. Summary Learning to read is a lifelong process. Teaching your adult students reading comprehension strategies and strengthening the...

12. Self Check Please answer the following questions, then click on the link below to check your answers: T__ F __ 1) It is possible fo...

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