1. Reading in English for Young Learners in Malaysia Session 4
Reading Aloud
Reading in English for Young Learners in Malaysia
Session 4

2. The “Round Robin” lesson
Good?
Bad?
OK sometimes?

3. What about “Popcorn Reading”?
After reading a few sentences, the teacher “popcorns” to a student chosen at random. This student must read two or three sentences before choosing another student to read by calling “popcorn” and naming another student.

4. And “Combat” reading …
Readers actively work to catch other students on the wrong word or otherwise not reading along with the group.

5. Good Points: Each student has a chance to read.
Class reads together as a group.
Teacher can observe students’ skills.

6. Bad Points: Does not improve comprehension Does not improve fluency
Does not inspire independent reading
Makes weak students nervous
Can be very boring

7. But sometimes … It CAN be effective under the right circumstances.
e.g. a teacher working with a small group might ask students to read aloud