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Cristin A. Boyd Studies in American Language, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA superteach@cristinanderic.com http://boydsteachingresources.pbworks.com/
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18 years teaching experience Stilted reading skills at higher levels (high- intermediate/advanced IEP) Concepts/ideas based mainly on classroom experience Evidence of S improvement ◦ In class practice ◦ On exams ◦ Comments from Ss ◦ Increased TOEFL (iBT and PB) scores These skills are for high-int/advd readers Limited time w/ Ss; main skills I focus on www.boydsteachingresources.pbworks.com
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Get side-tracked with individual words? Misunderstand small & large portions of what they read? Miss key ideas and concepts? Take hoooooours to read something that should take 20 minutes? Insist on understanding e-v-e-r-y w-o-r-d? Cling too tightly to translators? www.boydsteachingresources.pbworks.com
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Very strong desire to understand everything Words are tangible; ideas often elusive Native country/culture learning/experience ◦ Math-like learning of language ◦ Bottom-up processing ◦ Heavy focus on vocabulary ◦ Limited T proficiency Limited reading resources ◦ Memorization-focused learning ◦ Reader responsible backgrounds Word/character-focused L1 (example) www.boydsteachingresources.pbworks.com
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mu ('tree') shows a trunk and two leafless branches of a tree. The bottom half of the character may be hanging branches or the roots of a tree.… the character doubles to represent "forest" and triples to represent "dense forest." It joins with the character for "person" to represent "rest,”... mo ('last' or 'top') shows a tree in which the top is marked with a horizontal stroke, while ben ('source' or 'origin') shows a tree in which the root is marked with a horizontal stroke. Relationships between characters complex also From: http://www.mmtaylor.net/Literacy_Book/DOCS/pt1.htm l
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Low-level reading/learning ◦ Translation ◦ Intensive rather than extensive reading ◦ Vocabulary words, definitions, meaning, exams ◦ Limited real-life reading practice ◦ Vocabulary learning (vs. acquisition) Grammar, sentence structure, vocabulary all focus on words www.boydsteachingresources.pbworks.com
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W HY IS WORD - LEVEL FOCUS PROBLEMATIC FOR HIGHER LEVEL READERS ? English meaning is not word-based Meaning is found in... -- collections of words (groups of sentences and paragraphs) -- “discourse blocks” (Christensen 1963, Pitkin 1969) -- paragraphs (Kaplan 1972) What are the parts & functions of a paragraph? www.boydsteachingresources.pbworks.com
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Fluent readers read quickly & efficiently They do not focus intensively on words They expect & focus on ideas www.boydsteachingresources.pbworks.com
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“... students need to learn to read, think and interpret text in news ways” - B. Mikulecky, co-author of Reading Power Series One fundamental ‘new way’ is idea- focused reading www.boydsteachingresources.pbworks.com
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FFocusing on ideas ◦R◦Rhetorical features ◦E◦Expectations NNot reading every word UUsing context to understand vocabulary RReading faster & more efficiently RReading through Ambiguity EEmbracing a new “western style” approach to reading (not a complete list)
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Purpose: Review higher level reading skills; Help socialize Ss to new reading style www.boydsteachingresources.pbworks.com
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Everything…. But in particular Focus on main ideas Reading faster Not reading every word Ambiguity Tolerance ◦ Understanding concept ◦ Understanding self ◦ Changing reading style www.boydsteachingresources.pbworks.com
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Skill: main idea reading, faster reading www.boydsteachingresources.pbworks.com
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Lecture/discussion format Review parts of a paragraph/emphasis on main idea ◦ What are the parts of a paragraph? ◦ What does a topic sentence DO? ◦ Supporting sentences? ◦ Conclusion? ◦ What other things make a good paragraph? Coherence: repeated key words ◦ Do all these apply to an essay, article, chapter? Good readers expect paragraphs to be about one idea! www.boydsteachingresources.pbworks.com
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Skills: faster reading, focusing on main ideas, not focusing on words www.boydsteachingresources.pbworks.com
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Skills: not reading every word; using context Short reading time = increased speed www.boydsteachingresources.pbworks.com
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Skill: use of context to understand vocabulary; not use dictionaries or translation www.boydsteachingresources.pbworks.com
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Lots of opportunities to practice “western style” Reading (in class and out) www.boydsteachingresources.pbworks.com
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A Short Course in Teaching Reading 2e by B. Mikulecky (2011) Pearson-Longman www.boydsteachingresources.pbworks.com
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