Methods of Teaching Reading in Primary Schools

1. Apply knowledge of reading readiness to determine relevant reading experiences.
2. Master different methods and approaches to teaching reading.
3. Select appropriate methods and strategies to meet individual and group reading needs.
4. Teach effectively the specialized reading skills needed to interpret and infer.
5. Select appropriate resources to teach reading to all grades at the primary level.
6. Explain appropriate strategies and reading materials for evaluating pupils' attainment of reading skills.

13 weeks, about 28 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: Nature of Reading, Reading Readiness, Reading Approaches, Methods, Strategies and Types of Reading

   • Unit 1: Language Skills and their Interrelatedness · 2 hours

     Read the unit introduction to understand the scope and objectives.. Identify the basic language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.. Differentiate between receptive and productive skills.. Analyze the relationship among the four language skills.. Explain how knowledge of interrelatedness aids reading teaching and learning..

2. Week 2Module 1: Nature of Reading, Reading Readiness, Reading Approaches, Methods, Strategies and Types of Reading

   • Unit 2: The Nature of Reading and Important Reading Experiences at the Primary School · 2 hours

     Define reading and outline important factors in developing the reading skill.. Apply micro-skills to the teaching of reading.. Design a well-balanced reading program for a primary class.. Discuss the definition and nature of reading.. Explain the importance of reading experiences at the primary school level..

3. Week 3Module 1: Nature of Reading, Reading Readiness, Reading Approaches, Methods, Strategies and Types of Reading

   • Unit 3: The concept of Reading Readiness · 2 hours

     Define the concept of reading readiness.. State mental, physical, and emotional factors influencing reading readiness.. Explain differences between disadvantaged and gifted children in pre-reading activities.. Select appropriate pre-reading activities to develop skills for a primary 3 class..

4. Week 4Module 1: Nature of Reading, Reading Readiness, Reading Approaches, Methods, Strategies and Types of Reading

   • Unit 4: Approaches and Methods of Teaching Reading: Phonics, Structural, Look and Say, Word Form Clues, Picture Clues and Context Clues · 2 hours

     Distinguish between discrete and whole language approaches to reading.. Describe phonics, structural, look and say methods and the strategies for executing these methods.. State the basic principles of the phonics, structural and look and say methods, and use them to prepare reading materials.. Recall the shortcomings of the phonics, structural and look and say methods..

5. Week 5Module 1: Nature of Reading, Reading Readiness, Reading Approaches, Methods, Strategies and Types of Reading

   • Unit 5: Strategies and techniques of Teaching Reading: Language Experience, Whole Language, Literature Based, Oral, Silent and Individualized · 2 hours

     Compare whole language approach with discrete approach to teaching reading.. Define and use the language experience method to teach lower primary classes how to read.. Define the basal reader method and use it to teach reading to lower and higher primary classes lower and higher primary school levels.. Select appropriate reading materials and methods to attain specific reading objectives..

6. Week 6Module 1: Nature of Reading, Reading Readiness, Reading Approaches, Methods, Strategies and Types of Reading

   • Unit 6: Types of Reading: Oral and Silent, Skimming and Scanning, Intensive and Extensive · 2 hours

     Define each of the six types of reading presented in this unit. Explain when to employ each reading type. Distinguish between oral and silent reading, skimming and scanning, intensive and extensive reading. Teach the uses of each type of reading to learners.

7. Week 7Module 2: Goals and Objectives of Teaching Reading, Development of reading Skills

   • Unit 1: Goals and Objectives of Teaching Reading · 2 hours

     List and describe the goals of teaching reading in the primary school under each of the broad goals. Identify specific objectives of teaching reading. Create activities to achieve set objectives. Identify obstacles to attaining reading objectives at the primary school level.

8. Week 8Module 2: Goals and Objectives of Teaching Reading, Development of reading Skills

   • Unit2: Development of Word Perception Skills · 2 hours

     Define sight vocabulary and give examples. Teach vocabulary development effectively using picture clues. Explain the first step in dictionary skills development.

9. Week 9Module 2: Goals and Objectives of Teaching Reading, Development of reading Skills

   • Unit 3: Development of Interpretation Skills Development of Ability to · 2 hours

     Compose an appropriate short passage to teach children main and detailed ideas. Differentiate between main ideas and related ideas. Describe activities you can use to teach pupils to identify the main ideas. Determine the questions that will lead pupils to locate specific information in the text.

10. Week 10Module 2: Goals and Objectives of Teaching Reading, Development of reading Skills

    • Unit 4: Development of Ability to · 2 hours

      Summarise the skills a reader needs to be able to draw conclusions. Guide pupils to arrange ideas/events in a sequence. Teach pupils how to read and follow instructions. Teach pupils how to read between the lines to infer information.

11. Week 11Module 2: Goals and Objectives of Teaching Reading, Development of reading Skills

    • Unit 5: Development of Skills for Reading in Content Areas · 3 hours

      Teach pupils the skills for reading Social Studies, Mathematics and Literature. Teach your pupils skills and techniques for recognising and using the special vocabulary and structures in a given subject area. Teach your pupils skills and techniques for recognising and using the organisational patterns of a given subject.

12. Week 12Module 2: Goals and Objectives of Teaching Reading, Development of reading Skills

    • Unit 6: Resources for Teaching Reading · 2 hours

      Identify resources which can be used to teach children to read. Select appropriate resources to teach reading at all levels of primary school. List resources of teaching: developmental reading, functional reading, recreational reading and reading for research purposes.

13. Week 13Module 2: Goals and Objectives of Teaching Reading, Development of reading Skills

    • Unit 7: Evaluation of Reading Skills · 3 hours

      Explain the concept of evaluation in reading. Mention the major forms of reading evaluation. State the reasons for evaluating the reading growth of children.