Should learners be encouraged to re-write?
Re-writing is part of the whole writing process but you should encourage your students to re-write only if you are willing to re-read and correct again.
What are the different stages in which an effective reading lesson is divided into?
Pre-reading, While-reading, post-reading.
What are the different approaches to teaching writing?
Teaching writing as a product, as a process and the text-based approach.
What are the four elements of the definition of reading according to Anderson? 1) rapid, purposeful, interactive and comprehending. 2) the text, the reader, fluency and strategies. or 3)letters, words, phrases and sentences.
the text, the reader, fluency and strategies.?
What are the main text genres that are explored in school?
Narrative, Recount, Report, Procedure, Discussion and Argument.
Which of the following skills are regarded as literacy skills? 1) Reading and listening, 2) Reading, listening, writing and speaking or 3) Writing and reading
Writing and reading
What is meant by a top-down approach on reading?
Reading is focused on meaning. The reader uses background knowledge, makes predictions and searches the text to confirm or reject the predictions that are made.
Name 3 alternative activities to comprehension questions.
pre-question, do-it-yourself questions, provide a title, summarize, continue, preface, gapped text, mistakes in the text, comparison, responding...
Should all writing mistakes be corrected?
Too much mistake correction can be discouraging, it is better to focus on those mistakes that affect the meaning or are basic.
What defines the difficulty of a text?
The number of sense units it contains, that is how many meaningful words and coherent sentences you can find.
Although oral reading is important, we should emphasize reading as a silent activity. True or False?
True
When teaching writing: should we focus on content or form?
The key is to achieve balance in teaching both.