1. Making the most of graded readers Victoria Boobyer

2. Graded Reading Whats graded? Vocabulary, grammar complexity, number of words. Why graded reading? It makes literature accessible to all levels. It helps develop good reading habits and skills. It develops autonomy. 3. What is interesting is that our participants felt that reading helped their oral / aural language proficiency. Books like [these] contain a great deal of colloquial language that learners with mostly formal language instruction experience have missed. Cho, K and Krashen,S 4. So I believe that ER impacts writing, listening and speaking because students know more vocabulary. The second possible factor is the increase in positive affect. Students develop positive attitudes toward and increased motivation for learning the L2. Day, R 5. Turning reading into Transposition different types of writing When we abide still in one place, and yet seeme to speak divers things, many tymes repeating one sentence, but yet with other wordes, sentences, exornations, and fygures. Peacham, 1577 6. Different types of writing Genre - newspaper report, leaflet, summary, diary, letter, screenplay, text messages, cartoon (reduced / augmented) Style - sensationalist, modern, informal, formal Transvocalisation - first person to third person etc. Characters - change to modern celebrities, classmates Plot - change the ending, add a twist 7. Based on text from p44-45 David Copperfield Black Cat Green Apple series 8. From p9 Peter Pan Black Cat Green Apple series 9. The story so far 10. Over to you From p35 Peter Pan Black Cat Green Apple series 11. Different types of writing Genre - newspaper report, leaflet, summary, diary, letter, screenplay, text messages, cartoon (reduced / augmented) Style - sensationalist, modern, informal, formal Transvocalisation - first person to third person etc. Characters - change to modern celebrities, classmates Plot - change the ending, add a twist 12. Different types of speaking News report TV / radio drama Talk show TV / Radio advert for the book / film Phone conversation between characters 13. Reading Circles Groups of 5-6 students Roles: Discussion leader Summarizer Connector Word Master Passage person Culture Collector 14. Reading Circles: Geoffrey Chaucer: Canterbury Tales Read Chaucer and Chaucers world together. Develop interest. Read Prologue together Discuss and assign stories and roles Read and prepare for homework Group discussion and presentation 15. Teacher resources on publisher websites 16. victoria@eltcreative.com