DefinitionThe simultaneous, integrated teaching of listening, speaking, reading, and writing within a meaningful context

Inventors Noam Chomsky and Goodman

Principles

Teach English as spoken by native speakers

No phonics!

“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts”

Emphasis on experience and exposure

to meaningful content

Lessons should be learner centered

The teacher leads and guides

No dyslexic students everyone remembers

Method

Big booksThe use of predictable text

BIG BOOKS-

Enlarged text

Students begin to make the association between oral and written language

 

Rhythm, rhyme and repetition combine to aid word recognition and identification

Many key words repeat themselves

Activities with big booksPause before a familiar word so students

can fill in the missing wordsLet students complete the rhymesStudents make their own book Weak learners Strong learners Adjust text or copy Change/improvise

text

NEEDED SKILLSREADINGLISTENINGSPEAKINGWRITING

AdvantagesSight-readingStudents learn structure instead of parts of

speechStudents notice commonly used structures

Disadvantages The method is good, but not as a primary

one!!Not recommended for students who can’t

spell or read; these students need phonicsBecause students are used to sight- reading,

they are unable to read unfamiliar words

Thanks for listening!