Planning Lessons for a Reading Class – S$6.00

This booklet looks at the teaching and learning of reading. First, it looks at three main models of how reading occurs and then examines what implications these have for learning and teaching reading. Topics discussed in this booklet include, factors to consider when planning a lesson for a reading class, what makes for an interesting reading lesson, how to choose an appropriate passage/text/book, how to deal with vocabulary, how to plan activities, and how to teach reading strategies that students can learn to use for effective comprehension.

Thomas Farrell is an assistant professor in English Language & Literature at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. As a constructivist teacher-educator, his professional interests include Teacher Education/Development, Reflective Teaching, Teacher Beliefs and TESL Methods.