Readinnnng Skills

ESEF, Ibn Tofail University Kenitra
Pr. Lhoussine Qasserras

Module: Language Awareness
Lesson: Reading Skills
Exercise 1: WH Questions
Instructions: Answer the following WH questions based on your understanding of your professor’s
presentations.
1. What are the three stages of interactive reading mentioned in the article?
Pre-reading, While-reading, and Post-reading.
2. Why is prediction considered a crucial pre-reading activity?
Because it activates learners’ prior knowledge.
3. How do top-down and bottom-up processing strategies interact in reading comprehension?
Top-down is used to get the meaning and understand the text based on the
context, while bottom-up focus in what is specific in the text.
4. Who plays a critical role in guiding students during the pre-reading stage?
The teacher.
5. What is the main difference between intensive and extensive reading strategies?
Intensive reading happens inside the classroom using short texts and it focuses on
studying the language, while extensive reading use longer texts outside the classroom
for the purpose of fun.
Exercise 2: Gap Fill
Instructions: Fill in the blanks based on your understanding of reading stages, strategies, and sub-
skills discussed in the paper.
1. The pre-reading stage is essential for activating students' prior knowledge and preparing them
for comprehension.
2. Teachers should use activities like predicting and brainstorming during the pre-reading stage
to engage learners.
3. During the while-reading stage, students often use skimming and scanning to deepen their
understanding of the text.
4. One of the primary goals of extensive reading is to promote a passion for reading.
5. Bottom-up processing helps students focus on specific components like letters, sounds, and
words.
Exercise 3: True/False
Instructions: Decide whether the following statements are true or false, based on the key concepts
from the article.
1. Top-down processing focuses primarily on decoding individual words. False

2. The post-reading stage involves reflection and analysis of the text. True
3. Extensive reading strategies are focused solely on in-depth analysis of texts. False
4. Skimming and scanning are essential sub-skills used in the while-reading stage. True
5. Teachers should always introduce new vocabulary during the post-reading stage. False
Exercise 4: Multiple-Choice
Instructions: Choose the correct answer based on the article’s discussion of interactive reading
strategies.
1. What is the main purpose of the pre-reading stage?

o a) To assess students’ comprehension
o b) To activate prior knowledge and set the context for the text
o c) To explain difficult grammar concepts
o d) To test students' memory of previous readings
2. Which activity is most appropriate during the while-reading stage?
o a) Vocabulary pre-teaching
o b) Summarizing the entire text
o c) Highlighting and underlining key points
o d) Reviewing students' prior knowledge
3. What is the focus of bottom-up processing in reading comprehension?
o a) Understanding the text as a whole
o b) Recognizing specific words and decoding sounds
o c) Engaging in group discussions
o d) Making predictions based on the title
4. Which strategy promotes general reading comprehension and enjoyment?
o a) Intensive reading
o b) Extensive reading
o c) Close reading
o d) Skimming
5. What is the primary benefit of top-down processing?
o a) Understanding the relationships between individual words
o b) Building meaning using prior knowledge and context
o c) Improving pronunciation and intonation
o d) Memorizing new vocabulary
Exercise 5: Scenario-Based
Instructions: Based on the principles of interactive reading, respond to the following scenario.
Scenario:
You are teaching an intermediate-level class about environmental issues. Your students will read an
article titled "The Impact of Climate Change on Biodiversity." Using the interactive reading strategies
from the article, outline how you would conduct the pre-reading, while-reading, and post-reading
stages to ensure students engage critically with the text.
Pre-reading stage:
A warmer
Ask students to predict based on the title.
Ask them questions to activate their prior knowledge.
Using pictures and introducing key vocabulary.
While-reading stage:
Skimming the article to get the main ideas.

Scanning the text to find specific ideas.
Post-reading stage:
Having a group discussion between the students.
Summarize the key points of the text.
Exercise 6: Matching
Instructions: Match each reading sub-skill to the appropriate reading stage (Pre-Reading, While-
Reading, or Post-Reading).
1. Prediction A
2. Summarizing the text C
3. Scanning for specific information B
4. Discussing the author's opinions C
5. Activating prior knowledge A
Stages:
 a) Pre-Reading
 b) While-Reading
 c) Post-Reading

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Pr. Lhoussine Qasserras

Pre-reading, While-reading, and Post-reading.

2. Why is prediction considered a crucial pre-reading activity?

Because it activates learners’ prior knowledge.

3. How do top-down and bottom-up processing strategies interact in reading comprehension?

Exercise 2: Gap Fill

1. Top-down processing focuses primarily on decoding individual words. False

1. What is the main purpose of the pre-reading stage?

Ask students to predict based on the title.

Ask them questions to activate their prior knowledge.

Using pictures and introducing key vocabulary.

Skimming the article to get the main ideas.

Having a group discussion between the students.

Summarize the key points of the text.

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