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    ESL Reading Activities For Kids (6-13): Practical Ideas for the Classroom
    ESL Reading Activities For Kids (6-13): Practical Ideas for the Classroom
    ESL Reading Activities For Kids (6-13): Practical Ideas for the Classroom
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    ESL Reading Activities For Kids (6-13): Practical Ideas for the Classroom

    By Jackie Bolen

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    About this ebook

    Even experienced ESL teachers get stuck in a rut. It's time to find some fresh ideas for reading classes!

     

    Whether you're a first-time ESL/EFL/TEFL teacher, an experienced but overwhelmed instructor, or an instructor without a textbook, you need more activities for your English reading classes for beginners, intermediate or advanced students. If you're tired of wasting time wading through the junk on the Internet, then Jackie is here to help.

     

    During her decade of experience as a CELTA/DELTA certified teacher, author Jackie Bolen has developed countless games and activities for her students. She's sharing her low-prep/no-prep ideas with ESL teachers throughout the world.

     

    In ESL Reading Activities for Kids (6-13), you'll get over three-dozen ideas to use in your own classroom. The highly-detailed descriptions will show you exactly how to use the activities during your lessons. Jackie's clearly and concisely explained activities will help you add instructional variety and put the focus back on your students.

     

    If you're extremely busy or you're simply out of new ideas, Jackie's book makes it easy to try out new and exciting activities your students will love! It's easier than ever to have better TEFL reading classes today.

     

    Buy the book to get new lesson plans ready to go in minutes! 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJackie Bolen
    Release dateJun 1, 2020
    ISBN9781393819073
    ESL Reading Activities For Kids (6-13): Practical Ideas for the Classroom

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      ESL Reading Activities For Kids (6-13) - Jackie Bolen

      Table of Contents

      About the Author: Jackie Bolen...............................................................................................5

      Jackie Bolen around the Internet..................................................................................5

      Top 10 Tips for Teaching ESL Reading................................................................................7

      #1: It's Not Just About Reading for Detail......................................................................7

      #2: Don't Forget to Set the Context.................................................................................7

      #3: Consider Students' Needs............................................................................................8

      #4: Vocabulary is Important...............................................................................................8

      #5: Use a Variety of Comprehension Questions...........................................................8

      #6: Does it Apply to Real-Life?...........................................................................................9

      #7: Sneak in Some Pronunciation.....................................................................................9

      #8: Use Authentic Materials for Higher-Level Students.........................................10

      #9: Teach Reading Strategies..........................................................................................10

      #10: Work on Improving Other English Skills............................................................10

      What are the Reading Sub-Skills?.......................................................................................11

      ESL Phonics Games and Activities......................................................................................15

      Beach Ball Toss.....................................................................................................................15

      Bingo........................................................................................................................................15

      Flashcard Race.....................................................................................................................16

      Hot Potato..............................................................................................................................17

      I Spy.........................................................................................................................................18

      Line Up Please......................................................................................................................19

      Musical Chairs......................................................................................................................20

      Speed Read............................................................................................................................21

      Spell it Out.............................................................................................................................21

      Two Words..............................................................................................................................22

      ESL Reading Activities for All Levels ................................................................................23

      An Irrelevant Sentence.......................................................................................................23

      Concentration........................................................................................................................23

      Disappearing Words............................................................................................................25

      Fill in the Gaps......................................................................................................................26

      Flyswatter .............................................................................................................................27

      Scanning.................................................................................................................................28

      Skimming................................................................................................................................29

      Stack Attack...........................................................................................................................30

      Story Re-Creation.................................................................................................................32

      Story Timeline.......................................................................................................................33

      ESL Reading Activities for Lower-Level Students..........................................................35

      Bang.........................................................................................................................................35

      Correction Relay...................................................................................................................36

      Dialogue Substitution.........................................................................................................37

      Find the Spelling Mistakes................................................................................................39

      Flyer Time..............................................................................................................................40

      Identify This!.........................................................................................................................41

      Label It....................................................................................................................................42

      Mystery Box...........................................................................................................................43

      Puzzles.....................................................................................................................................44

      Reading Jigsaw......................................................................................................................45

      Rock-Scissors-Paper............................................................................................................46

      Tic-Tac-Toe.............................................................................................................................49

      Whiteboard Scramble.........................................................................................................50

      Word-Definition Match ......................................................................................................51

      ESL Reading Activities for Higher-Level Students.........................................................53

      Agony Aunt.............................................................................................................................53

      Chapter Response................................................................................................................55

      Character Problems and Solutions.................................................................................56

      Closest in Meaning .............................................................................................................57

      Extensive Reading................................................................................................................58

      Headline Prediction Practice............................................................................................59

      Draw an Idiom.......................................................................................................................60

      Running Dictation................................................................................................................61

      Think about the Characters More Deeply....................................................................63

      Think about the Plot More Carefully..............................................................................64

      Treasure Hunt.......................................................................................................................65

      Use Context Clues................................................................................................................66

      What's the Main Idea?........................................................................................................67

      7 Step ESL Reading Lesson Plan.........................................................................................69

      Before You Go............................................................................................................................73

      Copyright 2020 by Jackie Bolen

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording or other electronic or mechanical means without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations in critical reviews and certain other non-commercial uses permitted by copyright law. For permission requests, write to the publisher/author at the address below.

      Jackie Bolen: jb.business.online@gmail.com

      About the Author: Jackie Bolen

      I taught English in South Korea for a decade to every level and type of student. I've taught every age from kindergarten kids to adults. I now teach ESL/EFL students in Vancouver, Canada. In my spare time, you can usually find me outside surfing, biking, hiking, or on the hunt for the most delicious kimchi I can find. It's not so easy in Vancouver!

      In case you were wondering what my academic qualifications are, I hold a Master of Arts Degree in Psychology. During my time in Korea I successfully completed both the Cambridge CELTA and DELTA certification programs. With the combination of ten years teaching ESL/EFL learners of all ages and levels, and the more formal teaching qualifications I obtained, I have a solid foundation on which to offer teaching advice. I truly hope that you find this book useful and would love it if you sent me an email with any questions or feedback that you might have.

      How did I get into teaching English reading? I taught ESL reading to beginners where we focused on learning how to read with phonics and the ABC's. I also taught far more advanced students the ins and outs of reading for academic purposes. There's also been a fair share of helping students prepare for popular English proficiency exams like the TOEFL or TOEIC. So with regards to teaching students how to improve their reading skills, I've done it all!

      The activities and games in this book are ones that I've used in my own classes and are tried and true! If you only teach beginners, there are also lots of activities for you. It really is a book for anyone who teaches ESL/EFL reading.

      Jackie Bolen around the Internet

      ESL Speaking (www.eslactivity.org)

      Jackie Bolen (www.jackiebolen.com)

      Twitter: @bolen_jackie

      Email: jb.business.online@gmail.com

      Do you want teaching games, activities, tips and tricks delivered straight to your inbox each week? Then you'll want to sign-up here: Jackie Bolen's Email List.

      Top 10 Tips for Teaching ESL Reading

      The tips that follow assume that students are able to read at least somewhat proficiently and that the goal is to improve reading comprehension skills or fluency. If students don't know how to read well, class time would be much better spent teaching or reviewing phonics. There's a section in this book with activities just for that so keep on reading!

      #1: It's Not Just About Reading for Detail

      It's easy to focus most of our reading activities on reading for detail. By that, I mean that our students read a text and then answer some comprehension questions. However, there's a lot more to it and there are a huge range of reading sub-skills to consider working on. For example:

      −  Skimming

      −  Scanning

      −  Inferring meaning

      −  Summarizing

      −  Recognizing letters or words

      The next section of this book has more details about reading sub-skills and the activities in this book are designed to practice a variety of them.

      #2: Don't Forget to Set the Context

      In any lesson that we teach, reading included, it's key to set the context before jumping into the lesson. This helps to prime students for what they're about to learn or in this case, read. It's possible to do this in any number of ways,

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