Regarding reading strategies, here are my seven strategies for reading for
pleasure and improvement. First a quote.....

*There is a total incompatibility between the joy of reading, a vagabond
experience, and the experience of reading in order to answer questions, and
explain what you understood.  - Rubem Alves, Brazilian educator.*


1.  Read about things that interest you.


2. Read material that is at your level, or just a little difficult for you.


3. Learn to read in depth, stay on the same subject for a while.


4. If you have trouble reading, listen first.


5.  Let your imagination get involved.


6. Don't worry about what you don't understand.


7. Recognize that the key is to read a lot.

Steve Kaufmann

On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 4:47 PM, <robinschwarz1 at aim.com> wrote:


>  Thank you Lynda and Heide for doing this-- even my newer Mac would not

> open that file!!

>

> This is a terrific document.  I look forward to using it in lots of

> places.  Robin Lovrien Schwarz

>

>

>  -----Original Message-----

> From: Wrigley, Heide <heide at literacywork.com>

> To: The Adult English Language Learners Discussion List <

> englishlanguage at nifl.gov>

> Sent: Thu, 15 May 2008 12:10 pm

> Subject: [EnglishLanguage 2512] 7 habits in PDF

>

>  Hi, Christina and all

>

> I understand that some of you with older computers can't open attachments.

> Lynda Terrill was nice enough to convert the Word file into a PDF that for

> the time being lives on the CAELA site.

>

> http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/7Habits.pdf

>

> Best

>

> Heide

>

>  *From:* englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov [

> mailto:englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov<englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov?>]

> *On Behalf Of *Christy Nelson

> *Sent:* Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:38 AM

> *To:* The Adult English Language Learners Discussion List

> *Subject:* [EnglishLanguage 2494] Re: Technology and Resources

>

> These are wonderful!  Thank you for sharing Heide!

>

>  *Christina Luckey-Nelson*

>  *Adult Education Coordinator*

>  *1209 S. Garfield Suite C*

>  *Traverse City, MI 49686*

>  *231-922-3710*

>   ------------------------------

>  *From:* englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov [

> mailto:englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov<englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov?>]

> *On Behalf Of *Wrigley, Heide

> *Sent:* Thursday, May 15, 2008 11:08 AM

> *To:* The Adult English Language Learners Discussion List

> *Subject:* [EnglishLanguage 2491] Re: Technology and Resources

>

> Hi, Bonnie and all

>

> Attached are the 7 Habits – I wrote them for struggling readers at the

> intermediate level and later adapted them for ESL. We now use them as a

> framework for teaching comprehension and reading strategies.  Some teachers

> put them up on the classroom walls to remind students when they get stuck to

> try out one or two of the strategies ; some, like Andrea, use them to

> reinforce a point they may make about reading as they teach different kinds

> of lessons that focus on making sense of print.

>

> How about others,  do you teach the skills and strategies associated with

> reading comprehension directly or do you mostly engage students in print

> allowing students to pick up these skills through immersion or by

> transferring reading skills from L1 ?  (I, of course, have an opinion on

> that but more on that later J

>

> Heide

>

>

>

>  *From:* englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov [

> mailto:englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov<englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov?>]

> *On Behalf Of *Bonnie Odiorne

> *Sent:* Thursday, May 15, 2008 6:56 AM

> *To:* The Adult English Language Learners Discussion List

> *Subject:* [EnglishLanguage 2484] Re: Technology and Resources

>

>  OO000H! and where does one get the "7 habits?"

> Bonnie Odiorne, Writing Center, Post University

>  ----- Original Message ----

> From: ANDREA GREER <cgreer5 at verizon.net>

> To: The Adult English Language Learners Discussion List <

> englishlanguage at nifl.gov>

> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 9:27:16 AM

> Subject: [EnglishLanguage 2482] Re: Technology and Resources

>  Good morning,

>

>  I am Andrea Greer and I teach ESL to a multi-level class of adults

> at College of the Mainland.

>

>  I have used the *Seven Habits of Successful Readers* received from Heide

> at the Reading Institute to help my students focus on their reading skills.

>

>  We produced a class video on "Getting the Job"  where the students used

> the skills learned about job searching using the newspaper, completing the

> job application, cold calling at the job site to inquire about a job

> opening, and how to determine and express their job skills and work

> experience to prepare for their role in the video.

>

>  We read about various workplace situations.  Used the *Oxford Picture

> Dictionary*, *Longman's Study Dictionary* to prepare their script for the

> video.  In many instances, the intermediate and advanced learners used their

> prior knowledge to adlib in the interview process.  These learners were

> often the *interviewer* while the lower level students were the *

> interviewees.*

>

>  This technology allowed the students to see themselves interact in

> conversation with their classmates.  While some were shy initially, their

> engagement in the activity proved to be fun and a rewarding learning

> experience.  They also wrote about the experience and shared with the class.

>

>  Andrea Greer

>

>  ----- Original Message -----

>  *From:* Denise Sumlin <denise_sumlin at yahoo.com>

>  *To:* englishlanguage at nifl.gov

>  *Sent:* Wednesday, May 14, 2008 7:59 AM

>  *Subject:* [EnglishLanguage 2444] Re: Technology and Resources

>

>  I have found the following resources to be very helpful for my beginning

> ESL students as well as my intermediate students.  I used them in class as

> well as have the students check them out for their local library to review

> and write the dialogs.

>

>  One of the ways we use the written dialog is by have them do rehearsal

> time with other students.  This has been rewarding to the students because

> it gives immediate feed back and they can correct their pronunciation based

> upon the video tape.

>

>

>    1. Learning English as a Second Language, pronouns, adjectives and the

>    present tense

>    2. ESL easy English, volumes 1-4: cover the following topics

>

>

>     - Meeting and Greeting

>       - Understanding Basic Conversation

>       - Using Numbers and Money

>       - Asking and Giving Directions, address and phone numbers

>

>  I also used several YouTube clippings for my more intermediate students

> and they loved it.  It is a challenge to me to continue to bring various

> technology based activities into the classroom.  With my session come to an

> end soon, my plans are to incorporate more in my next sessions.

>

>  Denise Johnson

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