Resources for Teaching Reading Comprehension
Dr Pooja Mehta
Department of Communication Skills, MEFGI -
Rajkot
I
was in search of some good resources for reading comprehension.
There are various books of and on reading comprehension available but
from them what to choose and how to customize was the issue. At the same time
to give something as an exercise which is latest or at least updated is also
the point to be considered. While searching for the resources I came
across two good websites. I would like to share them with you.
1)
The New York Times: Articles and Questions
It
makes teacher's task easy. It has latest articles on various issues, the good
part is, with questions for comprehension and analysis. Even there is Before Reading material
provided as well as a stimulus for after reading analysis. This may
work with students good at language.
2)
Student New Daily
This
is also similar kind of a website but may work better with students as it is
for students, keeping their level and need in mind. You find sections such as
Daily News Article, Friday's Editorial Cartoon, Friday's News Quiz, Wednesday's
Media Bias etc. Moreover, you find notes on key words, questions and answers,
other resources etc all in a printable format.
We
can customize these resources as per the need and use them not just
for reading comprehension but for varied purposes. Hope this may be
useful. Happy Musing!
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