| Objective |
Skill |
Resource |
| Identify the main idea and purpose of a reading passage |
Reading |
Active Reading (clarityEnglish.com/shared/UOD) – Intermediate level – see desk for password |
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Footprint Readers (myelt.heinle.com) see SALC desk for password – Levels 5/6 any titles |
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| Distinguish between main ideas and supporting details |
Reading |
Active Reading (clarityEnglish.com/shared/UOD) – Upper Intermediate level – How to Lose Weight unit- see desk for password |
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http://faculty.riohondo.edu/dkaller/readingtips/majordet.htm |
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http://academic.cuesta.edu/acasupp/as/308.HTM |
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| Identify and describe the structure of an informational text |
Reading |
http://www.nsbsd.org/cms/lib01/AK01001879/Centricity/Domain/781/Text%20Structure%20Poster.png |
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https://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/ReadStrat7.html |
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| Identify inferences |
Reading |
Active Reading (clarityEnglish.com/shared/UOD) – Intermediate Level – Different Cultures unit – see desk for password |
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http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/reading-worksheets/online-inference-practice-1.htm |
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http://www.quia.com/pop/43335.html?AP_rand=188778523 |
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| Distinguish fact from opinion |
Reading |
Active Reading (clarityEnglish.com/shared/UOD) – Pre-Intermediate Level – Choosing a Holiday unit (See desk for password) |
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http://users.dhp.com/~laflemm/RfT/Tut2.htm |
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http://aeo.sllf.qmul.ac.uk/Files/CriticalThinking/fact%20or%20opinion.pdf |
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| Determine the meaning of new vocabulary words from context |
Reading |
http://www.townsendpress.com/uploaded_files/tinymce/reading%20series/I5e_Chap1_Vocab_SE.pdf |
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http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/free-reading-worksheets/reading-comprehension-worksheets/context-clues-worksheets/ |
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| Learn new vocabulary by “families” or groups of related words |
Reading |
http://www.englishhints.com/word-families.html |
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| Determine meaning through roots, prefixes, and suffixes |
Reading |
http://www.readingfirst.virginia.edu/elibrary_pdfs/Building_Vocabulary.pdf |
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| Use a monolingual dictionary effectively |
Reading |
http://esl.fis.edu/learners/advice/dic.htm |
