PDF Reading Power 2 fourth edition Teacher's Guide with Answer key Linda Jeffries

Reading Power 2 fourth edition Teacher's Guide with Answer key Linda Jeffries
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This guide for Reading Power 2 is designed for advanced beginning/low-intermediate English language learners, focusing on a multifaceted approach to reading improvement and vocabulary expansion. The book is divided into four main parts:

• Part 1: Extensive Reading emphasizes reading a high volume of material, chosen by students, without being tested. This approach aims to improve comprehension, fluency, vocabulary, and understanding of syntax.
• Part 2: Vocabulary Building focuses on teaching students strategies for independent vocabulary acquisition, including effective dictionary use, understanding pronunciation and spelling, identifying parts of speech, and recognizing collocations. It also introduces methods like vocabulary notebooks and study cards.
• Part 3: Comprehension Skills covers various reading skills and strategies, from "bottom-up" decoding skills (like recognizing letters and words) to "top-down" thinking skills (like identifying topics, making inferences, and understanding paragraph organization and patterns of organization).
• Part 4: Reading Faster aims to improve reading fluency through timed readings, helping students develop a wider range of reading speeds and better comprehension.

The guide stresses that the four parts should be used complementarily and not necessarily sequentially, with teachers integrating activities from all sections weekly. It provides detailed teaching notes, guidelines for each unit, and suggestions for planning classes and homework assignments, including a sample syllabus. The importance of teacher enthusiasm, student engagement, collaborative learning, and regular assessment is highlighted throughout.