ENG2611
ASSIGNMENT 1
1.1 In view of the statement provided above, explain how pre- and post-reading
techniques enhance critical reading? Your answer should be in a paragraph of
150 words.**
Pre-reading techniques enhance critical reading by activating prior knowledge and
establishing a purpose for reading. Previewing titles, headings, and summaries helps
readers anticipate the text's content and identify potential biases. Questioning the
author's intent and considering the context in which the text was written prepares
readers to engage critically with the information. Post-reading techniques, such as
summarizing, evaluating, and connecting to other texts, facilitate a deeper
understanding and analysis. Summarizing helps readers consolidate information and
identify key arguments. Evaluating the text's strengths and weaknesses, considering
alternative perspectives, and reflecting on how the text relates to existing knowledge
strengthens critical thinking skills. These combined strategies promote active
engagement, improved comprehension, and informed evaluation of the text, enabling
a more critical and insightful reading experience.
1.2 In your own words, explaining the difference between pre-reading and
post-reading strategies.
Pre-reading strategies are what you do *before* you actually read the text. It's like
warming up before a workout – getting your mind ready to understand what's
, coming. Post-reading strategies are what you do *after* you've read the text. It's like
cooling down – helping you to process and remember what you just read.
**2. Our ability to read and appreciate literature often comes from the approach to
reading in our homes, irrespective of our home language, because an appreciation
for reading is not limited by language or culture (TUT501 2020: 13)**
**2.1 In line with the perspective outlined in the statement above, as a
Foundation Phase FAL teacher, how will you apply reading strategies to
learners who are not exposed to reading, and why?**
As a Foundation Phase FAL teacher, I would employ several strategies to engage
learners not exposed to reading, focusing on making it enjoyable and relevant.
Firstly, I'd use a read-aloud approach, selecting stories with engaging illustrations
and diverse characters to capture their attention. I would focus on intonation,
character voices, and expressions to make stories enjoyable. I will invite my learners
to bring their storybooks written in their mother tongues to the class and I can
request someone who can translate it to read out the book. Repetitive stories, songs,
and rhymes would be used to build phonological awareness and vocabulary.
Secondly, I will create a classroom library, filled with picture books that reflect their
culture and experiences. Finally, I would involve families by encouraging them to
read simple stories or tell folktales in their home language, emphasizing that literacy
is a valuable skill regardless of the language. I am creating a positive association
with reading and laying the foundation for a lifelong love of learning.
2.2 In your own words, explain the difference between critical reading and
critical thinking.**
Critical reading is about carefully examining a text to understand not just what it
says, but *how* it says it, and *why*. You're analyzing the author's choices,
ASSIGNMENT 1
1.1 In view of the statement provided above, explain how pre- and post-reading
techniques enhance critical reading? Your answer should be in a paragraph of
150 words.**
Pre-reading techniques enhance critical reading by activating prior knowledge and
establishing a purpose for reading. Previewing titles, headings, and summaries helps
readers anticipate the text's content and identify potential biases. Questioning the
author's intent and considering the context in which the text was written prepares
readers to engage critically with the information. Post-reading techniques, such as
summarizing, evaluating, and connecting to other texts, facilitate a deeper
understanding and analysis. Summarizing helps readers consolidate information and
identify key arguments. Evaluating the text's strengths and weaknesses, considering
alternative perspectives, and reflecting on how the text relates to existing knowledge
strengthens critical thinking skills. These combined strategies promote active
engagement, improved comprehension, and informed evaluation of the text, enabling
a more critical and insightful reading experience.
1.2 In your own words, explaining the difference between pre-reading and
post-reading strategies.
Pre-reading strategies are what you do *before* you actually read the text. It's like
warming up before a workout – getting your mind ready to understand what's
, coming. Post-reading strategies are what you do *after* you've read the text. It's like
cooling down – helping you to process and remember what you just read.
**2. Our ability to read and appreciate literature often comes from the approach to
reading in our homes, irrespective of our home language, because an appreciation
for reading is not limited by language or culture (TUT501 2020: 13)**
**2.1 In line with the perspective outlined in the statement above, as a
Foundation Phase FAL teacher, how will you apply reading strategies to
learners who are not exposed to reading, and why?**
As a Foundation Phase FAL teacher, I would employ several strategies to engage
learners not exposed to reading, focusing on making it enjoyable and relevant.
Firstly, I'd use a read-aloud approach, selecting stories with engaging illustrations
and diverse characters to capture their attention. I would focus on intonation,
character voices, and expressions to make stories enjoyable. I will invite my learners
to bring their storybooks written in their mother tongues to the class and I can
request someone who can translate it to read out the book. Repetitive stories, songs,
and rhymes would be used to build phonological awareness and vocabulary.
Secondly, I will create a classroom library, filled with picture books that reflect their
culture and experiences. Finally, I would involve families by encouraging them to
read simple stories or tell folktales in their home language, emphasizing that literacy
is a valuable skill regardless of the language. I am creating a positive association
with reading and laying the foundation for a lifelong love of learning.
2.2 In your own words, explain the difference between critical reading and
critical thinking.**
Critical reading is about carefully examining a text to understand not just what it
says, but *how* it says it, and *why*. You're analyzing the author's choices,
