Promoting reading in the first language
Materials for heritage language teaching: Didactic suggestions 2
Being able to read allows access to written culture. For this reason, learning to read in the first language is particularly important for children from migrant backgrounds. By reading to them regularly, parents can help their children to develop a love for reading in their heritage language. Studies have shown that children who start reading early and who read widely also learn more easily.
“Promoting reading in the first language” shows heritage language teachers how they can help their pupils to discover reading as a pleasurable activity. The book begins with an overview of the most important didactic principles. This is followed by 30 teaching suggestions, tested by expert teachers, showing how children can be motivated to read, for example by playing games or visiting the library. There are also many exercises that support children to read better and faster.
Table of Contents
- Preface to the series “Materials for heritage language teaching”
- Introduction
- I. Part I: reading promotion
- 1. Reading out loud as a ritual
- 2. Establishing a small library in the first language
- 3. Checking out books at institutions like “Bibliomedia”
- 4. A library visit
- 5. Book domino
- 6. The first sentences
- 7. Developing hypotheses
- 8. Books in goody bags
- 9. Free reading sequences (individual readings)
- 10. Reading out loud and creating recordings for others
- 11. Reading in groups or as a class
- 12. Who can guess my book?
- 13. Riddle string
- 14. Developing questions about texts
- 15. Creating an ad poster for a book
- 16. “Book Slam”
- 17. “Book Dating”
- 18. Reading out loud: a self-evaluation
- 19. Rethinking one’s own reading
- II. Part II: reading practice
- III. Part III: literary-cultural education
- 5. Bibliography