Teaching and Developing Reading Skills: Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers

by Peter Watkins

Supported by insights from research, this accessible book promotes the teaching of reading in a theoretically sound way, moving beyond a comprehension-testing approach. The practical part of the book provides a collection of accessible, generic activities to support and develop learners' reading skills and strategies. Its scope is wide-ranging, from promoting reading and developing fluency, to exploiting literary texts and digital sources, using learner-generated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1316647315
• ISBN13: 9781316647318
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.4" x 9.6"