How To Teach Reading Without Textbook?
Most of the schools in Ghana have little or no TextBook.
But, the situation has become the norm rather than the exception in Public Basic Schools.
This has left many teachers stranded. Some have resorted to Photocopying parts of books to be used as Reading Materials in the classroom.
But, is Textbook Really Relevant? TextBook is very relevant.
However, in the 21st Century TextBook is gradually and increasingly losing its relevance.
Today, children and even the adults are not interested in reading long text.
We don't have that time to read an entire book or material over a long period.
The attention span of people towards reading Textbook has dropped significantly.
These days even Musicians who sometimes ago were producing Albums have all resorted to just a single Track.
Reading has taken another dimension. So must the Teaching of Reading.
Most of the people against Textbook claim Textbook limits the Reader's Scope of Learning, produces Stereotyped Learners and limits children's vocabulary developments.
How to Teach Reading in the 21st Century?
There are Simple but effective ways to teach Reading without the use of Textbooks.
1. Pictures Approach
2. Sentences Approach
3. Phonic Approach
Pictures Approach
In this approach, the Facilitator use pictures to Teach Reading.
The Facilitator display the Picture (s) on the board.
Learners are expected to mention what they can see in the picture.
How To Teach Reading Without Textbook?
The Facilitator writes down what learners have identified from the picture.
The Facilitator turn the words or items identified meaningful Sentences, Paragraphs or Passages.
Learners are assisted to identify and pronounce unfamiliar words.
Learners take turns to read the passage or text with guidance from the Facilitator where necessary.
Questions from the passage or text are asked to check for understanding of text.
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2. The Sentence Approach
The Facilitator writes s simple sentence on the chalkboard and ask learners to read.
Questions are asked based on the Sentence on the Board.
Eg.
Esi did not come to school today.
Questions...
1. Who did not come to school today?
2. Who was absent from school today?
3. Why was Esi absent from school today?
4. What will happen to Esi if she comes to school tomorrow?
5. Who else is absent today? Etc.
The Facilitator assist learners to answer the questions in sentence form.
3. Phonic Approach
There are Several Phonic Reading Approach.
But, in this write up, we will recommend Jolly Approach.
Jolly Learning Approach, is the best Phonic Approach to Teaching Reading.
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