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English Reading and Writing

Read, write and enjoy the journey! Share your thoughts! Think out of the box! Be kind! Do I make mistakes? That's ok. I'm learning and this is a long and great journey!

English Reading and Writing

Read, write and enjoy the journey! Share your thoughts! Think out of the box! Be kind! Do I make mistakes? That's ok. I'm learning and this is a long and great journey!

Extensive reading experiences and the use of READING LOGS

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Elisa 16.12.2015

Yes, I´ve read it!
The reading logs are great to write down our opinions, questions, speculations and comparisons. Writing down help us integrate different sources of information, organize our thoughts, thinking more fluidly and flexible.
The main points of reading logs are:
• Guessing what the book might be about;
• Commenting on a sentence/passage from the text;
• Making a poster featuring one of the characters in the story;
• Writing down questions and answers;
• Speculating about information gaps;
• Reading a review;
• Writing a letter;
• Imagine filming the story;
• Provide your own ending;
• Giving opinions about the story;
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Sofia Monteiro 18.12.2015

After reading it, I can say that the main points are:
• Reading shouldn’t be done without any previous work, that is, if I want to read a text with my students, I should prepare them for it, by doing pre-reading activities that can make the reading comprehension easier and even more motivating;
• Extensive reading is very important for someone who is learning a language, for it presents several advantages. It’s only necessary to know the main plot and details can be overlooked; it is done for pleasure, not obligation;
• The previous knowledge the students possess contributes to a better understanding of the text;
• The more the students read, the better prepared they will be for the following readings, since the knowledge they obtain helps them understand other texts. Besides, a competent reader is the one that is able to connect the texts he/she reads throughout life;
• The fact that it is the students themselves who make the choices of which books to read is very important to make them feel motivated;
• Reading should always be related to interpreting/understanding and the transmission of strategies to make students achieve that goal is fundamental;
• The biggest problem of reading or rather the lack of comprehension when reading a text is related to the fact that students don’t know the words, that is, when a student reads a text and finds many words he/she doesn’t recognise, he/she ends up not understanding it;
• There is no doubt that extensive reading provides the possibility of increasing the vocabulary students possess.
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Olga Leite 22.12.2015

To me honest, I haven’t quite decided if Reading logs are a good idea or not.

On one hand, I think they are a good idea because they are a way to organize better not only our thoughts, but also our reading method. As a teacher and a parent I think it is a good way to keep track of our students and keep them motivated at the same time.

On the other hand, it is said that reading logs can also make the passion of reading go away. In other words, people that want to read for pleasure don’t want to be “forced to read”, especially students that are strong-willed want to do the opposite of what they are being told to do, so I don’t know if reading logs are 100% effective.

Maybe when I start teaching English in primary schools, I will try this strategy and try to figure out if this really works or not,
Olga Leite 03.01.2016

* To be honest (my mistake sorry!)

Célia Guerreiro 23.12.2015

I already read the article. Reading is often the only source of comprehensible and meaningful linguistic input that helps unconscious acquisition of the language. Writing is a benefit and helps to integrate various sources of information, thinking more fluidly and flexible and organize our thoughts. The main points are:
•Extensive reading is very important (is advantageous for someone who is learning a language);
•The more we read, better prepared we will be for the following readings;
•Making the choices of what we read is very important because we feel more motivated for reading;
•Previous knowledge contributes to a better understanding of the text;
•Extensive reading gives the opportunity to increase the vocabulary;
•Vocabulary strategies help deal with unknown words. Practicing extensive reading learns to skip unknown words and continue to read;
•Finding a comfort level in reading is vital to totally appreciating the text and getting the most pleasure out of reading;
•The lack of comprehension when reading a text is an impediment (when we don´t recognize or understand the meaning of the words);
•Reading logs helps to maintain a written record of personal reactions to the text on several levels;
•Comprehension strategies help better appreciate the text. These help readers activate background information, visualize scenes, summarize the story, compare and contrast ideas, analyze and synthesize information, and express valid opinions.
•It is essential to speculate, ask questions and express opinions, which gives the possibility to build knowledge, giving the ability to grow as strategic readers and independent learners.
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Patrícia Petiz 25.12.2015

I read the article twice. I had to do it, because I had some initial difficulties related to its structure. But now, I think I am on the good way!
The Reading Logs can be used in extensive reading. It allows us to develop our language skills in various aspects through the various components and entries that we want to add on: reflections, opinions, discoveries, summaries, descriptions, different endings, connections about what we know and what we are reading and learning...
We can add on it all we consider important to better understand the book and to make our reading easier and more enjoyable.
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Sandra Araújo 27.12.2015

1 - Instill the pleasure in reading – (the way we can do it, it depends on each one of us, because reading helps us in language acquisition but also make us “creators and independent thinkers”, so , reading make us better learners of foreign language).
2 – transmit reading strategies (making us to find a confort level in reading; exchange books; expressing their attitude towards a text, are examples on differents strategies we can use).
3 – Acquire new vocabulary – ( Extensive reading learn to skip unknown words and continue to read” as well, search in dictionary the meaning of new words helps us in acquiring knowledge of new languages.
4 – Increase English proficiency – ( writing a reading log shows the proficiency in comprehension components of the reading, for example:
- Guessing what the book might be about;
- Commenting on a passage or sentence from the text;
- Making a poster featuring one of the characters in the story;
- Writing down questions and answers;
- Writing a letter. )
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Andreia Figueira 05.01.2016

Yes, I've read the article.
According to this document the logs are an opportunity for students to express their attitudes towards a text, reflect on their discoveries and make connections between what they know and what they are learning. A reading log is a place to take risks, speculate, ask questions, express opinions, and build knowledge, giving students the ability to grow as strategic readers and independent learners.
Some suggestions for comprehension components to include in reading log are:
• Guess what the book might be about;
• Comment on a passage or sentence from the text;
• Make a poster featuring one of the characters in the story;
• Write down questions and answers;
• Speculate about information gaps;
• Read a review;
• Write a letter;
• Imagine filming the story;
• Provide your own ending;
• Give opinions about the story;
• Write down aspects of the culture reflected in the story.
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Sérgio Leite 05.01.2016

According to this document logs are important to express our opinion, to exchange ideas and information , organize ideas and draw important conclusions.
The main points of reading logs are:
Guess what the book might be about ;
Comment on the passage or sentence from the text ;
Make a poster featuring one of the characters in the story ;
Write down questions and answers ;
Speculate about information gaps ;
Read the review ;
Write a letter ;
Imagine filming the story ;
Provide your own ending ;
Give opinions about the story ;
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Raquel Cardoso 14.01.2016

Reading logs it´s a good way to practices the language and their skills like speak, listen and write.
We can apply some strategies to practice the skills:
- Guess what the book might be about;
- Comment on a passage or sentence from the text;
- Make a poster featuring one of the characters in the story;
- Write down questions and answers;
- Speculate about information gaps;
- Read a review;
- Write a letter;
- Imagine filming the story;
- Provide your own ending;
- Give opinions about the story;
- Write down aspects of the culture reflected in the story.
To make this interest it has to be no difficult, all the students have to know the objectives.
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