Review

Lesson 3: Rereading

Introduction
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
- The Importance of Rereading
- Rereading Strategies
- Review and Reflect
Lesson 4
Conclusion
Portfolio
Resources

1. One reason for rereading a text is

to memorize the text.

to better understand and interpret textual content.

to copy the first paragraph.

none of the above

2. A rereading assignment

focuses on comprehension processes.

asks readers to use texts to express their ideas in written or spoken language.

asks students to reread the text in English.

asks students to identify a text's genre.

3. As discussed in this lesson, occasional note-taking during discussions

reinforces memory of the words used.

serves as a distraction.

has little value.

is not recommended.

4. The beginning teacher in the first video clip draws on her own experience in watching a movie a second time by pointing out that

seeing scenes that she understood after a second viewing helped her understand the whole movie better.

seeing scenes a second time only helped when she hadn't understood the film at all.

viewing it a second time, she soon lost interest in the movie.

viewing a movie again was different from rereading a text.

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Reflect

Select a reading passage you have already used or would like to use with a beginning language class midway through their first semester. Devise an initial and a rereading task that you think would complement each other and serve the learning goals of your syllabus and curricular program. Could such assignments apply to more advanced students? Why or why not?

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