Teachers are often not very familiar with reading strategies and methods. Therefore, students do not know what reading strategies are and how to apply them. However, they benefit greatly when using them as they foster reading competency.
I teach a class for university students, who want to become teachers or work in the educational sector. The class‘s focus is reading support in which reading strategies and methods are incorporated. One important focus is the content.
The first sessions of the class are destined to give the students an overview of the definition of reading, reading models, their own reading history, etc.
The second target of the class is the student-centered learning approach in the form of a double didactics design.
After we covered the basics, I prototype a “group of experts,” which is a student-led activity.
A group of experts, composed of students, do research and teach the given topic. The students need to plan "their lesson" by selecting appropriate reading material and determining methods. This means that the student-centered learning approach puts the students in the position of the teacher, by having them teach their fellow students. A discussion follows after each session, in which the implementation of the reading strategy and reading methods applied are discussed.
This intends that the students do not just give a regular presentation, but that they acquire knowledge, skills, and experience on how to actually implement reading strategies and reading methods in their future classroom. The presentation will explain the course design.

Authors:
Judith Hanke, University of Flensburg, Germany

About the Presenter(s)
Ms Judith Hanke is a University Doctoral Student at University of Flensburg in Germany

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