"This book is a collection of activities, exercises, and suggestions contributed by teachers who have used them in their teaching of reading in ESL and EFL classrooms around the world. It is a resource book for ESL and EFL reading teachers by ESL and EFL reading teachers.

As you help yourself become a more effective reading teachers, you can help your students:
consolidate what they've learned in other lessons;
increase their knowledge of English through exposure to new vocabulary and grammatical structures;
learn about the cultures of other nations;
acquire a life-long skill, one that may well outlast competence and fluency in speaking, listening, and writing." (Book Cover)

CONTENTS:

Acknowledgements

Preface

Introduction

User's Guide to Activities

Part I: Extensive Reading

Part II: Intensive Reading Prereading
Prediction
Comprehension
Main Ideas
Organization and Structure
Scanning
Skimming
Academic Reading
Reading Rate
Literature
Assessment/Evaluation
Vocabulary
Dictionaries
Cohesion
Games for Young Readers
Miscellaneous

Part III: Oral Reading