WARMING-UP FOR READING AS A STRATEGY FOR EFL CLASSROOMS

Zuraidah Nasution

Abstract


This article was aimed at implementing teaching reading by using warming-up for reading (WFR). It introduced reading warm-up activities. This might help many reading teachers looking for practical solutions to improve and encourage them to design their own reading materials. WFR was a good way to improve students' reading comprehension and aided in the teaching and learning process. Teachers monitored students and helped them clear their doubts as they read. The students participated actively, reading the text, writing questions, and predicting. Teaching reading was not an easy task because reading was complex. This article did not only provide reading activities but also showed why reading warm-ups should be theory-based reading activities.

Keywords: reading materials, warm-up activities, reading activities


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