Tutoring Reading
Week 4
Assignment due Tuesday, September 29 by 4 p.m.
Learning Activity 1
Reading = fun or difficulty
1. Choose four words that describe YOUR FEELINGS about READING.
Students reading English as a second language may wish to answer this for their home language and also for English reading.
2. Do these four words change when describing assigned readings for college classes instead of self-chosen readings for fun or information?
If your feelings change, what are the new words describing those changed feelings?
3. What kinds of reading and genres do you enjoy?
Novels, maps, graphs, emojis, clocks, picture directions, comics, sheet music, TikTok videos, newspapers, memes, Instagram, poetry, YouTube, rebus puzzles, others?
4. List 6 things you READ DAILY that have NO words (for example, a clock).
5. Do you LISTEN to podcasts of stories or news or information instead of reading these? What do you listen to? Why do you LISTEN instead of READ?
Learning Activity 2
Reading Comprehension
VIEW 4 MINUTES ONLY of How Difficult Can This Be?
23:10 - 25:33 Reading Comprehension
from F.A.T. City Workshop F.A.T. MEANS Frustration, Anxiety, Tension
6. The video is showing that even when we know the meanings of ALL THE WORDS on a page we may not always comprehend the information.
How does the video EXPLAIN why sometimes there is a difference between knowing the definitions of individual words and not understanding what they mean when written together?
Learning Activity 3
CHOICE invites reading!
Photo credit: Tulane University Public Relations
VIEW Why adolescents don't do assigned reading
7. In high school, did you complete all assigned readings? Why or why not?
Did you use strategies similar to students in the video to disguise not doing the reading?
Explain techniques you used and why you used these.
Learning Activity 4
Radio Reading is all in the EARS
Radio Broadcaster in Sudan (2010)/President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933)
Radio Reading -- like hearing books on tape or online --enters ears to reach imaginations!
Choose ONE to hear how actors perform radio reading.
8. Which story did you hear? What radio reading techniques did the actor use to keep your attention and make the story interesting?
9. YOU RADIO READ!
Record or video yourself RADIO READING ALOUD 3-4 PAGES from a picture book of your choice.
Attach your video to your Canvas submission as a media file or upload your assignment document this way:
- Google drive does not allow you to insert video into a google doc.
- A solution to this is to record your reading on your phone or computer.
- Take the audio or video file and upload it to google drive.
- Once uploaded to google drive, set the permissions for the video to anyone with the link can view--copy the link into your learning log.
Amazon offers free pages of picture books. Choose from titles you find in these categories:
EXTRA RESOURCES NOT NEEDED FOR THE ASSIGNMENT
CDB! Picture Book Link
Reading Statistics: https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/53804-most-americans-didnt-read-many-books-in-2025
Do you know about this event?
"Every year, on World Read Aloud Day, people all around the globe read aloud together and
share stories to advocate for literacy as a human right that belongs to all people."
READING WEEK LINKS FOR CLASS
Sardi's
https://www.shauntan.net/arrival-book
Meet the Coaches that Support Reading
Estella Explainer -
https://chatgpt.com/g/g-zA144CUNe-estella-explainer-math-bot-2
Rewordify -
https://rewordify.com/index.php
Text Compactor -
https://www.textcompactor.com/
Words in Wheels-
https://visuwords.com/
https://www.visualthesaurus.com/
Google Dictionary -
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/google-dictionary-by-goog/mgijmajocgfcbeboacabfgobmjgjcoja?hl=en
Wikipedia Simple English -
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
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