BUILDING FLUENCY IN READING

Abstract

Nonnative speakers of English who are in the English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom face struggles with reading in English even if they are already strong readers in their native language. The natural tendency is for the reader to translate the words into the native language in his head as he reads. This practice slows the reader down and keeps the focus on individual words as opposed to overall meaning of the text. The reader becomes preoccupied with decoding and translation, losing all but the most rudimentary reading comprehension, requiring re-reading and slowing the whole process down considerably.

This work gives deep explanation how to develop reading skills of young learners of ESL