How do online reading lessons differ from face-to-face reading lessons?

Let’s now focus on how we can help learners to develop reading skills in an online environment. You’re going to watch a video of Lindsay and Marie Therese summarising what they think are the key differences between online reading lessons and face-to-face reading lessons.

Task

Watch the video. Are these statements true or false, according to what you hear?

1. The structure of a reading lesson is different in an online lesson.
2. Whether learners do the reading task in the lesson or for homework depends only on their age.
3. Young learners are more likely to read texts in the lesson.
4. Adult learners are more likely to read texts in the lesson.
5. If the lesson focus is reading for specific information, the learners can do the reading in class.
6. If the lesson focus is reading for detailed information, the learners can do the reading for homework.
7. When learners read a text for homework, the next lesson can focus on checking the learners’ understanding and follow-up work.

Check your answers.

In the next step, we’re going to look at different reading texts and activities and decide if the reading task is best done in or out of the lesson.