KOTESOL International Conference 2016
(Concurrent Session)
Amanda Maitland, Jinan Foreign Language International Centre
Extensive Reading: Making Story Sacks to Support Extensive Reading
Abstract
In the age of high technology and multimedia we are face with the challenge of making reading as "fun" and interesting as possible. Soft toy sacks offer the opportunity to make the reading experience come to life, it also provides the tools to consolidate the learning through literacy tasks and events connected to the readers used. The workshop is based on psychological and literacy theory, and aims to create best practice in the primary classroom. Story sacks can be used independently, in co-reading and whole class reading events. The story sacks can also be used in the home as well as the classroom context. It can be fun to involve the children and parents in the creation of the story sacks. The workshop aims to challenge and promote change in the teaching of reading in the Asian contest.
Biographicals
Amanda Maitland worked in the educational context for 25 years and developed teacher training courses in the UK, and Korea, at the University of East London and Chonbuk University. She also carried out teacher training for the British Council in Malaysia. She is published in the fields of education and psychology. She is due to complete her Pych D. in Forensic psychology in September 2016. She is already qualified to the level of MA in the subject of ELT and Applied Linguistics and is also qualified in Counselling and therapy. Currently she is working for a college in Jinan China where she teaches AP Psychology and English.
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