Reading Strategies.

The techniques for teaching reading strategies are something that I learn a lot about in my other classes, and reading is something that all students struggle with- not just second language learners.  Brown says that students need to identify the purpose, learn left to right, top-bottom decoding, learn silent reading techniques for rapid reading, skimming, scanning, mapping/clustering, guessing, vocabulary analysis, distinguish meanings, and process relationships.  I think that a major part in learning to read is motivation, or finding something that interests each particular student the most.  This could also mean, in teaching English as a second language, that the student reads in their primary language.  If a student is having difficulties learning in their L2, it could mean that they never fully learned how to read in their L1.  They may have difficulties getting motivated doing something that they never fully learned in the first place, so by reading in their first language, the student can get motivated to practice their reading skills.