Trainers: Wendy Arnold & Chen Zehang (Rebecca)

Abstract
This session will start with some interactive group work activities in order to identify reading strategies and then discuss why the right reading level is important. We will apply the reading strategies and discuss how we can apply these activities with our learners. We will watch some video clips of teachers in action in order to identify which approaches to teach learners to read are viable or not in a Chinese context.

Wendy Arnold has worked as a teacher, teacher trainer, researcher, conference developer and materials writer. She is an active member of the IATEFL Young Learner's special interest group (Sig) and is the author and co-author of coursebooks and resources for young learners in Asia and Saudi Arabia. She has contributed to ELTJ (English Language Teaching Journal), CATS (Children and Teenagers) publication, English Language Learning Materials, and the British Council/BBC http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk . She has trained teachers in Asia (China, Hong Kong SAR, Singapore, Korea, India and Malaysia) the Middle East (Saudi Arabia), Africa (Cameroon) and Europe (UK and Italy). Her special interests are in the professional development of primary teachers of English and reading for young learner literacy.

 Chen Zehang is a lecturer in the English Department, School of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Beijing Normal University, China. She is also a special lecturer in the School of Education, University of Nottingham, UK. She completed her PhD in e-learning and teacher development from University of Nottingham. She has been involved in various projects as researcher, materials developer and trainer. Her special interests are English language teaching, teacher development and e-learning.