Lesson Plan

Running Out of Time: The Cloze Procedure

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Determine if the reading level of Running Out of Time is too easy, to difficult, or just right for your pupils with a cloze reading exercise. After listening to the teacher read the passage, learners fill in the blanks on the cloze worksheet to the best of their ability, using clues in the text to help them guess the missing words.

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Classroom Considerations
  • The instructions for this procedure are not entirely clear, but you can follow normal procedures for cloze reading with the provided materials (or find information online about how to conduct this type of exercise)
Pros
  • Includes a worksheet and answer key
Cons
  • Watch for minor spelling and usage errors