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What are the advantages of the Reading Method in English teaching?
The Reading Method was almost totally focused on students reading individually and 
silently. Dr West believed that this would teach students the correct form of the 
language, and all the subsequent knowledge they needed could be built on this structure. 
He also thought that silent reading helped students to concentrate and absorb the 
material more effectively, improving their comprehension. In addition, this would get 
students into the habit of reading and encourage them to want to read more and more 
books, so they would essentially be teaching themselves. 
Of course, at the time, this was seen as another great advantage of the Reading 
Method. With the Direct Method, teachers had to be very present with each student in 
the class, listening to them speak. This meant class numbers had to be limited so each 
student would have enough time to practice. As the Reading Method was focused on 

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silent reading, it meant that the teacher didn’t have to give individual attention to each 
student, so there was no need to limit class numbers. You could technically have 100 
students in one classroom, all reading silently without the need for teacher intervention. 
What are some more modern ways of teaching English?
Today, it is widely recognised that children learn in different ways. They need a large 
variety of engaging activities to help them learn English, and plenty of teacher attention 
to make sure they’re progressing. There are numerous different ways you can help 
children to learn English, whether they’re learning it as native speakers or as an 
additional language. These include: 
Decoding 
This is where a written word is sounded out so it can be understood as a spoken word. A 
word can be split up into separate syllables to make it easier to say.