Reading and viewing teaching resources

'Reading and viewing' is a core strand of English and literacy curricula that emphasises the skills students need to interpret, analyse, and respond to a wide range of texts. This includes not only traditional written materials such as books, articles, and poetry, but also visual and multimedia texts like images, videos, diagrams, and websites. In an educational context, reading and viewing develop students' comprehension, critical thinking, and media literacy. These skills enable learners to extract meaning, evaluate information, and appreciate diverse perspectives. Teachers use resources tagged with 'reading and viewing' to help students practise decoding texts, identifying main ideas, making inferences, and understanding visual cues. Activities might involve close reading exercises, guided viewing of films or images, group discussions about themes and messages, or comparison of written and visual sources. Mastery of reading and viewing is essential for academic success across subjects and for participating effectively in the modern, media-rich world. Resources with this tag support differentiated instruction, allowing teachers to cater to varied student needs and learning styles, and to build foundational skills necessary for lifelong learning.