• Running dictation is an exercise that has always worked well with teenagers. This game can also be simplified for low level kids. With running dictation, a teacher cuts out a short text and makes about 4 copies. The teacher pastes copies of these texts on the four ends of the classroom or even out of the classroom.  Then s/he splits the class into four teams. Each team chooses a good WRITER. The writer has a pen and a sheet of paper. The other student(s) of the team are the RUNNERS. A runner runs to the texts, reads and memorizes a line of text and runs back to the writer and dictates the line of text s/he memorized. The writer writes down when the runner dictates. If there are two or more runners, then another runner takes a turn to read and memorize the next line of text. This goes on until the text is fully copied. The teams score points in the order in which they finish. At the end each team reads out its copied text. Any mistakes at this time will lead to deduction of points.

   For Low Level Kids
  Let every word of the text be described by a number placed next to or below the word as in the example below. Also make the text bolder and larger.

  

  The numbers will help kids easily identify which part(s) of the text they should read. This is also good for large classes where there is always a mixed ability situation.
  Each runner should memorize at least 2 or 3 words for dictation each time. That will stop smarter kids doing it all.  If the class is small, then there can’t be many runners.

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