Note Students will learn how to utilize real-life materials that they have to use in their every day lives as valuable and satisfying experience. Using real-life materials adds variety to your lessons. The materials you use can be based on the real needs and interests of your students. It's great if students bring in the things they come across, wonder about, or need to be able to read in their real lives. Magazine articles Catalogues Circulars from stores Aside from those items, you don't need anything special.
Tip Bring in real real-life materials.
Don't bring in a picture of a food label or a mock-up of one inside a workbook. Bring in the real article. Don't make your students have to figure out how to find the fake label in real life. Practice using background knowledge to support reading. Practice in developing background knowledge areas when needed for specific texts.