China’s English Curriculum Standards for Compulsory Education (2022) in the section of teaching suggestions proposes that we should promote the integration of teaching, learning and assessment to accelerate the reform of English evaluation system in junior high school. But there are problems of such integration in the practice of English reading lessons in junior high school. This paper explores strategies for integrating these elements through backward design, illustrated by a case study of Unit 8 (Natural Disasters) from the 8A Yi Lin Edition. The findings aim to provide actionable guidance for educators.

Minjie Wang, Ran Wei. Integrating Teaching-Learning-Assessment in English Reading Teaching of Chinese Junior High School Based on Backward Design. International Journal of New Developments in Education(2025), Vol. 7, Issue 3: 51-60. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJNDE.2025.070309.

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