... students clear purposes while reading (for example, readingfor general ideas, readingfor
specific information, and readingfor further understanding) with clear instructions for
various kinds of ...
while- reading techniques for teaching comprehensionfor the 11
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SOME SUGGESTED TECHNIQUES USED
IN THE WHILE- READING STAGE TO DEVELOP THE READING SKILLS FOR
THE ... types of reading and teaching reading comprehension.
1.1. Theoretical background of reading comprehension
1.1.1 Definitions of reading.
The term Reading is widely used in practice. However, reading...
... their reading skills, the teacher must play a role as a guiding person. He should give
his students clear purposes while reading (for example, readingfor general ideas, readingfor
specific information, ... of reading, we have
aloud reading and silent reading. Depending on the purpose of reading, we can classify
reading into skimming, scanning, intensive reading and extensive reading.
1.1 .4. 1 ... of
reading exercises.
1.1 .4. 2 .4 Extensive reading
Extensive reading is also called readingfor fluency”. The students read long texts to
have general understanding, to develop fluency in reading...
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enjoyment, information, or to complete a task. If he is exploring or reviewing, he
might skim a document. If he is searching for information, ... purposes. Our reading speed should fit our purposes for
reading. We read for many different purposes, and our reasons forreading any
particular material affects our reading speed. For example,...
... Lesson(s)
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3 b 1, 4 23 a 19
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11 c 8 31 ... that key informa-
tion will follow. Watch for visual clues, too. Key
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EFINING FACT AND OPINION
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SUCCESS
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d. gives us direct access to the minds of all the
characters.
44 . When the narrator says she sometimes “take[s]
the prize for a grade- A dork,” the word choice is
intended to indicate
a. that ... and use this information to draw an informed conclusion.
Separating fact from opinion is essential during a crime scene investigation. It is also a cru-
cial skill for effective reading.
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Active reading is the first essential step to comprehen-
sion. Why? Because active reading forces you to really
see what you’re reading, to look closely at what’s there.
Like ... for lots of money.
Watching people eat large insects, reveal their innermost thoughts to millions of
people, and allow themselves to be filmed 24 hours a day for a huge financial
reward makes for ... Lesson 2.)
LESSON
Getting the
Essential
Information
LESSON SUMMARY
The first step in increasing your readingcomprehension is to learn how
to get the basic information. Like a good detective, start...
... right direction would be for school
cafeterias to provide healthy, low-fat options for
students” is an opinion.
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Before you check the answers, ... 3
Question 4 Lesson 2
Question 5 Lesson 2
Question 6 Lesson 4
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7. c. See the first and second sentences. The next-to-
last sentence also provides this information.
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Robert Johnson is the best blues guitarist of all time. There is little information
available about this legendary blues guitarist, and the information is as much
rumor...
... will improve your reading comprehension.
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It will increase your reading speed.
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It will broaden your understanding of yourself and
others.
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It will introduce you to new information and ideas.
Order ... START FROM THE BEGINNING: CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER–
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Example: Most to Least Important
There are many benefits to reading more often. First
and foremost, reading more will broaden your
understanding ... introduce you to new information and ideas.
Furthermore, it will improve your overall reading
comprehension so you’ll begin to understand more
of what you read. In addition, reading more will
improve...
... does
it create for you, the reader? You generally is used to
address the reader directly, particularly when the writer
is giving directions. Imagine, for example, that you
have registered for a financial ... in the space provided.
Paragraph A
Mandatory school uniforms are a bad deci-
sion for our district. If students are required to wear
a uniform, it will greatly inhibit their ability to
express ... school uniforms are a step in the wrong
direction.
Paragraph B
Mandatory school uniforms will have a
tremendously positive impact on our district. If stu-
dents are required to wear a uniform, it...
... Lesson 12
Question 13 Lesson 13
Question 14 Lesson 14
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Review the Skill Building sections from Lessons 6– 14. Try any Skill Builders you didn’t do.
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Write ... expressed in a clear topic sen-
tence. Instead, readers have to look for clues often hid-
den in the language of the text. For example, the
following fictional paragraph describes a character.
Read ... Brenda
was right on time, as usual. Never a minute early or
late for her, everything was very exact.
Anne placed her feet on the floor, reached for
the remote, and turned off the television. She knew
Brenda...
... the poem’s theme. And
if you can do this for poems, you can certainly do it for
stories, novels, and plays as well.
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magine that you are about to do something ... won’t
comply, or that the law enforcement authorities will be
ineffective in forcing compliance, instead suggesting
that the proposed program would be an undue burden,
forcing good people to act “surreptitious,” ... All
Together
LESSON SUMMARY
This lesson wraps up your study of readingcomprehension by review-
ing everything you’ve learned so far.
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There isn’t room in this short lesson to look at
theme...