... receiver of information intoan active participant in a dialogue. (If you’re reading alibrary book, write your reactions in a notebook.) Youwill get much more out of the ideas and informationyou ... your own ideas and experiences, not on what’s actually written in thetext. You end up forcing your own ideas on the author(rather than listening to what the author has to say) andthen forming ... adult-like manner. SummaryActive reading is the first essential step to comprehen-sion. Why? Because active reading forces you to reallysee what you’re reading, to look closely at what’s there.Like...
... 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 11th form students.31 CHAPTER 3SOME 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, ... the way 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 ... introduce some suitable reading materials to students, as it is useful for them to form a good habit of reading. 1.2 Teaching reading comprehension 1.2.1 Relationship between reading and other skills.In...
... purpose for reading. For example, he might be readingfor 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, ... Flexible reading Reading rates Approximate rate(wpm)UsesRapid reading 300 – 500 For relatively easy material, when readers want only important facts or ideas or for leisure reading. Average reading...
... READINGCOMPREHENSION SUCCESS– 8TH GRADE READING COMPREHENSION SUCCESSElizabeth CheslaL EARNINGE XPRESS S KILL B UILDERSNew York LESSON 1 ã LearningExpress Skill Builders108TH GRADEREADING ... that key informa-tion will follow. Watch for visual clues, too. Key–8TH GRADEREADINGCOMPREHENSION SUCCESS– LESSON 4 ã LearningExpress Skill Builders24DEFINING FACT AND OPINIONBefore we ... or ideas are boldfaced, bul-leted, boxed, or otherwise highlighted?Skimming through a text before you read helpsyou prepare for your reading task. It’s a lot likechecking out the course before...
... decisions for myself when I’m old enough to vote, she says. Second, I should tell you that she’s right—I’m not alwaysresponsible. I sometimes take the prize for a grade- A dork. Last weekend, for instance, ... 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. When ... meansa. to form a negative opinion.b. to praise.c. to desire.d. to guess. PretestThe pretest consists of a series of reading passages with questions that follow to test your comprehension. Cultural...
... yc5 w3 hf" alt="" SummaryActive reading is the first essential step to comprehen-sion. Why? Because active reading forces you to reallysee what you’re reading, to look closely at what’s there.Like ... Lesson 2.)LESSONGetting theEssentialInformationLESSON SUMMARYThe first step in increasing your readingcomprehension is to learn howto get the basic information. Like a good detective, start ... byexamining the words and ideas surrounding it. This iscalled determining word meaning through context.Like detectives looking for clues at a crime scene, wemust look at the passage for clues that will...
... healthy,low-fat options for students.5. True or False: “One of the most important stepsin the right direction would be for school cafete-rias to provide healthy, low-fat options for stu-dents” is ... right direction would be for schoolcafeterias to provide healthy, low-fat options for students” is an opinion.– PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER–47Marking Practice Passage 1Before you check the answers, ... ratings are useless.10. Performance-enhancing drugs should be legal.Competitive sports would be more interesting towatch if performance-enhancing drugs were legal.Performance-enhancing drugs...
... improve your reading comprehension. ■It will increase your reading speed.■It will broaden your understanding of yourself andothers.■It will introduce you to new information and ideas. Order ... benefits to reading more often. Firstand foremost, reading more will broaden yourunderstanding of yourself and of other people. It willalso introduce you to new information and ideas. Furthermore, ... improve your overall reading comprehension so you’ll begin to understand moreof what you read. In addition, reading more willimprove your vocabulary and increase your reading speed.Example:...
... thewriter, but to allow for a wider audience.Writers may also use you to make readers feel asif they are taking part in the action or ideas beingexpressed in the text. For example, let’s imagine ... her information and ideas. Just as we may look at a physical object from a number of different perspectives (from above it, below it, behindit, beside it, and so on), we can look at information ... doesit create for you, the reader? You generally is used toaddress the reader directly, particularly when the writeris giving directions. Imagine, for example, that youhave registered for a financial...
... writers, you can get your ideas across through implication or inference.This lesson focuses on two specific types of implication: reading between the lines to deter-mine cause and reading between the ... the subject that controls or holds together all the ideas in the passage. There-fore, the main idea must be general enough to encompass all the ideas in the passage. Much like a net, it holdseverything ... hanger from the left) and then headto the kitchen for her daily inspection (exactly sevensteps). She knew this because they had been room-mates for six months. Taking a deep breath, shethought...