Reading Skills in English

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Reading Skills in English

Presented By,

Nithin Lalachan BSc.Psychology Semester 1KCMT Chethipuzha

WHAT IS READING?

“Reading is a process of decoding information in a text”

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It involves your ability to read and understand the words, phrases and sentences and other symbols or visuals in a text

It may be for gathering information, for pleasure, for overall understanding, or sometimes for a few items of specific information

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Reading Skills


Reading Strategies

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ScanningReading Strategy :

You do not read the contents from cover to cover. Instead, you go to the specific page on which there is information , quickly run through and locate the specific item(s) of information.

Purpose of Reading : Reading to get a few specific items of Information.

Example :Look up some specific information in a dictionary, encyclopedia, a product manual, a brochure or other reference resources.


Skimming

Reading Strategy : You read fast, often skipping words, sentences,

sometimes even paragraphs that are not important and try and get an overall understanding of the text.

Purpose of Reading : Reading for an overall understanding of a text.

Example :Reading a story, a newspaper, a film review, a

description, etc


Intensive Reading

Reading Strategy : You read the text slowly, word by word and sentence by

sentence because your aim is total or near total comprehension.

Purpose of Reading : Reading for total information.

Example :Reading your text books for study purpose, or reading an

article on a topic of importance for you.


Extensive ReadingReading Strategy :

Since you are reading for pleasure, you may read the text selectively without being bothered by

unfamiliar words.Purpose of Reading : Reading for pleasure.

Example :Reading novels, magazines, short stories, etc


you should be able to employ the most

appropriate reading strategy that matches

your purpose of reading.

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To be a Good Reader……


The index is an alphabetical list at the end of a book that provides the page number on which a subject, name of an author/scientist, etc are found

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Surveying a text using an Index


All reading is Purposeful It helps to have a clear idea about what you

are looking for. You will then be able to choose the right

book. It also help you to locate the most useful

part of a book that you could consult

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Reading with a purpose


The ability to read a given text critically is an essential component of academic writing. Critical reading

involves identifying and differentiating facts, opinions, or

arguments in the text

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Reading critically


Keep Smiling…Keep Reading…

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Thank You

Nithin Lalachan BSc.Psychology Semester 1KCMT

Chethipuzha

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