Strategies for developing reading skill- Reading with a purpose-different levels of reading-different types of reading-literary reading-interpretive reading-scanning-skimming
3. What is Reading?
Reading is decoding
and comprehending
graphic symbols of a
language with the help
of the joint functioning
of the eyes and the
cognitive domain
4. Though it is also one of the major skills of language, it works as one
of the most important source for the development of all other
language skills
1. It helps enrich the vocabulary
2. It helps in collecting idioms
3. It helps in knowing a variety of usages
of same words
4. It helps in knowing different types of
writing styles
5. It helps to have better idea on accurate
grammar
6. It helps to escape from mother tongue
influence
7. So What the
reader focuses
on during the
Literal Level of
reading
What words state the main
idea of the story?
How does the author
summarize what she/he is
saying?
Outlining the first paragraph
of the story.
What happened first, second
and last?
How are these things alike?
How are they different?
What things belong together?
9. So What the reader
focuses on during the
Interpretive or
Inferential Level of
reading
What does the author
value?
What is the theme?
What effect does this
character/event have
on the story?
How do you think this
story will end?
11. So What the reader
focuses on during the
Critical level of
reading
Could this possibly
happen?
Is this argument logical?
What alternatives are
there?
Is this a fact or an
opinion?
Do you agree or disagree
with the author?
What is the best solution
to this problem?
14. Detailed Reading
It is a type of reading in which the reader tries to catch
even the minute element in the text by reading each
and every line of it. Eg. Reading a legal document
15. Skimming
It is a type of reading in which the reader reads only
the parts which he require, and leaves many pages
unread. He selects what he need just by looking at the
index or the titles. Eg. Preparation for examinarions
16. Scanning
It is a type of reading in which the reader just go
through the whole text or book for collecting some
predetermined information. Eg- searching for a phone
number in a directory.
19. NOTE TAKING & NOTE MAKING
Note taking is a passive process
where some one take down
some points when listening to a
speech or lecture
Note making is a rather active process
where a person creates his own notes
by reading some texts or books. Here,
he borrows the ideas from the text, but
prepares his note in his own language
20. WHY NOTE MAKING?
Note making is an important strategy
that a teacher can make use of for
developing reading skill as well as
writing skill of his students
1. It creates interest in learners in reading
2. It helps in developing recreation skill
3. It helps in focusing on important points
4. It helps in developing purposeful reading
5. It helps in developing higher levels of reading
like interpretive and critical reading
21. MAKING USE OF
TYPOGRAPHIC CLUES
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The teacher should make the students
aware of the specialties of different
typographic clues like ‘italics’, ‘bold
letters’ etc. which may make the learners
more purposeful and serious readers
47. Before you read, Survey the
chapter:
the title, headings, and
subheadings
captions under pictures,
charts, graphs or maps
review questions or teacher-
made study guides
introductory and concluding
paragraphs
summary
48. Question while you are
surveying:
Turn the title, headings,
and/or subheadings into
questions
Read questions at the end of
the chapters or after each
subheading
Ask yourself,
"What did my instructor say
about this chapter or
subject
when it was assigned?“
Ask yourself,
"What do I already know
about this subject?"
49. When you begin to Read:
Look for answers to the
questions you first raised
Answer questions at the
beginning or end of chapters
or study guides
Reread captions under pictures,
graphs, etc.
Note all the underlined, italicized,
bold printed words or phrases
Study graphic aids
Reduce your speed for difficult
passages
Stop and reread parts which
are not clear
Read only a section at a time
and recite after each section
50. Recite after you've read a
section:
Orally ask yourself questions
about what you have just read, or
summarize, in your own words,
what you read
Take notes from the text but write
the information in your own words
Underline or highlight important
points you've just read
51. It is an ongoing process
which needs day by
day updating by using
different techniques until
the you become
thorough with the
different answers of
different questions.