Active Reading 1
Why do you read?
Answer varries
It is important to develop this skill in reading for understanding.
Active Reading
Reading quickly through a passage in order to gain a clear, over all view of what it is about.
Skimming
You are reading in order to extract specific details which are relevant to the questions that you are required to answer.
Scanning
A type of non-fiction writing
Informative writing
This is something we spend our lives doing
Reading
How do you develop a skill of active reading?
Answer vary
When you are reading a question, you may find it useful to underline the __________ .
Key words
It's your lucky pick!
Congrats!
Answer a question worth 300 or steal 100 points from your opponent?
yay!
We take printed words for granted. True or false?
True
It is a good idea to have a _____ and _____close to hand whenever you are reading.
pencil and notepad
Voices _______
Voices accross the sea
Reading Noli Me tangere to get the overview is an example of _____
Skimming
It's your lucky pick!
Congrats!
The words are like ______
wallpaper
Looking for a specific ingredient in the internet is an example of _____
scanning
The sentence in a paragraph that sums up the main idea.
Topic sentence
Diagrams and other visual images which help to clarify the meaning of what has been written in an article.
The way writing and/or pictures are set out on a page.
Reading is a ________ process
Active
What are the two reading styles and their meaning?
skimming
scanning
What are the steps in skimming?
1. Before reading, scan the text to gain an overall understanding of its content. Look for keywords, main ideas, and subtopics.
2. Read the text with purpose. Begin with the introduction and conclusion, then move to the main body of the text. Focus on key words, topics, and ideas.
3. Highlight or make notes on the important points. This will help you review the material quickly and effectively.
What are the steps in scanning?
1. Take a few moments to read the title, introduction, and any headings or graphics. Make a quick prediction about the topic or the main idea of the text.
2. Read the material carefully and look for key words or ideas. Take notes as you go along to help you remember and understand the material.
3. After you have read and taken notes, summarize the material in a few sentences or bullet points. This will help you remember the main points and make sure that you have accurately understood the material.
This style of reading reading helps to improve comprehension by forcing readers to slow down and analyze the text in greater detail.
Intensive reading