Reading strategies Flashcards
It is always an interaction
between the text and the
reader
READING
Is a cognitive process of
decoding symbols to derive
meaning from a text
READING
means looking at the
readily visible parts of
the texts , like titles,
subtitles, and also
visuals and graphs,
pictures and charts
PREVIEWING
means you look for the main
point of the reading and identify
the ideas that developed it.
skimming
effectively means physically
moving your eyes rapidly along
the page and tracing your finger
along the lines of the text to
speed up your reading.
skimming
is looking for a specific
information
SCANNING
*to scan the text effectively, you
need to have an idea of the
details you are looking for
SCANNING
it is especially useful when
doing research or taking
examinations.
SCANNING
are words, phrases, and sentences that surround an unfamiliar word
that can help you recognize the meaning of an unknown word
because the text gives you the information about it.
CONTEXT CLUES
4 types of context clues
inference, definition, synonym, antonym
Word meanings are not directly stated in the text, but
definitions of unfamiliar words can be assumed by
both prior knowledge and the context in which the
word sits.
INFERENCE
The unfamiliar word is defined by using the word’s opposite
or contrasting meaning.
ANTONYM OR CONTRAST
The unfamiliar word is directly defined in
the sentence in which it appears
DEFINITION
*Words with similar meanings areused within the
same sentence, or around the unfamiliar word
SYNONYM OR RESTATEMENT
Two ways of describing the meaning of a word are
called
denotation and connotation
