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SH1635

Reading Techniques
ƒ Reading is defined as a complex cognitive process of decoding symbols in order to construct
and derive meaning
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ƒ Technique is a way of doing something by using special knowledge or skill
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Example: Rhea read the short story “The Last Leaf” by O
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She
understood the story enough to retell what she has read to her partner with their homework and
enough to write a summary of it
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x Decoding – to find or understand the meaning of something; to recognize and interpret
something; the process of translating a printed word into a sound
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(She understood the story enough and retold it to her partner and her
partner came up with a summary)
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x Reviewing- Skimming is useful for reviewing text that is already read
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B
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x Read the first sentence of each remaining paragraph
o The main idea of most paragraphs appears in the first sentence
o If the author’s pattern is, to begin with, a question or anecdote, you may find the
last sentence more valuable
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Scanning rapidly covers a great deal of material in order to locate a specific fact or piece of
information
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B
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If you hold the image of the
word or idea clearly in mind, it is likely to appear more clearly than the surrounding
words
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x Analyze the organization of the content before starting to scan
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o If the material is lengthy or difficult, a preliminary skimming may be necessary to
determine which part of the article to scan
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When you find the
sentence that has the information you seek, read the entire sentence
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Phrase Reading
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There are many people who have learned to do this
on their own, most likely because they love to read
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x Phrase – a group of words that go together to mean something
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Clustering is one very powerful and simple exercise designed to help develop the necessary
skills to Phrase Read
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It matches all the criteria for a good exercise
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Non-prose materials or graphic materials are illustrated visual forms that
summarize information and ideas through words, symbols, pictures, and drawings
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Examples: bar graph, pie graph,
line graph and pictograph
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Diagrams – are made up of lines and symbols, which show the interrelationships of
parts or elements, steps of a process, or key features of an object or an area
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Charts – are visuals that summarize data, explain a process, or describe a set of
relationships
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Maps – are flat representations of the earth that show geographical areas by means of
scales and models
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