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Benefits of Reading Reading … 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Expands vocabulary Improves writing skills Heightens concentration levels Builds self-esteem Sharpens memory Boost creativity Develops analytical thinking

WHAT IS READING? an interaction between reader & writer through text to communicate messages, facts, & feelings

FORMAL SCHEMATA =

If You think You can or You can’t, You Are Correct

CONTENT SCHEMATA (BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE)

Among the followings, which is easier for you to comprehend?

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READING SKILLS

All skills that enable a person to get & interprete the message from the printed matters

AFFECTIVE CRITICAL BASIC (LITERAL) READING SKILLS TRIANGLE

BASIC (LITERAL) READING SKILLS • Getting The Meaning Of Words (Contextual Clues & Word Analysis) • Sentence Comprehension • Identifying/ Determining The Topic & The Main Idea of a Paragraph • Determining Functions Of Sentences In A Paragraph • Determining Types Of Paragraph • References & Connectives • Understanding Table & Graphs • Scanning • Skimming • Identifying/ Determining The Subject & The General Though/Thesis of An Essay/Article • Determining Functions Of Paragraphs In An Essay • Summarizing

CRITICAL READING SKILLS • • • • • • • •

Distinguishing Fact From Opinion Interpreting Connotation Of Words Discovering The Author’s Point Of View Recognizing Crooked And Fallacious Thinking Detecting Propaganda Recognizing Statistical Slips Making Inferences Discovering The Author’s Competence, Intention, Attitude, Author’s Bias, Time Of Publication, & Target Readers

EXTENSIVE READING The best way to improve your knowledge of a foreign language is to go and live among its speakers. The next best way is to read extensively in it. Definition:

CHARACTERISTICS OF EXTENSIVE READING STUDENTS READ AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE; A VARIETY OF MATERIALS ON A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS IS AVAILABLE; STUDENTS SELECT WHAT THEY WANT TO READ; THE PURPOSES OF READING ARE USUALLY RELATED TO PLEASURE; READING IS ITS OWN REWARD; READING IS INDIVIDUAL AND SILENT; READING SPEED IS USUALLY FASTER RATHER THAN SLOWER.

EXTENSIVE READING IS NOT A LANGUAGE SKILL; IT IS A PROGRAM FOR PROMOTING SELFINITIATED RAPID READING OF A GREAT DEAL OF INTERESTING MATERIALS

OBJECTIVES OF EXTENSIVE READING ENRICHING VOCABULARY; extensive reading exposes the reader to more meaningful input, and so improved vocabulary. ENLARGING HORIZON; by reading a great variety of interesting matters, a reader has some windows through which he sees many things in the world. INCREASING READING SPEED; by having reading interesting matters, a reader will read with high motivation—which eliminates any barriers in the reading process—and consequently raises reading speed.

ENLARGING HORIZON THROUGH READING

READER’S READER’S WORLD WORLD