Importance of reading and its types.

Importance of reading and its types.
Reading is a complex cognitive process of decoding symbols in order to construct or derive meaning (reading comprehension). Reading is a means of language acquisition, communication, and of sharing information and ideas. Like all languages, it is a complex interaction between the text and the reader which is shaped by the reader’s prior knowledge, experiences, attitude, and language community which is culturally and socially situated

1. Importance of Reading and its types. Name: Imtiaz Ali Learners4u

2. Contents Reading Meaning and Definition Quotations ABOUT REASDING Important of readings Skills involved Good Reading habits Method of teaching Reading Types of readings Conclusion Refrences

3. Reading is a complex cognitive process of decoding symbols in order to construct or derive meaning (reading comprehension). Reading is a means of language acquisition, communication, and of sharing information and ideas. Like all languages, it is a complex interaction between the text and the reader which is shaped by the reader’s prior knowledge, experiences, attitude, and language community which is culturally and socially situated.

4. Meaning and Definition Bacon remarks in his essay “of studies” reading make the full man” reading is most useful and important skill. It is more important than speaking and writing. Reading is a source of joy. According to “ Menon and Patel” Reading habits, “good reading habits which keep a student reading regularly for both pleasure and profit are the most valuable single stimulant for growth that the school has impart”

5. Quotations ABOUT REASDING

6. Important of readings Reading means to understand the meaning of printed words that is, written symbols. It implies reading with comprehension. The reader understands what the writer intends to convey. Reading is a cool of learning. Some of its uses are.

7. Reading is needed to learn a language. Where there is little reading, there is little language learning. We need the reading ability to study text books, literature (novels, plays, poetry) dictionaries etc. In everyday life, we have to read notices, forms, bills, direction, bus and train time table, place names and street signs. We read for pleasure. We enjoy reading letters from friends, articles from magazines etc. Reading increase our general knowledge and widens our mental horizon.

8. Aim of Teachng Reading To enable the pupils a proficiency in reading. To develop proper attitude for reading among the students. To read with correct pronunciation, accuracy and fluency. To read with understanding. To enable the pupils to use appropriately in other situation the ideas gained from reading. To enable the pupils to take pleasure in reading.

9. Skills involved

10. Good Reading habits

11. Method of teaching Reading The alphabetic method: The syllabic method The word method The phrase method The sentence method The story method

12. Types of readings 1. Oral reading or reading aloud 2. Silent reading 3. Intensive reading 4. Extensive reading 5. Supplementary reading 6. Library reading

13. Oral reading or reading aloud Oral reading or reading aloud is A skill to be cultivated in the early stages. It trains the pupil to link the spoken word with the printed symbol.

14. Silent reading Silent reading is regarded as most important aspect of reading. It should there for be encouraged as soon as children have acquired a certain amount of fluency aloud.

15. Intensive reading intensive reading is mainly by concerned with developing in student the skill of understanding fully accurately the written or printed material.

16. Extensive reading extensive reading is also known as rapid reading of extensive silent reading. It is a means of concentrating upon pupils mind the subject matter.

17. Supplementary reading supplementary reading is subsidiary to intensive reading supplementary reading is done under the control and general supervision of the teacher incharge .

18. Library reading Library reading is also like the supplementary reading but it is not done in the class room under the supervision of an English teacher. It is done in library.

19. Conclusion The learners of English must know reading English . The education of a child is imperfect, unless he is equipped with the ability of reading Refrences : New trends of teaching English. By: Hina Siddique

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