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Reading techniques

1. Lecture 6
READING –TECHNIQUES

2. SKIMMING
SCANNING
EXTENSIVE READING
INTENSIVE READING
SQ4R -CRITICAL READING
CRITICAL READING
READING COMPREHENSION
ANALYTICAL READING

3. •Of all the four language skills, namely, Listening, Speaking,
Reading and Writing (LSRW), reading skill is considered to
be the most rewarding skill.
•Reading is not merely going through a book or a magazine
or a journal. It demands different types of skills depending
on readers' needs and requirements.
•Reading is a great habit that can change human life
significantly.
•It can entertain us; amuse us and enrich us with
knowledge and experiences narrated.

4. FOUR TYPES OF READING SKILLS
1) Skimming -used to understandthe "gist" or main
idea
2) Scanning -used to finda particular piece of
information
3) Extensive reading -used for pleasureand general
understanding
4) Intensive reading -accurate reading for detailed
understanding

5. 1. Reading Technique–Skimming
•Skimmingisastrategic,selectivereadingmethod
inwhichyoufocusonthemainideasofatext.
•Whenskimming,deliberatelyskiptextthatprovides
details,stories,data,orotherelaboration.
ExamplesofSkimming:
•The Newspaper (quickly to get the general news of the day)
•Magazines (quickly to discover which articles you would
like to read in more detail)

6. 2. Reading Technique-Scanning
•Scanningisusedtofindaparticularpieceofinformation.
Runyoureyesoverthetextlookingforthespecificpieceof
informationyouneed.
•Usescanningonschedules,meetingplans,etc.inorderto
findthespecificdetailsyourequire.Ifyouseewordsor
phrasesthatyoudon'tunderstand,don'tworrywhen
scanning.
Examples of Scanning
•The "What's on TV" section of daily newspaper.
•A train / airplane schedule
•A conference guide

7. BASIS FOR
COMPARISON
SKIMMING SCANNING
Meaning Skimming is a way of
reading something in a
fast manner so as to
grasp the main points.
Scanning means to look
carefully and quickly at
the written material so
as to locate something.
Method of ReadingQuick Selective
Involves Reading out the
maximum content in
minimum time.
Finding out the required
data.
Objective To take a birds-eye
view of the text.
To spot and cast
specific facts.
Familiarity The reader is not
familiar with the text.
The reader knows what
he is searching for.

8. Intensive reading
•Intensivereadingisusedonshortertextsinordertoextract
specificinformation.
•Itincludesverycloseaccuratereadingfordetail.
•Useintensivereadingskillstograspthedetailsofaspecific
situation.
•Inthiscase,itisimportantthatyouunderstandeachword,
numberorfact.
Examples of Intensive Reading
•A bookkeeping report
•An insurance claim
•A contract

9. Extensive reading
•Extensivereadingisusedtoobtainageneral
understandingofasubjectandincludesreadinglonger
textsforpleasure.
•Useextensivereadingskillstoimproveyourgeneral
knowledgeofbusinessprocedures.Donotworryifyou
can’tunderstandeachword.
Examples of Extensive Reading
•The latest marketing strategy book
•A novel you read before going to bed
•Magazine articles that interest you

10. SQ4R Reading
Technique
Survey
Question
Read
Recite
Relate
Review
SQ4R Method
•Moststudentsfindthattheir
readingsareoftencomplexand
packedwithinformationandthey
usemanymethodstocopewiththe
readingload.Onepopularmethod
•SQ4R,isaseriesofstrategiesto
helpyoureadmoreactivelyandto
improveyourunderstandingand
retentionofthematerial

11. 1. Survey (S)
Readtheprefaceandintroductiontothetext,andbrowsethrough
thetableofcontentsandtheindex.Getasenseoftheoverall
meaningofthereadingortextbookchapter.
Foreachchapter:readallthetitlesandsubtitles,studyany
pictures,chartsorgraphs,andifavailable,readthesummariesat
theendofthechapterandanystudyquestions.
2. Question (Q)
Changeheadingsintoquestions.Forexample,theheading
"HighlightingMethod"couldbecome"Whatisthehighlighting
method?"
Createyourownquestionsbasedonyourknowledgeofthe
materialoryourlecturenotes.Forexample,youcouldask,"Isthe
textbook'sdefinitiondifferentfrommyprofessor'sdefinitionin
lecture?"
3. Read (R#1)
Readattentivelytofindtheanswerstoyourquestions.
Changeyourquestionifyoufindafterreadingthatyourquestion
can'tbeanswered.

12. 4. RespondClose the textbook and answer your question in your own words.
Re-read the section if you can't answer the question.
5. Record Summarize answers to questions in your own words and record
what you read.
Some common methods are to highlight and/or mark the text, or
take notes, or some combination of both.
6. Review Have a regular review period (usually once a week). This is an
effective strategy for retaining information.
Start from the beginning of the course in each review session.
The volume of material to review increases as the semester
progresses, but the amount of time needed to review older
material decreases.

13. CRITICAL READING
•CriticalreadingisamoreACTIVEway
ofreading.Itisadeeperandmorecomplex
engagementwithatext.
•Criticalreadingisaprocessofanalyzing,
interpretingand,sometimes,evaluating.When
wereadcritically

14. What is Reading Comprehension?
•Comprehensionis the understanding and
interpretation of what isread.
•To be able to accurately understand written
material, need to be able to
(1)decode what theyread;
(2)(2) make connections between what
theyreadand what they already know;
(3)think deeply about what they haveread.

15. THE PURPOSE
OFREADINGISCOMPREHENSION
•Getting meaning from written text.
•Amajorgoalofreadingcomprehensionistohelpstudents
developtheknowledge,skillsandtobecomecompetent
andenthusiasticreaders.
•Readingcomprehensionskillsincreasethepleasureand
effectivenessofreading.
•Strongreadingcomprehensionskillshelpinalltheother
subjectsandinthepersonalandprofessionallives.

16. ANALYTICAL READING
•Paycarefulattentiontoeachwordandits
importanceinrelationtootherwordsinthe
sentenceortheparagraph.
Example:
–Forexample,youmightbeginbyidentifyingtheconflict
andresolutionofastory,andthenassesswhatroleeach
characterplays.Fromthere,youmightbeabletofind
similaritiestoandparallelswithotherworksof
literature,politicalbeliefsandgeneralthemes.