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Tips for Developing Academic Reading Skills
Improving academic reading skills involves mastering various techniques and understanding specific types of words that signal different relationships between ideas. Words that show comparison, addition, contrast, cause and effect, and those that clarify or illustrate concepts are pivotal in grasping the connections within the text.
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Tips for Developing Academic Reading Skills Critical Reading To read critically you need: Recognizing erors in reasoning Detecting propaganda Separating fact from opinion An opinion It can not be proved true. A judgment A belief A fact It can be proved true. Purpose and Tone Purpose It will drive the main idea: To persuade
To entertain
To inform
The author's reason for writing. Tone Subjective tone Opinions
Feelings
Objective tone Reasonable explanations
The author's attitude toward the topic. Relationships Words that clarify Evidently To be sure In fact Of course Words that summarize or conclude In other words In brief In conclusion In summary Words that show cause and effect As a result Since Therefore Because Words that show location Under Near Across Inside In front of Words that show illustration Specifically Such as For instance For example Words that show comparison Just as In the same way Equally Like Words that show contrast Despite However On the other hand But Words that show addition Also Moreover In addition And Words that show time Now After Often Then Next First Transitions It shows the connections between ideas. It makes the ideas clear. Supporting Details They are marked by addition words. Explain a main idea. Examples Reasons Facts Semantic Mapping It includes categories and examples. It includes the concept word. Visual strategy Extension of knowledge Vocabulary expasion Skimming Look for topic sentence Look for keywords To do skimming you should Read the first and last sentence of each sentence. Look at the ilustrations. Read the title, subtitles and subheadings. Identify the main idea. Active reading and study Strategies Visualizing Evaluating Reviewing Predicting Connecting Questioning Ask yourself What is the support for the point? What is the point? Argumentation Evidence to supporting a point of view. Reasons plausible Cite examples Cite sources Support a point of view about some matter. A rational discussion. Inferences To make inferences in reading: Consider the alternatives. Use your background information. Never lose sight of the available information. Ideas that are not stated directly. Implied Main Ideas To find the implied main idea: What point is being made about the topic? What is the topic of those details? Mark major supporting details. Look for repeated words. The main idea is not stated. Main Ideas To find the main idea: Organize it into one sentence. Choose the most important details. Search for information about the topic. Find the topic in the passage. Read the passage thoroughly. What the text is all about. The central focus of a writing. Scanning Less reading and more searching. Read the question and search for key words. Look for specific information. Pre-viewing (before you read) KWL What did I learn? What do I want to learn? What do I know? Purpose for reading Focus your attention Author consideration Reason for writing Point of view Vocabulary previews Learn unfamiliar keywords Overviews Discuse information about the assignment. Visual Aids Search for pictures related to your tittle. Pre-questions Questions you expect to be answered. Brainstorming List the information about title.
