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Reading Skills for Reading Comprehension
These are the strategies needed to facilititate erucidite understanding of written/ printed matter such comprehension passages, texts.
Strategies for Developing Reading Skills through Reading Comprehension.
Read a fairly long portion of the comprehension for understanding of maim idea. Employ the different methods of reading such as skimming, scanning, and survey.
Importantly, irrespective of one’s calibre as a reader renewed motivation, balanced mental frameworks for holding ideas, steadfast concentration and appropriate study techniques pass across as the common denominator for good, enjoyable reading.
Develop a broad background
Broaden background knowledge by reading newspapers, magazines, books. It’s also important for one be well informed of the events that are taking place in the world.
Know the structure of the paragraph.
Good writers usually construct paragraphs that have a beginning, middle and end. Often the first sentence will give an overview that helps provide a framework for adding details. Also, look out for transitional words, phrases or paragraphs that change the topic.
Identify the author's Type of Reasoning
One should be careful to note the following: does the author use cause and effect reasoning, hypothesis, model building, induction or deduction, systems thinking. These are just few of the many critical thinking skills that a writer can adopt to shape the meaning of his or her text.
Anticipate and predict.
Entails making guesses as to what is likely to occur next. If right, it reinforces understanding. If one fails its much to easier to make the necessary adjustments quickly.
Aim to Understand the Organization of the Text.
Focus is to know whether the material is organized chronologically, serially, logically, functionally, spatially or hierarchical. Enables one gain better flow as one reads.
Arouse Motivation and Interest
It’s easier and moyivating to read and understand something that one has a keen interest in. One should acively participate by: previewing, surveying, posing questions, identifying new ideas and vocabulary.
Look Supporting Out for Cues.
Focus on the first and last paragraph in a chapter or the first sentence in each section. Also, study pictures, graphs, and readings if any are available.
Evaluation
It connotes separating facts from opinion and critical evaluation of arguments. It assists one in understanding a comprehension passage, text.
Use a Systematic Reading Technique.
Adopting a reading technique such as the SQ3R method (survey, question, read, recite, review) depending on one’s priorities is essential in building good reading skills.
Build a Good vocabulary
It’s fundamental to note new words, concepts, ideas and seek to understand them. For instance look the up the words in the dictionary, try to derive their meaning from the contexts used. One could concentrate on roots, prefix and endings. With time due to constant practise one can efficiently tackle comprehension at the same time improves his or her skills in reading.
Highlight Summarize Review
A serious reader who intends to develop their reading skills should make good summary of what he or she is reading. To highlight key markers of the text, comprehension passage and do a review.
Reading Skills for Reading Comprehension
These are the strategies needed to facilititate erucidite understanding of written/ printed matter such comprehension passages, texts.
Strategies for Developing Reading Skills through Reading Comprehension.
Read a fairly long portion of the comprehension for understanding of maim idea. Employ the different methods of reading such as skimming, scanning, and survey.
Importantly, irrespective of one’s calibre as a reader renewed motivation, balanced mental frameworks for holding ideas, steadfast concentration and appropriate study techniques pass across as the common denominator for good, enjoyable reading.
Develop a broad background
Broaden background knowledge by reading newspapers, magazines, books. It’s also important for one be well informed of the events that are taking place in the world.
Know the structure of the paragraph.
Good writers usually construct paragraphs that have a beginning, middle and end. Often the first sentence will give an overview that helps provide a framework for adding details. Also, look out for transitional words, phrases or paragraphs that change the topic.
Identify the Author's Type of Reasoning
One should be careful to note the following: does the author use cause and effect reasoning, hypothesis, model building, induction or deduction, systems thinking. These are just few of the many critical thinking skills that a writer can adopt to shape the meaning of his or her text.
Anticipate and predict.
Entails making guesses as to what is likely to occur next. If right, it reinforces understanding. If one fails its much to easier to make the necessary adjustments quickly.
Aim to Understand the Organization of the Text.
Focus is to know whether the material is organized chronologically, serially, logically, functionally, spatially or hierarchical. Enables one gain better flow as one reads.
Arouse Motivation and Interest
It’s easier and moyivating to read and understand something that one has a keen interest in. One should acively participate by: previewing, surveying, posing questions, identifying new ideas and vocabulary.
Look Supporting Out for Cues.
Focus on the first and last paragraph in a chapter or the first sentence in each section. Also, study pictures, graphs, and readings if any are available.
Evaluation
It connotes separating facts from opinion and critical evaluation of arguments. It assists one in understanding a comprehension passage, text.
Use a Systematic Reading Technique.
Adopting a reading technique such as the SQ3R method (survey, question, read, recite, review) depending on one’s priorities is essential in building good reading skills.
Build a Good vocabulary
It’s fundamental to note new words, concepts, ideas and seek to understand them. For instance look the up the words in the dictionary, try to derive their meaning from the contexts used. One could concentrate on roots, prefix and endings. With time due to constant practise one can efficiently tackle comprehension at the same time improves his or her skills in reading.
Highlight Summarize Review
A serious reader who intends to develop their reading skills should make good summary of what he or she is reading. To highlight key markers of the text, comprehension passage and do a review.
Good writers usually construct paragraphs that have a beginning, middle and end. Often the first sentence will give an overview that helps provide a framework for adding details. Also, look out for transitional words, phrases or paragraphs that change the topic.
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