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PPT On Reading Skills

Published in: Personality Development
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This PPT will provide training on reading skills that are essential for students at all level.

Indira M / Ipoh

8 years of teaching experience

Qualification: PhD Lit, M.Ed TESL, BA ELS

Teaches: English, Biology, History, Bahasa Malaysia, MUET (English Test), Pengajian AM

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  1. Lecture 5: SKILLS Prepare y: Ms. Indir UALE1113/MPU32143 ENGLISH FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
  2. Reading is How many book have you read this year? "Take any developed nation, for example the UK, on an average per person, 16 books are read per year, as compared to Malaysians which read an average of 8-11 books per year.' indiram
  3. Efficient Reading Skills Reading involves the use of the and the eyes brain In order to read fast, you need to use more of your brain. Reading fast means reading efficiently. In order to do this, you need to read purposefully and interactively. indiram
  4. ACTIVITY„, RED BLUE WHITE YELLOW BLUE GREEN RED PURPLE ORANGE RED PURPLE RED BROWN BLUE YELLOW indiram
  5. Purposeful Reading is purposeful. The way you read something will depend on your purpose. Why do you read the newspaper? Why do you read the novel? indiram
  6. Purposeful In academic reading, you need to be flexible when you read - you may need to read quickly to find carefully when you relevant sections, then read have found what you want. Efficient reading strategies such as: Scanning to find certain information Skimming to get the gist Careful reading of important passages to understand a text well. indiram
  7. Interactive Reading is an interactive process - it is a two- way process. active As a reader, you are not passive but This means you construct the meaning using your knowledge of the language and the world, continually predicting and assessing. indiram
  8. Reading Strategies to Save Time 1. Previewing the text to get an overview The title and author details Main headings and sub headings, chapter summaries, any highlighted text Examine any illustrations, graphs, tables or diagrams and their captions The first sentence in each paragraph indiram
  9. 2. Skimming Running your eye very quickly over large chunks of text. Quickly locate relevant sections from a large quantity of written material. Involves the paragraph text. Look at headings or graphic elements to gain an overview of a text. Allows you to pick up some of the main ideas without paying attention to detail. few minutes. A fast process that takes only a indiram
  10. 10 2. Skimming How to skim: graphics. •Note any bold print and 'Start at the beginning of the reading and glide your eyes over the text very quickly. 'Do not actually read the text in total. •You may read a few words of every paragraph, perhaps the first and last sentences. indiram
  11. 11 3. Scanning like radar Sweeping your eyes ( ) over part of a text to find specific pieces of information. To quickly locate specific information from a large quantity of written material. Identify the section(s) of the text that you probably need to read. As soon as your eye catches an important word orphrase, slow down to read the relevant section more thoroughly. indiram
  12. 12 Scanning 8 Skimming are no substitutes for thorough reading and should only be used to locate material quickly. indiram
  13. 13 4. Intensive reading When to use it: have previewed an article 'When you and used the techniques of skimming and scanning to find what you need to concentrate on, then you can slow down and do some intensive reading. indiram
  14. 4. Intensive reading Start at the beginning. Underline any unfamiliar words or phrases, but do not stop the flow of your reading. Underline, highlight or make brief notes. If the text is difficult, read it through at least once before making notes. Be alert to the main ideas. Each paragraph Should have a main idea, often contained in the topic sentence (usually the first sentence) or the last sentence. indiram
  15. 4. Intensive reading When you have finished, go back to the unfamiliar vocabulary. Look it up in an ordinary or subject-specific dictionary. If the meaning of a word or passage still evades you, leave it and read on. Speak to your tutor if your difficulty continues. indiram
  16. 16 5. Critical reading Understanding how ideas have been arrived at, and evaluating their strengths and weaknesses. Recognising the writer's purpose and underlying values (social, cultural and historical influences Recognising patterns of the argument. Linking ideas in the text to other ideas and texts. Exploring alternatives to the stated idea. Recognising the assumptions and underlying values that you bring to your reading. indiram
  17. Skimming VS Scanning SKIMMING : used to obtain overall meaning of the text. ( E.g.: textbook - to decide usefulness) SCANNING: used to obtain specific information from a text. ( E.g.: telephone directory) indiram
  18. SKIMMING Samsung Galaxy S7 edge specs overview CPU GPI-J RAM 8-core, 2.3 GHz Exynos 8 Octa 8890 / Snapdragon 820 ARM Mali-T880MP14 / Adreno 530 4 GB RAM STORAGE 32/ 64 GB E 18 286" (72.6 mm) 5.5 inches 1440 x 2560 pixels 534 ppi. S Amoled 0.30" (7.7 mm) thickness 5.54 oz (157 g) 3600 mAh LTE HSPA HSUPA I-JMTS, EDGE, GPRS NFC, Wi-Fi 802.11, Bluetooth 4.2 0 12 megapixels REAR Fl.7 aperture, sensor 1/2.5" Front: 5 Megapixels Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K) Android (6.0) TouchWiz UI phone
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  20. 20 Important Skills Understanding Text Organization - Recognizing structure & organization - E.g.: Chronological order Compare & contrast Outline situation Discussion on problems Proposing some solutions indiram
  21. 21 Important Skills Guessing Unknown Words o - Use context & own knowledge of the subject to guess the meaning of unknown words o First refer to the immediate context (the sentence) o Next refer to the wider context (other sentences / paragraphs) indiram
  22. Improving Reading Skills 22 ZNTEREST PRACTICE Happy Reading! indiram BAD GRAMMAR HAVE. THAT IS FAIL