READING

STRATEGIES

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Speed reading
Speed readingis any of several techniques
used to improve one's ability to read quickly.
Method Skimming and scanning
- Meta guiding

Skimming is process of speed reading that involves

visually searching the sentences of a page for clues to
meaning. For some people, this comes naturally, but
is usually acquired by practice. Skimming is usually
seen more in adults than in children. It is conducted at
a higher rate (700 words per minute and above) than
normalreadingfor comprehension (around 200230
wpm), and results in lower comprehension
rates,especially with information-rich reading
material.
Scanningis the process where one actively looks for
information using amind-map or data.
Meta guidingis the visual guiding of the eye using a
finger or pointer, such as a pen, in order for the eye to
move faster along the length of a passage of text.

Types of reading
There are 3 types of reading
Mental reading (Subvocalization): sounding out
each word internally, as reading to yourself. This
is the slowest form of reading.
Auditory reading: hearing out the read words.
This is a faster process.
Visual reading: understanding the meaning of
the word, rather than sounding or hearing. This
is the fastest process.

K-W-L
KNOWLEDGE--LEARN

DEFINITION OF K-W-L
OGLE (1986) SAYS K-W-L
IS AN INSTRUCTIONAL
READING STRATEGY
THAT IS USED TO GUIDE
STUDENTS THROUGH A
TEXT.

Purposes
- Elicit students prior knowledge of
the topic of the text.
- Sets a purpose for reading.
- Helps students to monitor
comprehension

HOW TO USE THE K-W-L STRATEGY?

1.Choose a text. This strategy works best with expository texts.
2.Create a K-W-L chart.
K

3. Students need to brainstorm words, terms or phrases they associated with a topic
in order to fill in the K column.
1.Ex: Tell me everything you know about topic
4. Ask an alternative question for generating ideas for the W
2.Ex: What do you want to learn about this topic

column.

5. Fill the L columns after reading. You should look the answers to the questions in
your W column.

It keeps us from floating

around.

What is gravity?

Gravity is the force that

pulls objects towards
Earth.

It makes things fall.

Why is there less gravity
on the moon?

There is less gravity on

the moon.

The amount of gravity

there is depends on the
masses of the objects
involved. The moon is a
lot less massive than the
earth, so there is less
How did Newton discover gravity on the moon than
gravity?
there is on earth.

Isaac Newton discovered

gravity.
What determines how fast
something will fall to the
ground?(teacher
question)
Air resistance determines
how fast something will

SIGNPOSTING/CO
HESIVE MARKERS

COHESIVE DEVICES TELL THE

READER WHAT WE ARE
DOING IN A SENTENCE AND
HELP TO GUIDE THEM
THROUGH OUR WRITING.
THEY SIGNAL TO THE
READER WHAT THE
RELATIONSHIPS ARE
BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT
CLAUSES, SENTENCES AND
PARAGRAPHS.

SOMETIMES CALLED
LINKING WORDS,
LINKERS,
CONNECTORS,
DISCOURSE
MARKERS OR
TRANSITIONAL
WORDS

COHESIVE DEVICES
ARE WORDS LIKE
FOR EXAMPLE, IN
CONCLUSION,
HOWEVER AND
MOREOVER.

W-L: A TEACHING
MODEL THAT
DEVELOPS ACTIVE
READING OF
EXPOSITORY TEXT.
THE READING
TEACHER, 39(6),
564-570

SQ4R
Survey
Question
Read
Recite
Reflect
Review
To read the text thoroughly
Suitable for exam purpose
An active study learning
Start with survey the text
Need to recall

KWL
Know
Want
Learn

To monitor comprehension
An instructional reading
method
Start with brainstorm
based on the title
No need to recall

 https://www.teachervision.com/graphic-organizers/skill-builder/48615.
html
https://msu.edu/course/cep/886/Reading%20Comprehension/7Learn_S
erv_Proj_KWL.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KWL_table
http://library.bcu.ac.uk/learner/writingguides/1.33.htm