Some tips and strategies for reading

1. READING
STRATEGIES
MARTA GORT PANIELLO

2. TYPES OF
READING
INTENSIVE EXTENSIVE
• You need to understand the
whole text
• Find specific information
• Exam reading, articles
• Attention to grammatical
forms, discourse markers…
• You don’t need to understand
all the words
• Reading for gist
• Books
• You read it for pleasure

3. BEFORE READING
• Be clear about your REASON for choosing the best strategy
• Choose an interesting topic = MOTIVATION
• Organise a regular TIME
• Preparation (look at vocabulary, layout) = BROADEN YOUR
BACKGROUND
• Choose an APPROPIATE LEVEL (understand at least 85%)

4. WHILE READING
- Don’t look up words in the dictionary.
- Important word = 3 times repeated
- Guessing words by:
- the context
- the position in the sentence.
- Suffixes or prefixes

5. SLOW READERS
- They read < 100 words / minute
- Disadvantages:
- More phisical effort: your eyes get tired.
- More mental effort: you get bored.
- Difficulties in understanding everything,

6. HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR READING
• Don’t go BACK (90% times is
unnecessary)
• Read in CHUNCKS (blocks 3-5
words)
• Reduce the time of each STOP
• Don’t read word by word
• Don’t POINT with the finger, it
slows your mind

7. READING SKILLS
INFERENCE PREDICT
Use clues to determine what is
happening in the story.
Guess what will happen next, you
understand things easier

8. STRATEGIES
• Skimming: Read quickly to have a general context.
• Scanning: Looking for a particular piece of information.
• Reading for detail: Accurate reading.
All of them are important, they vary depending on your aim. Examples
in a restaurant:
• Skimm: You don’t know what to eat
• Scann: You know what to eat
• For detail: You have an allergy

9. DON’T STOP READING!