Types of Reading strategies

1. Grade 7

2. Reading Strategies to
Meet One’s Purpose
Lesson 7
Prepared by Gretchen B. Paracuelles
MSHS, English Language Department

3. Objectives
After going through this lesson, you are expected to:
● 1. identify the different reading strategies;
● 2. use appropriate reading strategies to meet
one’s purpose; and
● 3. use non-linear visuals as comprehensive aids
in content texts
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Question:
Why is reading
important?

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1. Reading is fundamental to functioning in today's society.
2. Reading is important because it develops the mind.
3. It is how we discover new things.
4. Reading develops the imagination.
5. Reading is fundamental in developing a good self image.
6. Reading is important because words - spoken and
written - are the building blocks of life.
Learn to Read by Glenn Davis, Last Updated December, 2016

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● Reading strategies
1. Scanning
2. Skimming
3. Intensive Reading
4. Extensive Reading

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1. Scanning

8. Scanning is a type of reading
strategy that helps you look for
specific information and facts
in particular.

9. What to consider?
1. Know the terms that you are looking for.
Then, decide on a few keywords, search terms,
and key phrases.
2. Read the questions again if the keywords you
found are relevant and useful to the information
you are looking for.

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2. skimming

11. Skimming is a type of reading
strategy that helps you get a
quick overview of the text you
are reading.
When you skim, you get the
gist or the general idea of the
material.

12. What to consider?
1. Read the topic sentence carefully, and then skim
down through the rest of the paragraphs.
2. Read the first and the last sentence of each
paragraph.
3. Look for important pieces of information such as
names, dates, or events. Exercise keen judgment
when you search for information.

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Scanning vs
skimming

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3. INTENSIVE/
CLOSE READING

16. Intensive/Close reading is a
type of reading strategy that
helps you analyze a text in a
careful and purposeful manner.

17. The purpose of a close reading is to
squeeze the details from your chosen
text and use those details to formulate
an interpretation of a deeper meaning or
impression present in the text.

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4. EXTENSIVE READING
(Retelling)

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Extensive reading
involves learners reading texts
for enjoyment and to develop
general reading skills.

20. RETELLING is a type of
reading strategy that
helps you recall, order,
and summarize a text.

21. What to consider?
1. Your retelling should answer the 5 W
questions: who, what, when where, and
why.
2. Retell the text in the correct sequence
or order using your own words.

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● Questions and
Clarifications

23. WRAPPING UP
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