Reading Skill is one of the language skills that is important for learning a language. Language is intervened across various curricular areas, so its understanding from the viewpoint of language skills is important.

1. READING
ACROSS
THE CURRICULUM
Dr. Manjeet Yadav

2. READING…

3. WHY DO YOU READ?
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4. PURPOSE OF READING
• Reading for Pleasure
• Reading for Literal Understanding
• Reading for Analysis, Interpretation &
Application

5. WHAT DO YOU READ?
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6. EACH TIME YOU ARE READING THE
SAME WAY?
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7. TYPES OF READING- I
• Intensive detailed, in-depth, specific information
• Extensive overview, main ideas, generalization

8. TYPES OF READING- II
•Skimming quick reading, general meaning
•Scanning quick reading, locating specific
information

10. PHASES OF READING

11. TEXT STRUCTURES

12. CAUSE AND EFFECT
• Blisters will form on your feet if you walk long distances in
shoes that do not fit properly.
• Since the Sahara Desert is so hot and dry, it is mostly
uninhabited.

13. SEQUENCING/CHRONOLOGICAL
• Before beginning to walk, babies first crawl and then learn to
pull themselves up to a standing position.
• Wilbur and Orville Wright opened a bicycle shop in 1892, then
began experimenting with gliders in 1900, and flew an airplane
successfully for the first time in 1903.

14. COMPARE AND CONTRAST
• A noun is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea,
while verbs describe action.
• Butter, flour, sugar, and eggs are important ingredients in both
cupcakes and cakes.

15. PROBLEM AND SOLUTION
• People with bad eyesight struggle to see objects clearly, but
glasses or contacts will help them see better.
• Putting a cold drink on a wooden table can leave a water ring,
but using a coaster will prevent this.

16. DESCRIPTION
• Fences are structures that are usually made of wire or wood and
are used to enclose an area.
• A seaplane is a type of airplane that doesn’t use a runway to
take off or land – it takes off and lands on water.

18. CONTEXT & CONTEXTUAL CLUES
• Root word and Affix
People who study birds are experts in ornithology.
• Contrast
Unlike mammals, birds incubate their eggs outside their
bodies.
• Logic
Birds are always looking out for the predators that might
harm their young ones.

19. CONT…
• Definition
Frugivorous birds prefer eating fruit to any other kind of
food.
• Example and Illustration
Some birds like to build their nests in inconspicuous
spots- high up on the top of the trees, hidden by the
leaves and branches.
• Grammar
Many birds migrate twice each year.

21. Picture Composition Exercise

22. KWL CHART

23. KEEP READING…