Reading and its types

2.  Reading is a multifaceted process involving word
recognition, comprehension fluency and motivation.
 Learn how readers integrate these facets to make
meaning from print.
 Reading is making meaning from print.
 It requires that we: identify the words in print – a
process called word recognition.

3. 1. Oral
2. Silent (On Focus)
Intensive Reading
Linguistic
Content
Extensive Reading
Skimming
Scanning
Global

4.  Oral reading is the act of reading printed or
written text aloud, and is often used by
teachers to track and measure a student’s
overall reading ability including reading
accuracy, pronunciation, fluency,
comprehension and understanding of
punctuation.

5. Silent reading is a reading skill which allows
one to read without voicing the words.
Silent reading helps us read faster.
It helps us make faster connections between
words and gives us the silence we need to
concentrate and process information.

6.  Intensive reading is used on shorter texts in order to
extract specific information.
 It includes very close accurate reading for detail.
 Use intensive reading skills to grasp the details of a
specific situation.
 In this case, it is important that you understand each
word, number and fact.

7. A bookkeeping report
An insurance claim
A contract

8.  In the linguistic approach, most words presented in
reading are phonemically regular and fit a particular
pattern…
 In order for children to perceive the phoneme-
grapheme (sound-sight) relationship, the linguistic
approach emphasizes the teaching of the letters of
the alphabet as a beginning procedure.

9.  Content area reading is most simply, reading
to learn.
 It encompasses all the skills and abilities
required for a students to read the complex,
informational text found typically in Social
Studies, Science and Math.

10.  Extensive reading is used to obtain a general
understanding of a subject and includes reading
longer texts for pleasure, as well as business books.
 Use extensive reading skills to improve your general
knowledge of business procedures.
 Do not worry if you understand each word.

11.  The latest marketing strategy book
 A novel you read before going to bed
 Magazine articles that interest you.

12.  Skimming is used to quickly gather the most important,
‘or gist’.
 Run your eyes over the text, nothing important
information.
 Use skimming to quickly get up to speed on a current
business situation.
 It’s not essential to understand each word when
skimming.

13.  The newspaper ( quickly to get the general news of
the day)
 Magazines ( quickly to discover which articles you
would like to read in more detail)
 Business and travel brochures (quickly
to get informed)

14.  Scanning is used to find a particular piece of information.
 Run your eyes over the text looking for the specific piece of
information you need.
 Use scanning on schedules, meeting plans, etc., in order to
find the specific details you require.
 If you see words or phrases that you don’t understand, don’t
worry when scanning.

15. The ‘what’s on TV’ section of your
newspaper.
A train / airplane schedule
A conference guide

16.  Global reading is a concept developed in the United
States and intended for children whose mother
tongue is English.
 Later, it has been applied to many other languages.
 It is not hard to guess that Doman’s method holds a
great potential for modern foreign language
education concepts, particularly English.

17.  Annotating while you read, and summarizing what
you read after the fact, are acts of writing, of course.
 They also are vital ways of improving your reading
skills overall.
 Reading and writing skills are academic skills, to be
sure.
 They are also success skills for life, at large