This presentation is an introduction to reading skills based on our book the "Study and Thinking Skills Towards English Proficiency for College Students. Hope this can help :)

1. Unit Three
Reading Skills
Miranda, Kamille Ann T.

2. Reading
May be defined as the
process of understanding
the meaning of letters,
words, symbols etc.

3. Skills strengthened by reading:
OAbility to read variety of materials.
OAbility to understand and remember
what you read.
OAbility to effectively communicate what
you’ve learned from your reading.

4. Comprehension is the capacity to
understand fully
Reading is the act of understanding the
meaning of written or printed matter

5. You can get the idea of what the writer
is trying to communicate by:
Setting goals based on your purpose
of reading.
Previewing the text to make
predictions.

6. Self-questioning
Scanning
Relating new information to
old

7. Factors That Affect Reading
 Characteristics of the text
 Characteristics of the reader

8. The Text
1. Size and style of the font
Readable enough?
Readable enough?
Readable enough?

9. 2. Pictures and illustrations

10. 3. Author’s writing style and
personal perspective
 First person point of view
 Second person point of view
 Third person point of view

11. 4. Difficulty of
the ideas
presented

12. The Reader
1. Background knowledge
2. Reading ability
3. Interest
4. Attitude

13. Skills to be an
effective reader

14. OFinding main ideas and
supporting details/evidence
OMaking inferences and
drawing conclusions
ORecognizing a text’s patterns
of organization

15. OPerceiving conceptual
relationships
OTesting your knowledge and
understanding of the material
through application

16. OUsing structural analysis and
contextual clues to identify
vocabulary words.
Example:
The dates are listed in
chronological order.
They start at the beginning and
end with the last event.

17. OReading more critically - ask
questions while you read.
OSummarizing or outlining
main points and supporting
details.
ORereading the material.
ODo a “think aloud” and/or try
to explain what you’ve read.

18. 5 Thinking Strategies
of Good Readers

19. 1. Predict: Make
educated
guesses.

20. 2. Picture: Form images.

21. 3. Relate: Draw comparisons

22. 4. Monitor: Check
understanding.

23. 5. Correct gaps in
understanding.