Importance of reading and its types.
Reading is a complex cognitive process of decoding symbols in order to construct or derive meaning (reading comprehension). Reading is a means of language acquisition, communication, and of sharing information and ideas. Like all languages, it is a complex interaction between the text and the reader which is shaped by the reader’s prior knowledge, experiences, attitude, and language community which is culturally and socially situated
2. CONTENTS
Reading
Meaning and Definition
Quotations ABOUT REASDING
Important of readings
Skills involved
Good Reading habits
Method of teaching Reading
Types of readings
Conclusion
Refrences
3. Reading is a complex cognitive process of
decoding symbols in order to construct or derive
meaning (reading comprehension). Reading is a
means of language acquisition, communication,
and of sharing information and ideas. Like all
languages, it is a complex interaction between the
text and the reader which is shaped by the reader’s
prior knowledge, experiences, attitude, and
language community which is culturally and socially
situated.
4. MEANING AND DEFINITION
Bacon remarks in his essay “of studies” reading
make the full man” reading is most useful and
important skill. It is more important than speaking
and writing. Reading is a source of joy.
According to “Menon and Patel” Reading habits,
“good reading habits which keep a student reading
regularly for both pleasure and profit are the most
valuable single stimulant for growth that the school
has impart”
6. IMPORTANT OF READINGS
Reading means to understand the meaning of
printed words that is, written symbols. It implies
reading with comprehension. The reader
understands what the writer intends to convey.
Reading is a cool of learning. Some of its uses are.
7. Reading is needed to learn a language. Where there is little
reading, there is little language learning.
We need the reading ability to study text books, literature
(novels, plays, poetry) dictionaries etc.
In everyday life, we have to read notices, forms, bills, direction,
bus and train time table, place names and street signs.
We read for pleasure. We enjoy reading letters from friends,
articles from magazines etc.
Reading increase our general knowledge and widens our
mental horizon.
8. AIM OF TEACHNG READING
To enable the pupils a proficiency in reading.
To develop proper attitude for reading among the
students.
To read with correct pronunciation, accuracy and
fluency.
To read with understanding.
To enable the pupils to use appropriately in other
situation the ideas gained from reading.
To enable the pupils to take pleasure in reading.
11. METHOD OF TEACHING READING
The alphabetic method:
The syllabic method
The word method
The phrase method
The sentence method
The story method
13. Oral reading or reading aloud
Oral reading or reading aloud is A skill to be
cultivated in the early stages. It trains the pupil
to link the spoken word with the printed symbol.
14. Silent reading
Silent reading is regarded as most important aspect
of reading. It should there for be encouraged as
soon as children have acquired a certain amount of
fluency aloud.
15. INTENSIVE READING
intensive reading is mainly by concerned with
developing in student the skill of understanding fully
accurately the written or printed material.
16. EXTENSIVE READING
extensive reading is also known as rapid reading of
extensive silent reading. It is a means of
concentrating upon pupils mind the subject matter.
17. SUPPLEMENTARY READING
supplementary reading is subsidiary to intensive
reading supplementary reading is done under the
control and general supervision of the teacher
incharge.
18. LIBRARY READING
Library reading is also like the supplementary
reading but it is not done in the class room under
the supervision of an English teacher. It is done in
library.
19. CONCLUSION
The learners of English must know reading English
. The education of a child is imperfect, unless he is
equipped with the ability of reading
Refrences:
New trends of teaching English.
By: Hina Siddique