The document discusses the importance of improving basic reading skills, namely skimming and scanning, for better comprehension and overall success in education. It identifies common reasons for poor reading comprehension and outlines the stages of reading: before, during, and after reading, emphasizing the reader's interaction and critical thinking with the text. Techniques for skimming and scanning are provided to enhance reading efficiency and information retrieval.

1. Improving Basic
Reading Skills
such as Skimming
and Scanning
LAIZELA.
DANGATAN

2. RATIONALE
- Reading is one of the basic
skills that everyone must learn
Reading is a cornerstone for a
child's success in school and,
indeed, throughout life,
(Anderson, Hiebert, Scott, &
Wilkinson, 1985)

3. - Reading is an avenue to teach
writing, speaking, grammar
and other language aspects
- Reading is considered a
very challenging in the
education system

4. REASONS FOR POOR READING
COMPREHENSION
• Students lack motivation
• The reader is unable to
decode the written word
• The reader has a
language problem

5. STAGES OF READING
Before reading
During reading
After reading

6. - This stage acknowledges the
different experiences and
background knowledge that
students bring to a text
Before reading

7. During reading
- The reader interacts with the
text and monitors (keep track
of) comprehension

8. After reading
- The reader articulates and
processes their understanding of
what they have read and think
critically about the validity of
the text.

10. • Skimming
• Read the title if there is one.
• Read the introduction or the first
paragraph if there is one.
• Read the first sentence of every other
paragraph.
• Notice any pictures, charts, or graphs.
• Notice any italicized or boldface words or
phrases.
• Read the summary or last paragraph if
there is one.

11. • Scanning
•State the specific information you are
looking for.
•Try to anticipate how the answer will appear
and what clues you might use to help you
locate the answer.
•Use headings and any other aids that will
help you identify which sections might
contain the information you are looking for.
•Selectively read and skip through sections of
the passage.