Reading comprehension involves the ability to read text, understand its meaning, and make inferences. An individual's comprehension depends on their skills and traits, including prior knowledge, language ability, and making inferences. There are different reading strategies such as skimming, scanning, intensive reading, and extensive reading. Skimming involves quickly looking through a text to understand the main ideas, while scanning means reading quickly to find specific information. Intensive reading means reading in detail for learning, while extensive reading is for enjoyment and general skill development.

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Reading comprehension is the ability to read text,
process it, and understand its meaning.
An individual's ability to comprehend text is influenced by
their traits and skills, one of which is the ability to make
inferences.
Proficient reading depends on the ability to recognize
words quickly and effortlessly.
Ability of an individual to comprehend text depends upon
1.prior knowledge about the subject,
2.well-developed language,
3.the ability to make inferences,

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Skimming is used to quickly identify
the main ideas of a text.
It is quickly looking through text to
get an idea of what the text concerns.
Used when reading magazines,
newspaper articles etc.
Skimming is a process of speed reading
that involves visually searching the
sentences of a page for clues to
meaning.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_reading
Scanning is reading a text quickly in
order to find specific information, e.g.
figures or names. It can be contrasted
with skimming, which
is reading quickly to get a general idea
of meaning.
Example
A learner taking a reading test needs to
scan a text on population rates quickly
to find out if a series of statements
about the population figures are true or
false.
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/scanning
Scanning is the process where one actively
looks for information using a mind-map
formed from skimming.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_reading

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Intensive reading involves
learners reading in detail with specific
learning aims and tasks. It can be
compared with extensive reading,
which involves learners reading texts
for enjoyment and to develop
general reading skills. Example. The
learners read a short text and put
events from it into chronological order.
www.teachingenglish.org.uk/knowledge-database/intensive-reading
Extensive reading involves
learners reading texts for enjoyment
and to develop general reading skills. It
can be compared with
intensive reading, which means
reading in detail with specific learning
aims and tasks. A teacher reads a short
story with learners, but does not set
them any tasks except to read and
listen.
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/ex
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Critical reading is a form of language analysis that does not take
the given text at face value, but involves a deeper examination of
the claims put forth as well as the supporting points and possible
counterarguments.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_reading

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21. Rajeev Ranjan
Principal
B.Ed(English), PGDTE & Psy. Counselor
English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad
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