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- 2. PREPARING READING. WHAT DOYOU DO BEFORE READING? WHAT DO YOU DO WHILE READING? WHAT DO YOU DO AFTER READING? DO YOU KNOW ANY READING STRATEGIES?
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- 4. QUESTIONING TO UNDERSTAND ⮚WHEN I WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT I READ, I ASK MYSELF: WHAT IS THE TEXT ABOUT? WHAT KIND OF TEXT IS IT? ⮚ I CAN START LOOKING THE TITLE AND SOME IMAGES.
- 5. QUESTIONING TO UNDERSTAND ►IN THIS TECHNIQUE, YOU CAN WRITE SOME DOUBTS ABOUT THE TEXT, THIS CAN OCCUR: ✔ BEFORE READING. ✔ DURING READING. ✔ AFTER READING. ► THINKING STEMS: ✔ I WONDER THAT… ✔ WHAT IF…? ✔ I THINK THE TEXT IS ABOUT… ✔ WHAT DO I KNOW ABOUT ADVENTURES? HISTORY? MAGIC?, ETC.
- 6. SKIMMING ► WHAT ISSKIMMING? IT CONSISTS IN LOOKING FOR PRINCIPAL IDEAS, BEFORE READING. ► HOW? BY READING THE FIRST AND LAST SENTENCE OF A PARAGRAPH. ► WHY? BECAUSE YOU CAN IDENTIFY GENERAL INFORMATION AND MAIN IDEAS.
- 7. SKIMMING Note: this technique is usedto obtain general information (not in detail). EXAMPLE OF SKIMMING: Tatterbridge The beautiful village of Tatterbridge was home to the children’s writer Jane Potter, whose stories of Benjamin Bear are loved by adults and children around the world. Jane Potter’s home is now a museum and tea shop, and is well worth a visit just for its wonderful gardens. It also has a gift shop where you can buy souvenirs and books. Tatterbridge has a number of interesting shops including an excellent cake shop, and ‘Wendy’s Giftshop’ where you can find lots of unusual gifts made by hand by local artists. Lovers of Jane Potter’s books should also walk to the Green Valley woods, which have not changed since Jane Potter wrote her stories there one hundred years ago. To get to Tatterbridge, take Bus 4 from outside the cinema. It takes about 40 minutes to get there.
- 8. ► WHAT ISSCANNING? IT CONSISTS IN LOOKING FOR SPECIFIC WORDS OR IDEAS, BEFORE READING. ► WHERE? IN THE ENTIRE TEXT (ALL PARAGRAPHS). ► WHY? BECAUSE YOU CAN FIND MAIN CONCEPTS, KEY WORDS, DATES AND NAMES. SCANNING
- 9. SCANNING EXAMPLE OF SCANNING: Note:this technique is used to obtain general information (not in detail). Camberwell The historic village of Camberwell was once the home of the wealthy Hugo family. They lived in a huge country house, Camberwell Court, and owned all the land in the area. The family sold their house in the 1940s, and it is now open to the public. You can spend a whole day walking around the house and gardens. There is a small exhibition about the family, a children’s play area, a gift shop and a restaurant. But the village of Camberwell is also worth a visit. There are some beautiful cottages with well kept gardens, and there is a small church which dates back to the eleventh century. To get to Camberwell, take Bus 46 from the Bus station. Buses leave every two hours.
- 10. ► WHEN ISTARTED TO READ (WHILE READING), I COULD PREDICT: WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT? BECAUSE THE CHARACTERS AND SITUATIONS ARE ALREADY KNOWN. ► SO YOU CAN ASK: ✔ WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN? ✔ THE CHARACTER WILL TAKE THIS DECISION… ✔ NOW THIS OTHER CHARACTER WILL APPEAR… ✔ I THINK HE IS GOING TO DO THIS NEXT… PREDICTING
- 11. ► BENEFITS OFPREDICTING: ✔ YOU CAN GUESS CORRECTLY AND MOTIVATE YOUR READING. ✔ YOU CAN GUESS NOT SO GOOD BUT ALSO IS MOTIVATING BECAUSE IT SHOWS THE OPPOSITE ON WHAT YOU MAY EXPECT. ✔ IT IS HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND BETTER THE STORY. PREDICTING Note: if you fail in some predictions DON’T WORRY! It doesn’t mean that you couldn’t understand the story.
- 12. ► IN THISTECHNIQUE, I CONNECT WHAT I ALREADY KNOW TO THE NEW INFORMATION TO UNDERSTAND BETTER MY READING (WHILE READING). ► THINKING STEMS: ✔ THIS REMINDS ME… OF… BECAUSE… ✔ THIS REMINDS ME THE BOOK OF… ✔ THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHEN… ✔ I’VE SEEN THIS BEFORE WHEN… MAKING CONNECTIONS
- 13. ► HOW? ✔ THROUGHLITERARY MESSAGES WHICH YOU CAN WRITE IN YOUR TEXT. MAKING CONNECTIONS
- 14. ► WHEN IUNDERSTAND AND CONNECT MYSELF WITH THE STORY (WHILE READING), I CAN VISUALIZE WHAT IS HAPPENING. ► THINKING STEMS: ✔ I AM PICTURING… ✔ I AM FEELING… ✔ I AM VIZUALIZING… ✔ I CAN IMAGINE… ✔ I AM SEEING… VISUALIZING
- 15. ► I CREATEPICTURES IN MY MIND, I SEE WHAT I READ, I FEEL WHAT I READ, I USE MY SENSES. ALL THIS, TO GO DEEPER AND ENJOY BETTER MY READING. ► EXAMPLE: VISUALIZING Hidcot Hidcot is an attractive village situated on the River Owell. Wildlife lovers should visit the Nature Park to the south of the village, where there are large numbers of rare birds and flowers. However, you will probably see plenty of wildlife from the bridge in the village centre! In Hidcot, you can take a two-hour river cruise - a great way to see the countryside and learn about the local wildlife from a guide. If you prefer to explore the river by yourself, it’s well worth walking one and a half miles along the river to the pub ‘The Boat’ which cannot be reached by road. Here, you can hire small boats and explore the river at your leisure. To get to Hidcot, take Bus 7A to Reeford. Hidcot is half way between Hartbridge and Reeford.
- 16. I VISUALIZE SOMETHINGLIKE THIS…
- 17. ► WHEN THEAUTHOR DOESN’T ANSWER MY QUESTIONS, I HAVE TO INFER. ► WHEN YOU READ, YOU ALSO START QUESTIONINGING TO DRAW CONCLUSIONS (BECAUSE THE AUTHOR DOESN’T EXPRESS HIS IDEA DIRECTLY), MAKING PREDICTIONS AND REFLECTING ON YOUR READING. ► THIS OCCURS IN: ✔ WHILE READING. ✔ POST READING. INFERRING
- 18. ► THINKING STEMS: ✔MAYBE… ✔ PERHAPS… ✔ I THINK… ✔ I GUESS… ► EXAMPLE: INFERRING
- 19. ► WHEN OURBRAIN UNDERTAND THE INFORMATION, THEN WE ARE ABLE TO SUMMARIZE. ► ONCE YOU END YOUR READING (POST READING), AND ALL THE READING TECHNIQUES ARE FOLLOWED, IT’S TIME TO SHARE THE STORY WITH YOUR OWN WORDS. ► START REVIEWING WHAT HAPPENED (important parts) AND WHAT YOU LEARNED. SUMMARIZING THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING …
- 20. SUMMARIZING ► THINKING STEMS: ✔NOW I KNOW… ✔ THE TEXT WAS ABOUT… ✔ I LEARNED… ✔ THE IMPORTANT DETAILS ARE… ✔ THE FUNNY PART WAS… ► THEN, FOLLOWING THESE EXAMPLES YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PRODUCE A GOOD SUMMARY.
- 21. LET’S SUM UP! WHYREADING STRATEGIES ARE IMPORTANT? WHICH READING COMPREHENSION TECHNIQUES DID WE LEARN? HOW CAN WE IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF READING COMPREHENSION TECHNIQUE THAT WE ARE USING? CAN YOU DESCRIBE ONE READING STRATEGY, EXPLAIN IT AND GIVE AN EXAMPLE? Now you can make some questions…