The document discusses reading skills and the different types of reading. It defines reading as decoding, pronouncing, and understanding written words. There are four main types of reading: oral reading aloud, silent reading to oneself, intensive reading focused on language, and extensive reading of easy materials. The document also outlines steps to improve reading skills, which include preparing for reading, practicing reading basics like sounding out words, and advancing skills through activities like rereading, using context clues, and memorizing texts.

2. The intake of information that is the skill
or activity of getting information
from books.

3.  decode, decipher, and identify the words in
print.
 Articulate, speak, and pronounce the words
in print.
 Understand, interpret, and sense the
meaning of the words/texts in print.

4. There are four types of reading :
 Oral
 Silent
 Intensive
 linguistic
 content
 Extensive
 skimming
 scanning

5.  Oral:
A technique for improving word identification
skills.
 Silent:
Silent reading is reading without pronouncing
words out loud. It is reading to oneself.

6.  Intensive:
Intensive Reading (IR) occurs when the
learner is focused on the language rather
than the text.
 linguistic:
A process in which human beings are
involved.
 CONTENT:
Content is something that provides
information to the viewer (or)
reader etc.

7.  EXTENSIVE:
Extensive reading is an approach to
language teaching in which learners read a
lot of easy material.
 Skimming:
Rapid reading of focusing on the title,
headings ,topic sentences, sign posts to get
the main idea.
 Scanning:
Rapid reading assisted by key words to locate
specific pieces of info.

8. Reading skills are specific abilities which enable a
reader:
 to read the written form as meaningful language
 to read anything written with independence,
comprehension and fluency, and
 to mentally interact with the
message.

10. There are three steps to improve reading skills:
 Preparing for reading.
 Implementing the basics of reading
improvement.
 Advancing your reading skills.

11.  Find something to read.
 Go to the library and pick up lots of books.
 Find a place to read where you can
concentrate.
 Schedule a routine time to read.

12.  Begin your reading by looking at the pictures, or
listening to the music to get a feel for what you are
going to be reading about.
 Start with titles, names, or other larger print items
that you may know or ever thought about.
 Read the page carefully.
 Sound out each letter as best you
can and you will notice they form
some sort of word.

13.  Read as much as you are able.
 Reread the material.
 Use context clues to find out a word's
meaning.
 Memorize a text.

14. urvey the text:: Critically look at all
 Headings, Pictures (maps, charts, or
graphs),Summaries
uestioning: Turn all of the headings into questions.
 Write out questions and speculate answers before
reading.
ead: Focus on answering your questions as you
read.
 Write down the real answers to your questions.
 These make great self-quiz questions before tests.
ecall: Without looking at your book or notes, sketch, in
your own words, the main points of the reading.
 This forces you to THINK!
eview: Using your book & notes, see how well you did.
 Note the things you stated incorrectly or forgot.