The document discusses reading and reading strategies. It defines reading as a complex cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive meaning. Reading requires continuous practice and development. The document emphasizes the importance of reading for functioning in society and finding employment, and that reading develops the mind through discovering new things and imagination. It then discusses metacognition and strategies good readers use, such as predicting, visualizing, evaluating, clarifying by monitoring comprehension, and asking questions. Specific strategies are defined, like predicting events, visualizing descriptions, forming opinions, pausing to clarify understanding, and asking questions to gain deeper understanding.

1. Reading
&
reading strategies
Saqib Ali
14-Arid-1452

2. What is Reading
– Reading Is A Complex cognitive Process Of
Decoding Symbols In Order To Construct Or
Derive Meaning.
– The Reading Process Requires Continuous
Practice, Development, And Refinement.

3. Cont.…
– Reading is a fundamental part of everyday
living. Reading enables us to interact and
understand the world around us.
– Readers may use morpheme, semantics,
syntax and context clues to identify the
meaning of unknown words

4. IMPORTANCE OF READING
– Reading is fundamental to function in todays
society.
– Reading is a vital skill in finding a good job.

5. IMPORTANCE OF READING
– Reading is important because it develops the
mind.
– Reading discover new things.
– Reading develops the imagination

6. Reading Strategies
Atif Hassan
14-Arid-1435

7. Metacognition:
Thinking About How You Think
Before you can truly improve your reading
skills, you need to understand what
happens in good reader ’s minds while they
read. You may even do these things
already. You just don’t know it…yet

8. Metacognition:
Thinking About How You Think
Good readers have developed good habits
when they read. We call these habits
strategies. Strategies help readers
understand, connect to, and determine the
importance of what they are reading. They
also visualize, ask questions about, and read
between the lines of what they read.

9. Reading Strategies
– Predicting
– Visualize
– Evaluate
– Clarify/Monitor
– Questions

10. Predicting
Good readers try to make Good guesses about
what will happen next.
– I think the Character will…..
– I bet that….
– I suppose….
– Next, I think….

11. Visualize
– To create a picture in your mind as you
reading.
– For example, when I imagine a picture
in my mind or create a movie in my
mind to help me better understand.

12. Evaluate
Form opinions about what you have read.
– While you are reading.
– When you are finished reading.
Make Judgment about the information
and develop your own ideas about
the events

13. Monitor/Clarify
– Pause to think about what you are reading.
– Ask your self, “ Do I understand this? ”
– If something is confusing re-read and use context
clues.
– Look at Graphics.

14. Ask Questions
– Good readers ask questions as they read.
– Gain deeper understanding.