The document outlines several benefits of developing reading sub-skills: 1) It helps readers associate sounds with symbols, recognize words, and become independent readers able to use references. 2) It allows readers to develop responses to texts and read with adequate understanding without rushing. 3) Developing strategies like skimming and scanning helps readers read silently and at appropriate speeds for different materials. Mastering these sub-skills prepares readers for professional and personal success.

1. WHAT BENEFITS WE GET
IN THE
SUB-SKILLS OF READING?
Is it helpful?
•Come’ ontry reading this to find out!
Come’ on try reading this
to find out!

2. Benefits
of the
SUB-SKILLS
of reading

3. Helps reader
to:
Associate and recognize the printed
script which include:
Association – association between the
sounds of the spoken words/sentences
and the visual symbols.

4. Recognition – for effective reading it
requires the instant recognition of
words/phrases.
Become independent reader:
Reading is not merely understanding the
text but making sense of what reading
is.
To know when and how to use
dictionary, an index, a table of contents
and so on.

5. Develop response to the text:
To learn to respond uniquely as
individual to the text.

6. Read with adequate understanding:
Does not have to understand
everything in a text.
Read at appropriate speed:
Every reading material requires an
exact/right time to finish reading it. So,
you don’t have to rush yourself to
finish reading a book which is hard for
you to understand the contents it.

7. Read silently:
Reading a loud plays a very small part in our
life when we get older. So, to practice reading
silently is very beneficial to our part. It prepares
us for our future.
Professionals read silently to
think fast and not to disturb
others.

8. Develop some strategies and attitudes of
skilled reader:
Improving motivation;
Increasing awareness of different
reading purposes;
Developing different reading strategies:
Skimming – a rapid reading
technique. It is widely used to
gain quick information from the
text by passing over it quickly.

9. Scanning – a speed-reading technique.
Used to locate a particular piece of
information or fact without necessarily
understanding the whole of a passage
or script.

10. What reading stands for?
R– reason for
E– everyone to
A– act
D– dutifully
I– indicating
N– numerous
G– gain

11. I think of life as a good
book.
The further you get into
it,
the more it begins to
make sense.–Harold Kushner

12. Prepared by:
JESSIBEL A. DENSING