This document discusses different types of reading comprehension including skimming, scanning, extensive reading, and intensive reading. Skimming involves rapidly reading a text to get the general idea, scanning means locating a specific fact or piece of information, extensive reading is done quickly for pleasure, and intensive reading involves analyzing a text in detail. The document provides guidance on how to skim, scan, and differentiate between extensive and intensive reading techniques.

1. READING
COMPREHENSION
READING COMPREHENSION REFERS
TO THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND
INFORMATION PRESENTED IN
WRITTEN FORM.

2. TYPES OF READING
• Skimming
• Scanning
• Extensive Reading
• Intensive Reading

3. WHAT IS SKIMMING?
A method of rapidly moving
eyes over the text to cover a
vast amount of material very
rapidly.

4. WHY SKIMMING?
•Prereading
•Reviewing
•Reading for gist
•Reading for main idea
HOW TO SKIM?
•Read the title
•Read the
introductory/leading
paragraph
•Read the first
paragraph completely

5. WHAT IS SCANNING?
A method to locate a specific
fact or piece of information
in a text.

6. WHY SCANNING?
We scan for finding
a specific
• Name
• Date
• Statistics
• Fact
HOW TO SCAN?
•Keep in mind what you are
searching for
•Anticipate the form of
information (numbers,
proper nouns)
•Analyze the organization of
the content

7. EXTENSIVE READING
• Reading “rapidly” reading “book after
book”.
• For pleasure and to develop general
reading skills.
• You will do this by yourself outside of
class.

8. INTENSIVE READING
• Reading in detail with specific learning aims and tasks.
• This is what we will do in class.
• Short texts.
• Helps students to develop reading skills, vocabulary
and grammar knowledge.
• Detailed meaning from the text.