Developing Reading Skills Flashcards
the reconstructing , interpreting, revaluating, reacting emotionally, and creating new ideas from the author’s written content by means of prior knowledge gained from life.
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Comprehension
- understanding of the ideas or facts stated in the selection.
-“reading the lines”
-getting answers to information-gathering questions like who, what, when, and where
Literal Level
“Reading between the lines.”
the understanding of facts are not directly stated in what you read.
-the answers to why and how questions often fall under this level because you have to get the implied meaning. How and why questions fall under the literal level if the answers are directly stated in the selection.
Inferential Level
The reader’s ability to extract ideas and information not directly stated in the material using prior or background knowledge to assist in such understanding
Inferential Level
you interpret available information as objectively as you can using previous experiences as basis. Avoid including your personal biases so that your inference will not become an opinion or a sentiment.
Inferential
are statements which are accepted as true and which do not need to be tested.
Assumptions
according to Krantz and Kimmelman (as cited by Cornista and Rayos, 2000, fromDiazet.al.),
are statements about future behavior or action.
Predictions
you draw together factual evidence into a statement about the nature of a phenomenon.
Conclusion
is a judgment inferred from evidence
Conclusion
you must read very carefully, at times slowly, and objectively analyze and weight the author’s intent or purpose, his point of view, his language, his style of presentation, and the appropriateness of the device she uses to achieve his purpose.
Critical Level
you pass judgment on the quality, consistency, relevance, accuracy, and intellectual worthiness of the material. Thus, critical reading looks at two things: the author and what he is saying.
Critical Level
The reading skills involved in this level are thefollowing:* Identifying cause and effect
* Distinguishing facts from opinion
* Identifying similarities and differences
* Classifying things and others
* Forming judgments on the author’s ideas
Critical Level
this level of reading cannot happen without first understanding what the writer is saying.
Creative Level
it does not only require an inquisitive mind, but also needs analysis, synthesis, and evaluation, and the ability to achieve a unique view of situation or event. You also integrate your own experiences with what the writer is saying.
Creative Level
It is the reader’s “emotional” response to the content of the material read. This level of comprehension also includes creating new ideas from what was learned in school and life.
Creative Level
this level involves skills like recognizing the personal philosophy of the author and the theme of the selection. These values are not directly stated in the selection but they are implied; hence, the learners realize their importance in actual life.
Valuing level
*this level is often called “reading beyond the lines”
Valuing level
is the skill of reading and understanding in common workplace documents. These may include letters, manuals or procedures and memos.
Reading Information
is a means for language acquisition, communication, and sharing information and ideas, the reasoning skills of a learner will be developed and enhanced.
Reading for Information
is a type of text organized by topic and supporting details
Information Text
is a type of text organized is by the structure of a story, poem, or drama.
Literary Text
readers need to know the specific text structures, or forms of organization to develop understanding
Reading for information
calls for orientations to the text that differ from those used in reading for literary experience because readers are specifically focused on acquiring information
Reading informational text
they may select parts of the text they need, rather than reading from beginning to end
People read for information
is reading quickly to get a general overview of the material
Skimming
is reading rapidly to find specific facts.
Scanning