Definition

● Reading is about understanding written texts

● A set of skills that involves making sense and
deriving meaning from the printed word
● A complex activity that involves both perception
and thought
 Reading Process
● Word recognition >> the process of perceiving
how written symbols corresponds to one's
spoken language.
● Comprehension >> process of making sense of
word, sentences and connected text.
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 Types of Reading
● Academic reading (Textbooks, Journal articles,
Essays)
● Job-related reading (Project reports,memos,
documents)
● Personal reading (Messages, novels,
advertisements)
 Reading Strategies
● Identify the purpose in reading
● Apply spelling rules and conventions
● Use Silent reading techniques for relatively
rapid process
● Skimming
● Scanning
● Use semantic mapping or clustering (marginal
notes, mind maps, outlines or charts)
● Guess when uncertain (meaning of words,
idioms)
● Use lexical analysis to analyze the vocabulary
(prefix, suffixes, grammatical context)
● Distinguish between literal and implied meaning
● Capitalize on discourse makers to process
relationships
 Classroom Reading Performance
● Intensive reading
● Calls students' attention to linguistic or semantic details
for the purpose of understanding literal meaning,
implications of a passage.
● Extensive reading
● To achieve learner's global understanding of a texts that
more than a page, up to and including professionals
articles, essays, books.
 References
● Brown, Douglas H. 2001. Teaching by Principles An Interactive
Approach to Language Pedagogy. New York: Addison Wesley
Longman.
● Brown, Douglas H. 2004. Language Assessment Principles and
Classroom Practices. New York: Pearson Education.
● Linse, Caroline and Nunan, David. 2005. practical English Language
Teaching Young Learner. New York: theMcGraw Hill Companies, Inc.
● Pang S., Elizabeth, Bernbardt B., Elizabeth and Kamil L., Michael.
2003 Teaching Reading. Geneva: International Bureau of education
Publication Inc.