Reading Strategies Why do we read? Reason why we read effects how we read Passive and Active Reading Reading techniques •Scanning •Skimming • Predicting •Interference Reading Skills • Skim and scan to find specific information. • Identify the main idea of a section or a complete a text. • Distinguish details from main ideas in a text. • Understand vocabulary from context. • Distinguish factual information from opinions and assumptions. • Understand a writer’s point of view in a text. Features of a Reading Passage Before Reading Post-Reading Activities