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    IMPROVING COMPREHENSION SKIL LS Improved reading comprehension skills can Positively impact many facts of a student's academic performance. Students who have effectively read aid understood reading assignments are better prepared for class, leading to improved class participation and more accurate and complete notes. Performance in exams and quizzes could greatly chapter instead. 3. Circle unknown or unfamiliar words as you road, 4. Aftar reading, recall as much of the infon like. Then check the accur about the subject. : 6. Answer questions about the material after reading i. These strategies may help you in achieving the following purposes. = To enhance understanding of te content a Texte To improve understanding of how information is organized in a text To improve attention and concentration while reading To make reading a more active process To increase.personal involvement in the reading material, To promote critical thinking and evaluation of reading material To enhance registration and recall of text information in one's memory READING TECHNIQUES = 1- Skimming What is Skimming: ' ~~ Skimming Ts @ method of rapid reading which helps you understand the overal themie or general meaning of the text. sea emnTINGTeers To The process of reading a text or passage in oder to get a rough ‘dea of what the text or passage is all abou. tis a rapid reading technique that prepares the reader for detled reading. As tho ain objective of skimming i wo understand he central and the main points of the text, the reader needs to use a roading strateg involves fast reading and quick analysis. « ih _ Skimming also involves discovering the purpose and organization tates One Of fe most Important purpose of reading Tor aad and pression DOC © ‘obtaining information for various purposes. This involves not only the ably fo recogee the main ideas and supporting details but also the ability to identity patterns used to develop these ideas. tac ‘Skimming is essential for better un \derstanding of a text. Skimmin' ms COMMUNIcation Skills “4 ih ven is the central idea or theme? onal lO8ial organization? (general to speci, specie to general, Chronological, more im; rn important to. more important to less important, less import or ‘ o : Portant, less important to more ‘What does the author intend to do? (describe, argue, persuade, illustrate, and so on), What are the main points of the text? How to Skim? ‘The frst step of skimming is to identity the contral idea. Every essay, article, passage or textbook chapter deals with @ Mamie ot Central GES. al te citee ideas, Points, examples, illustrations in the text support and expand this central idea. Thi Sentral idea is also called thesis. The thesis answers the following three questions: ——~ 1 Whatis the subject |i) What does the author want to say about the subject? lil) What is the author's point of view? 4. Procedure for Skimming / Steps in Skimming 1" Read Tiles, Readings, sub-headings and any other typographical indicators of important ideas (such as words in italics or in darken print). Look for high lighted or bold type, headings and topic sentences. ; 2. Read the opening paragraph. Does the first paragraph include a previous or an ‘organizational structure forthe information that isto folow? It it does, read it. 3. Read the first sentences of paragraphs. A text usually consists of a number of ‘Paragraphs. Each paragraph contains one main idea or topic: Search for the topic ‘sentence which is often the first or the last in the paragraph, 4. Read the last paragraph, The opening and the last paragraphs generally sum up the subject and the author's point of view. 5. Look at illustrations and read captions under pictures. 6. Note numbers, dates and words that seem to stand out. 7. Note any organizational or structural clue words such as first, second, in adition and finaly. When is Skimming Useful? Jse skimming To preview, review and locate information. . 1+ Pre-reading: Before making a thorough reading of a text, skimming can give an accurate picture of text to read later. 2 Reviewing: Skimming is useful in order to review the text which you have already read. * 3- Reading: Skimming is useful for quickly reading material which do “detailed attention for certain reasons. . ‘Skimming means allowing your eyes to move rapidly across the text, ignoring minor

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