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Reading Strategies
1. Previewing
➢ A pre-reading strategy to
improve the reader’s ability to
focus where the reader learns
first about the text before
reading it
➢ It requires readers to skim the
text to get the main idea before
reading it in detail.
Skimming is a reading technique that is used to
get an overall view, gist or impression of the
content.
✅ Better concentration leads to better
understanding.
Remember: T.H.I.E.V.E.S
Title - Read the title. It gives the reader a gist of
what the article is about.
Headings - The reader must ask himself: How is
the text organized? Is it divided into parts? Are
there subtitles?
Introduction - In this section, the thesis
statement is commonly found which summarizes
the whole articles
Every first sentence - Readers just take note of
what the paragraph is about and how they are
connected to each other. They also make
predictions.
Visuals and Vocabulary - What clues do the
pictures give about the topic?
End of chapter questions
Summary - Recall the facts that have been
skimmed.
2. Contextualizing
➢ It literally means studying in
context.
➢ It can involve relating one’s
personal experiences to the
text.
➢ In critical reading, one needs to
place the texts in their historical,
biographical, and cultural
contexts to be aware of the
differences between the
contemporary ideas and those
written in the texts.
✅ Every era is different, to fully decode the
text, readers must take note the significance
between the time and place when and where
the article is written and the time and place
when the article is read.
3. Questioning to understand and
remember
➢ It is an engaging strategy that
helps the readers clarify and
comprehend what he is reading.
The following questions denote critical
reading:
● How does the text work? How is it
argued?
● What are the choices made? The
patterns that result?
● What kinds of reasoning and evidence
are used?
● What are the underlying assumptions?
● What does the text mean?
4. Reflecting on Challenges to your
beliefs and values
➢ It is a purposeful activity in
which a person analyzes his/her
own experiences, or own skills,
practice, and responses in order
to learn more and gain
improvement.
➢ Reflection deepens learning
and it enables someone to
make sense of the acquired
knowledge.
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5. Outlining and Summarizing
➢ It is a reading strategy that
organizes ideas and the main
points of the text.
✅ An outline is the skeleton of the text
✅ A summary is a brief account of the
pinpointing the main ideas of the text
important points of something. It uses the words
of the one who did the summarizing; however, it
maintains the ideas presented in the original
text.
6. Evaluating the argument
➢ When readers evaluate the
content, focus on the
information and consider its
connection to their viewpoint.
➢ Readers make evidence-based
judgments.
➢ Readers must not accept
anything at face value but
recognize assertion as an
argument.
7. Comparing and Contrasting
➢ It is a reading strategy that will
involve exploring similarities and
differences between related
texts.
➢ Comparing and contrasting texts
may help readers increase
understanding of the texts and
also, evaluate the information
presented; tell whether whose
work is more accurate,
believable and consistent.
Reading Strategies for Critical Thinking
1. Improve your vocabulary
➢ Read a wide range of text.
➢ Have a dictionary at all times.
➢ Never assume the meaning of a
word that you are unfamiliar
with.
➢ Keep a vocabulary journal
where you write down all words
that you learn on a daily or
weekly basis.
➢ Learn at least three words a day
and try using them in sentences.
➢ Find opportunities to apply the
learned words in actual
conversations.
2. Mind your reading comprehension
skills (BE CONSCIOUS OF YOUR
RECALLS)
➢ Try to recall and explain the key
points in your own words after
each section.
➢ Avoid reading at a slower pace
just to compensate for your
comprehension.
➢ Use a line guide.
3. Improve your reading speed
➢ Keep in mind that the reading
pace depends on the type of
material you are reading and
your goal.
➢ Proactively focus on 2-4 words
at a time instead of fixating on a
per word reading basis.
➢ Read with your eyes and mind.
➢ Practice makes perfect.
➢ Force yourself to read at a
faster rate for short periods of
time.
➢ Go at a speed that is
uncomfortable but you are still
comprehending the material.
➢ Avoid rereading as much as
possible.
➢ You should never read at a rate
that is slower than your average
rate.
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4. Apply SQ3R Method (Survey, IDIOM OF THE WEEK: BEAT AROUND THE
Question, Read, Recite and Review) BUSH

➢ This is an active reading method ● To avoid getting to the point of an issue;

that, although will seem
time-consuming at the
beginning, can still enhance
your reading comprehension
and learning efficiency.
● To discuss a matter without coming to
the point
EXAMPLE: Don’t expect people to understand
you if you always beat around the bush.

5. Do Skimming WORD OF THE WEEK: REGALE

➢ Skimming is a fast-reading ● To entertain sumptuously: feast with

technique that allows the reader
to focus on the main idea or
overview of the text. It will also
increase the amount of usable
material you obtain for your
research.
delicacies (verb)
● To give pleasure or amusement to (by
telling stories) (verb)
● (noun) A sumptuous feast
EXAMPLES:

6. Do Scanning 1. My friends regaled me with their

➢ Scanning is a fast-reading
technique where the reader
reads the text quickly in order to
find specific information.
childhood stories.
2. The restaurants in France regale the
tourists with fine cuisine and fancy
preparation.

7. Make inferences

➢ Take two or more details from

the reading and see if you can
draw a conclusion.
➢ When you are asked an
inference question, go back
over the reading and look for
hints within the text.