 Topic : Developing and Reading

comprehension

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  READING COMPREHENSION

 Reading comprehension refers to the ability to

understand information presented in written form.

 Reading comprehension skills will affect one’s

interpretation of direction such as ‘what to do’ and
‘when to do’ on various documents.

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  TECHNIQUES FOR GOOD COMPREHENSION

 Skimming and scanning

 Non – verbal signals
 Structure of the text
 Structure of paragraphs
 Punctuation
 Author’s viewpoint
 Reader anticipation : determining the meaning of words
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 Summarizing

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  SKIMMING

 Reading quickly , without pausing to study the details is called skimming.

 It is a rapid reading techniques that prepares the read for detail reading.

 Skimming should answer the following question :

 What is the overall purpose , central idea or theme of the text.

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  SCANNING

 After having skimmed the text , you can study it in more

detail slowly and looking for specific information that
you are interested in is called scanning.

 Scanning speed can be increased by regular practice

and better concentration.

 E.G: Looking for a word in dictionary.

Telephone no. in telephone directory.

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  NON – VERBAL SIGNALS

 Non – verbal signal may include certain style features,

such as different fonts, bold print, underlining, or italics.

 The meaning of these style features can vary form one

text to another.

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  IMPROVING COMPREHENSION

 Read variety of material.

 Read fairly long question.

 Circle the unknown and non-familiar words.

 Recalling.

 Always start with positive attitude.

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  LINGUISTICS SKILLS

 Vocabulary Knowledge

 Grammatical skills

 Pragmatic abilities

 Meta linguistic awareness , idioms and figurative

language

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  VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE

 Listening comprehension depends upon vocabulary.

 The meanings of word contribute to the of sentence

which make up much real communication.

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  GRAMMATICAL SKILL
 Grammar is a system of rules that specifies the order
in which words can be used in sentences.

 How word order is used to convey meaning

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 Formally, grammar is made up of morphology as well
as syntax.

 Morphology refers to the basic structure of words.

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  PRAGMATIC ABILITIES

 Pragmatic is the system of language which is concerned

with communication and specifically, how language is
used in context.

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