ENGLISH

CLASS
 USING
READING
STRATEGIES

Quarter 1 Week
7
 H E L L O

I'm teacher sheila

 MELC OBJECTIVES
Use the appropriate reading 1. identify the different reading
strategies (scanning, skimming,
strategies for specific purposes;
intensive, extensive reading etc.) to
meet one's purpose.

2. use the appropriate reading strategies

in various tasks and activities; and

3. demonstrate an understanding of the

importance of reading strategies.
1. What is a dengue fever?
A dengue fever is caused
by a virus transmitted to
humans through the bite of a
mosquito.

2. What are the symptoms of

a dengue fever?
The symptoms of dengue
are sudden high fever,
headache, any signs of
bleeding, flushed skin or
rashes, pain behind the eyes,
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea,
abdominal pain, weakness,
body aches, muscle, and
joint pains.
3. How will you manage
dengue at home?
You should rest, drink
plenty of fluids and avoid
pain killers, use only
paracetamol for fever.
4. How will you prevent
dengue?
In order to prevent
dengue, you should use
mosquito repellent, use
protective clothing, and
eliminate mosquito breeding
sites.
5. Where did this advisory come
from?
This advisory came from
Philippine Society for Microbiology
and Infectious Diseases (PSMID)
 Skimming means
SKIMMI quick reading of the
NG text to get only its
main idea. To skim
effectively, you need
to read only a part of
the material.
 Read the first paragraph
attentively to get an idea of what

HOW TO will be discussed in the text.

Read the first (and sometimes the

SKIM? second) sentence of each paragraph -
they give the main idea of the
paragraph.
After you have read the first
sentence, your eyes should drop
down to the end of the paragraph,
looking for important pieces of
information, such as dates and
names.
 EXAMPLES
1. Dogs are often a
problem at home. Many
dogs are noisy and dirty.
They may even be
dangerous for small
children.
 2. An apartment looks
much nicer with some
plants. The green leaves
make it seem cooler in
summer. The flowers
give it a happy feeling.
 Look at the following shopping
list to find out if you
SHOPPI remembered to order bread:
NG LIST Milk
Butter
Ice cream
Bread
Bananas
Broccoli
Rice
Potatoes
Oranges
 Scanning means
searching for specific
SCANNI phrases in the text to
NG answer some
questions. The
questions on a
Reading test often
include dates, names,
numbers, new terms
 WHEN TO
SCAN A
TEXT?
● using a ● finding things in
● looking through the
catalogues
small ads in a dictionary
● looking for a recipe
newspaper ● browsing in the index of a
● using train and bus through TV cookbook
timetables
schedules
 Underline the important
information while
HOW TO reading the text (dates,
numbers, names etc.)
Scan?
When you read the question,
identify the key word and
scan the text for it. This way
you’ll find the answer more
quickly.
Example: A. How many pages are there
A. Scanning the table of contents of a book in the book?
17
CONTENTS PAGE NUMBER
B. Which is the chapter on
Preface 4 Underlying Assumptions?
Introduction 5 1
1 Underlying 7
1.1 assumptions 7 C. On what page can you read
1.2 Teachers, learners 13 preface?
1.3 and computers 17
Language and 4
learning
Computer-assisted D. Does this book have an
learning
introduction? On what page?
Yes, 5
 Intensive reading is used
INTENSI in shorter texts to get
important details. It
VE involves close reading
READIN for specific information.
G Understanding each word
is necessary. Intensive
reading is done when one
wants to gain a deeper
understanding of a text.
Ideal learning materials for
intensive reading include:

• News articles
• Wikipedia articles
• Short stories
• Blog posts
 EXAMPLE
Reading a short story
The Ant and the Grasshopper
One summer afternoon, a Grasshopper was hopping about in a field. He was
singing merrily and enjoying the day. On his way, he met an Ant who was
struggling to take a grain of corn to his nest. The Grasshopper was a lazy fellow.
He thought he had nothing to do. So, when he saw the Ant, he said, “Why don’t
you come and chat with me instead of toiling so hard? We will have a great
time!” “I am trying to collect and store food for the winter. I can’t waste time
being idle. I think you should start saving food for winter too,” said the Ant.
The Grasshopper yawned and said. “Winter is too far away. There is plenty of
time. Why worry about it today when I have more than enough to eat!” But the
Ant went on his way and continued to work hard. Days passed, then months. The
Grasshopper enjoyed himself and the Ant collected enough food for the winter.
When the winter came, the leaves had fallen and the grass was dry. The
Grasshopper had nothing to eat. It started to snow and he had nowhere to go. He
thought he would die of hunger and cold. On the other hand, the Ant was
enjoying the fruits of his hard work. He had a nice and cozy home and plenty to
eat. Then the grasshopper regretted not working hard when he should have.
1. What season is it when the story 2. What does the grasshopper want
begins? the ant to do with him?
Summer To chat with him

4. What problem does the

3. Why won’t the ant stop working?
grasshopper have when winter
He is worried about storing up food
comes?
for the winter.
He has no food and is near death.

5. What is the moral of the story?

We should prepare for the future
and we should plan ahead.
 Extensive reading is
EXTENS used to gather general
IVE knowledge. It generally
uses reading longer
READIN texts for entertainment
G purposes. This helps a
reader in enhancing
fluency and speed in
reading.
Ideal learning materials for
extensive reading include:

• Graded Readers
• Bilingual Books
• Novels
• Magazines
• Comic Books
 QUIZ
TIME
Let's Put Your Knowledge to The Test!
 First Round

PART 01
 Question:
1. Your classmate told you of the recent post from your
school page regarding the online enrollment and the
parents and students’ preferences regarding the
different educational delivery modes in the New
Normal. What reading technique are you going to use to
know more of this post on Facebook?
a. skimming
b. scanning
c. intensive
d. extensive
 Second Round

PART 02
 Question
2. Searching for specific phrases in the text
to answer some:questions is called
_______.
a. skimming
b. scanning
c. intensive
d. extensive
 Third Round

PART 03
 Question
3. EXTENSIVE READING is a reading
: you:
technique that helps
A. work out the main ideas of a whole text
without having to read it all.
B. read the whole story.
C. find a particular piece of information.
D. obtain a general understanding of a subject
and includes reading longer texts for pleasure.
 Fourth Round

PART 04
 Question
4. Scrolling through Instagram to see
what’s popular:is an example of…

a. skimming
b. scanning
c. intensive
d. extensive
 Fifth Round

PART 05
 Question
5. Which of the following reading styles
: read a leaflet handed to you
would you use to
in the street?
a. skimming
b. scanning
c. intensive
d. extensive
Answer 1 B Answer 2 B

Answer 3 B
D Answer 4 B
A

Answer 5 A