UNIVERSIDAD DE PANAMÁ

CENTRO REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VERAGUAS

ENGLISH SCHOOL 

“Reading and Writing”

Eng. 140a

I SEMESTER 2022  

Juan P. Aizprua S. 

                                                           
The importance of reading and reading background

Reading is considered the process of involving

1 2
word recognition

1 2 3

comprehension
The importance of reading and reading background

fluency motivation
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READING SKILLS

● ability to understand and

interact
● decoding symbols/ written way
● simple vs complex process
● unawareness of the process
● the brain processes information
leading to understanding
Reading Literacy

● Not only master reading skills, but the ability to

work with texts, communicate in writing, acquire
and process information from texts
● Students - text interaction ( enrich vocabulary,
expand knowledge, develop comprehension
strategies and give meaning to the text)
● Complex mental process that develops critical
thinking.
 What Is Critical Thinking?
Critical thinking is the ability to think in an organized and rational
manner in order to understand connections between ideas and/or
facts. It helps you decide what to believe in.
 How to Be a Critical Thinker?

To become one takes time, practice, and patience. But something you can start doing
today to improve your critical thinking is THINKING about THINKING.
Mastering reading involves some components

VOCABULARY

COMPREH.
DECODING

FLUENCY
Literacy Components
They work
together in
the process
of increasing
reading skills.
Thank you!