Reading

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First Week

Course Instructor

Rania Sharairi
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 Introduction to the course
- Reading skills include
- Vocabulary Skills
- Visual perceptual skills
- Prediction techniques
- Scanning Skimming
- Intensive reading skills

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1. Vocabulary skills Very important to
develop reading skills
It involves:

1. Word meaning recognition

2. Guessing the meaning of unknown words from word structure

and context

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1.1 Word meaning recognition
A. first step to understand the written message
B. Perceive the words & phrases used develop sight
recognition skill
C. Recognize their definitions recall their meanings
D. Do not stop reading
E. Do not immediately consult the dictionary
F. Guess the meaning

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Analysis of word structure
1.2 Guessing the meaning of unknown words
from word structure and context
- While reading journals/ sport manuals some
words may be difficult to comprehend
- Analysis of word structure understand from the
use of prefix/suffix/root word
- Eg. Interurban Inter+ urban
- b. Analysis of context clues
Eg.
Illustrations Linguistic clues

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Common prefixes a/an/ill/dis- not Im/un Anti -against Bi
- two, twice
De – away
Ex-former
Homo-similar
Inter-between
Intra –within
Mis- wrong
Micro-small
Mono-one
Multi-many
Over-more
Post-after
Pro-in support of
Re- repeat
Semi-half
Sub-under
Super-above
Trans-across 6
Common suffixes Able,ible- able to, can be done
Ance, ence, tion-state of being
Ant,ent- person
Al, ly- similar to (legal, mental)
Cy, cracy-condition (diplomacy)
Er, or- person, degree ( writer, doctor, hotter)
Ess- feminine (waitress, tigress)
Ify- make,do
Ful-full of
Less-not
Ship-being

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Analysis of context clues
Look for contextual signal words illustrations
Linguistic clues

Eg: He is down-to-earth and you will find his approach to life

very practical (helps in inferring the meaning)

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Egs.
Although she is loquacious, she remains silent before her
father
She is discourteous, and you will never find him polite to
other people.
He is very………, while his wife is scruffy.

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2. Eye Reading &Visual perceptual skills
For effective eye reading one needs
Accurate visual perception of words &phrase
Fixations
Complete elimination of vocalization do not read aloud as it
reduces our speed
Fix your eye on a particular word etc.
Read word groups/thought unit
Do not read word by word

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3.Prediction technique Rapid reading skill read fast

To guess the information To think ahead-hypothesis

Predicting the contents Headings Sub headings

One’s back ground knowledge of subject

graphdiagramcharts

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Involves micro skills
Use of index
guess the information
Scan graphic / non-verbal clues
Predict the nature &scope
Use discourse linguistic clues
Involves pre-reading survey of the text
Glancing rapidly
Guessing information
Recalling related information
Analysing the aids given
These make reading faster

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