English Eight

Reading
Styles
Presented by: Angelique Bunanig
 Learning
Objectives
At the end of the lesson
the students should be
able to :
01 to identify different
types of reading styles.
to analyze the impact of
02 reading styles on
comprehension.

to compare and contrast

03 different reading styles.
Points to Ponder by Pair
Find a pair in the classroom and ask the questions
below about their reading habits and reading
experiences.
When was the last time you
01 read? What was it about?

Do you read something about the

02 product that you want to buy?

How do you know when a book

03 from a bookstore is worth
buying?
How do you get information from a
04 book if you have little time?
 Reading
Comprehension
Reading comprehension is the ability to
read text, process it, and understand its
meaning.

Good reading comprehension requires

active engagement in the text, as well as
an understanding of the text’s
structure, purpose, and context.
 Why do we need to
comprehend?

Reading It enables us to It helps us to build It increases our

comprehension extract and on our existing vocabulary and
helps us better comprehend knowledge and improves our
understand the meaningful develop our critical writing and
written word and information from thinking skills. speaking abilities.
how to effectively the text.
communicate with
others.
Four Reading
Styles
 Scanning

 Skimming

 Intensive Reading

 Extensive Reading
 Skimming
Skimming reading is a fast
reading technique used to quickly
identify key ideas, facts, and
figures in a text.

Skimming is used to get a general

understanding of the content or
to identify the main topics.
 Steps in Skimming a Text

Before reading, scan the Read the text with purpose. Highlight or make notes on
text to gain an overall Begin with the introduction the important points. This
understanding of its and conclusion, then move will help you review the
content. Look for to the main body of the text. material quickly and
keywords, main ideas, and Focus on key words, topics, effectively.
subtopics. and ideas.
 Scanning
Scanning reading is a reading
technique that involves quickly
skimming a text in order to locate
specific information. It is used
when the reader knows what they
are looking for and need to find it
quickly.
Scanning reading requires the
reader to skim the text in order
to quickly identify the desired
information.
 Steps in Scanning a Text

Take a few moments to Read the material After you have read and
read the title, carefully and look for taken notes, summarize the
introduction, and any key words or ideas. material in a few sentences
headings or graphics. Take notes as you go or bullet points. This will
Make a quick prediction along to help you help you remember the main
about the topic or the remember and points and make sure that
main idea of the text. understand the you have accurately
material. understood the material.
 Intensive
Reading
Intensive reading is a method of
reading that is focused and in-
depth. It involves reading text
carefully and slowly, paying
attention to details, and looking
up unfamiliar words and concepts.

Intensive reading is typically used

to gain a deeper understanding of
the text or to understand a
particular concept.
 Why Read Intensively?

Intensive reading helps Intensive reading Intensive reading can

to improve encourages critical also help to improve a
comprehension by thinking by allowing person’s vocabulary. By
forcing readers to slow readers to question the reading more
down and analyze the text and draw their own challenging material,
text in greater detail. conclusions. This helps readers are exposed to
This allows for a deeper readers to think more unfamiliar words and
understanding of the deeply. concepts that they may
material. not have encountered.
 Extensive
Reading
Extensive reading is a method of
language learning that involves a
large amount of reading of
authentic materials, such as
novels, magazines, newspapers,
and other texts.
The goal of extensive reading is
to help learners to become fluent
in a language and to increase
their knowledge of the language.
 Why Read Extensively?

Extensive reading With regular practice, By reading a variety of

allows students to students become more texts, students become
develop their reading familiar with the more interested in
proficiency and expand structure of written reading and develop a
their vocabulary. texts and this helps greater appreciation
them to better for the activity. This
comprehend what they encourages them to
read. read more and even
seek out new texts.
Reading is a
journey...
and the books are the wings
that will take you there.
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