Judging The Relevance and

Worth of Ideas, Soundness of

Author’s Reasoning and the
Effectiveness of the
Presentation
• In this time of pandemic at the digital age, online
media play a crucial role as we obtain much of
the information, we need through many
platforms available such as YouTube, Instagram,
Facebook, Twitter, etc.
• Each provides rapid dissemination of
information, which also allows us to access news
to keep us updated. But we have to remember
that not everything we see or hear in social
media is true. Therefore, we should learn how to
assess and filter data before we react or believe
in a certain issue.
As we try to gather information
from various sources of platforms to
keep us updated, our capability to
judge the truthfulness and
relevance of ideas is crucial.
We must remember that before we
believe the articles or materials we
have obtained; we should check
first if it is factual or misleading.
 What is Reading?
 Reading is a goal-directed activity such that a reader
seeks to reach a particular outcome as a result of
reading.
 Reading is a multifaceted process involving word
recognition, comprehension, fluency, and motivation.
 Reading is the recognition of words. From simple
recognition of the individual letters and how these
letters form a particular word, to what each word
means – not just on an individual level, but also as
part of a text.
Importance of Reading:
 Reading makes a big difference to
children’s educational performance.
 Reading expands the mind. It allows
creative thinking.
 Reading helps improve
concentration.
 Reading develops vocabulary.
There are different reasons why people read
which includes:
 Pleasure and enjoyment
 Practical application
 Obtain an overview
 Locate specific information
 Identify the central idea or theme
 Develop a detailed and critical
understanding
• Text relevance refers to the match between a reader’s
goal and information related to that goal. It differs from
importance. Importance is author defined and is cued by
various characteristics internal to the text.
• Determining importance is a strategy that readers use to
distinguish between what information in a text is most
important versus what information is interesting but not
necessary for understanding. This practical reading
strategy will help you distinguish between the most and
least important information presented in textbooks and
nonfiction reading. Headings, subheadings, chapter
titles, highlighted vocabulary—all of these features guide
readers to find and remember the most important
information.
Tips on how to spot
Factual or Truthful
Information
 1. CONSIDER
THE SOURCE
• Investigate the site you
are viewing or reading.
2. READ
BEYOND
•Headlines can be outrageous in
an effort to get clicks, so you
should focus on the whole story.
•You have to read and look for
details such as statistics, date,
name and others.
3. CHECK THE
AUTHOR
•Do a quick search on the
author to find out if they
are real and credible.
 4. VERIFY
SUPPROTING
SOURCES
•Determine if the given
information actually
supports the story.
5. CHECK THE DATE
•Reposting old news
stories does not mean
they’re relevant to current
events. It should be
updated.
 6. CHECK
YOUR BIASES
•Consider if your own
beliefs could affect your
judgement.