The

Reading

Skill

The Reading Skill

You can find magic wherever you look,

Sit back and relax all you need is a book.!!

Reading is a fun activity.

Reading Is essentially a Private or social activity.

The main purposes in writers mind are; To present Information To interpret information To interpret human experience

The Reading Skill

There are different strategies to read:

First case: A reader will quickly reject to unnecessary things. Second case: A reader has to read in detail and cannot afford to avoid

any paragraph.

In our everyday life, we come across different reading material: Like Novels, short stories, plays, poems, Letters, Articles, Editorials,

Comic strips ,cartoons etc.

The Reading Skill

We read all these things: For pleasure, For information

Reading activities can be divided into two categories: The Intensive Reading: The Extensive Reading

The Reading Skill

Intensive Reading: It aims at reading shorter texts, which needs accuracy for detail. (for

Information).

Extensive Reading: It focus less on gaining accuracy. (For pleasure). Some of us read casually while reading even serious journals, reports. Some of us read seriously while reading even classified ads or

cartoons.

ANALYSIS OF SKILL OF READING

A person who can comprehends written English can:

Read a passage at normal speed Understand the lexical and structural meaning Use appropriate sounds and intonation patterns Guess the meaning of word from context Consult a dictionary Skip unnecessary passages

ANALYSIS OF SKILL OF READING

Read silently Distinguish b/w writers opinion and statement of facts Locate the topic sentence Make summary of passages Infer the mood of writer Recognize the meaning of various graphics

Silent And Oral Reading

Silent reading: It means reading completely silently without even moving the lips. It is more efficient way of reading. It connects meaning directly with graphic symbols.

Oral reading: It is a useful means of mastering the language code. It is motivating for the young children.

Terms Of Readings

1. Skimming- to get the main idea.

2. Scanning-to get the specific information from the given text.

3. Previewing-to get idea about book by looking at title,refence,preface and context.

4. Predicting-kind of guessing game to predict what is in the book.

Terms Of Readings

5. Anticipation-it is global at the entire book level to anticipate what next page would bring.

6. Silent reading-it is a cognitive activity and imagination play an important role

7. Reading in chunks-to get the general idea or the message of the book or the writer.

8. Guessing the Meaning of unfamiliar words-to understand the meaning of un familiar word by context.

Problems In Learning To Read English

No Mastery Over Spoken Form :Learning to read foreign language is different from learning to read the mother-tongue. The implication for the teacher of English is that child must first be made aware in the spoken form whatever he is going to read.

The Problem Of English Spelling:English spelling makes learning to read and write slow and difficultEnglish spelling is exceptionally complex and irregularUnlike oriental language, English is not a phonetic language.

Problems In Learning To Read English

The Problem Of Script:English is written in Roman script, different from the other oriental languages script.There is additional difficulty of learning two kinds of letters, namely capital letter and small letter

The Problem of interference from the mother-tongueThe child carries the habits of reading the mother-tongue to reading of English e.g. lip movement wrong eye movement

Methods Of Teaching Readings

The alphabetic method:

This is the oldest method used in Pakistan to teach reading.

To learn words in order, e.g.T-A-B-L-E (table). The word method or the look and say method:

It is unit of reading

A word is taught by the help of pictures

Methods Of Teaching Readings

The phonic method:

It deals with the sounds of letters instead of their names.

The phrase method:

Phrase is unit of reading.

It has limitation.

The sentence method:

Here Sentence is a unit of reading.it has few advantages.

Reading Aloud

Reading is a complex cognitive process of decoding symbols in order to construct or derive meaning.

Means of language acquisition and communication.

Reading Aloud

Purposes:

Provides practice in acquiring correct stress, rhythm and intonation.

Test the student’s knowledge of words.

It provides practice as well as test.

It enables teachers to correct the mistakes of students.

It improves the pronunciation of learners.

It is the basis of silent reading.

Silent Reading

Silent reading is different from oral reading. This kind of reading is quite beneficial to both the teachers and the students. According to research in the educational field, students who were given ample time to read silently and understand their topics are the one to have better grades than other students.

Silent Reading

Advantages of silent Reading:

Exercises of mind:

Silent reading help us in keeping the muscles of the brain in good shape.

Expands the imagination:

Silent reading expands the imagination of a person. One becomes more confident, self assured of his ability to understand and appreciate the various aspects of life. The mind is channelized to think about the different aspects and then questions and derives conclusions about them.

Keep the whole class busy:

It keeps the whole class busy at the same time. In reading aloud whereas one student is busy in reading the lesson, the others are passive listeners.

It Save our time:

It is quicker and saves time. It takes more time to read aloud a passage than to read it silently.

Silent Reading

It Save our time:

It is quicker and saves time. It takes more time to read aloud a passage than to read it silently.

Feelings of students:

It includes love for reading and is pleasurable. It gives the student a feeling of power and achievement. 

Concentration towards meaning:

Students are able to concentrate their attention on meaning rather than on pronunciation. Silent reading helps in greater assimilation of information.

Conclusion:

At the end we conclude this that the chief purpose of silent reading is to enable him to read with comprehension and speed.

Conclusion

At the end we conclude this that the chief purpose of reading aloud is to improve the pronunciation of the learner, the chief purpose of silent reading is to enable him to read with comprehension and speed.

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