L2: Fundamental Reading Skills

• reading

  a language skill which can be developed through constant practice
• pre reading

  aims to induce the reading motivation
• while reading

  re reading the text until you fully understand
• post reading

  check your understanding of the text
• rapid viewing

  locates specific information in a very short span of time
• skimming

  aims to get the main idea to get an overview of the text
• scanning

  aims to get specific information from a given text
• pre viewing

  a reader looks over a material and focuses on the relevant information
• literal reading

  the understanding of ideas that are directly stated in the printed material
• summarizing

  involves condensing a lengthy text into a shorter passage
• paraphrasing

  restating ideas from the original text
• inferential reading

  process of deducing facts not directly expressed in the text
• critical reading

  close an thorough evaluation of the claims in the text
• developmental reading

  aims to develop students reading skills
• pleasure reading


  aims to provide enjoyment and entertainment
• functional reading

  helps students learns basic functional reading ability
• remedial reading

  corrects the effects of poor teaching and learning