Reading Techniques

• Reading is a complex cognitive process of decoding symbols to construct and derive meaning
• Reading techniques are styles, systems, or practices in decoding symbols for better comprehension for communication, sharing of information, and ideas
• Cognitive process is an operation that affects mental content, involving thinking, remembering, and obtaining knowledge
• Decoding is finding or understanding the meaning of something, recognizing and interpreting it
• Derive means to take, receive, or obtain something, especially from a specified source
• Language acquisition is the process by which humans acquire the capacity to perceive, comprehend, produce, and use language for communication
• Skimming is a method of rapidly moving the eyes over text to get main ideas and a general overview of the content
• Skimming is useful in pre-reading, reviewing, and quickly reading material that does not need detailed information
• Scanning rapidly covers a great deal of material to locate a specific fact or piece of information
• Scanning is useful for finding a specific name, date, statistical data, or fact without reading the entire article
• Clustering is an exercise designed to help develop the necessary skills to Phrase Read
• If practiced correctly for about 10-20 minutes a day, you can learn the skill in about three weeks
• Non-Prose Reading involves illustrated visual forms that summarize information and ideas through words, symbols, pictures, and drawings