READING TECHNIQUES

• READING - is defined as a complex cognitive process of decoding symbols in order to construct and derive meaning. It is a means of language acquisition, of communication, and of sharing of information and ideas.
• TECHNIQUE - is a way of doing something by using special knowledge or skill
• READING TECHNIQUES - are the styles, systems or practices in decoding symbols for better comprehension for communication, sharing of information and ideas.
• COGNITIVE PROCESS - an operation that affects mental content; the process of thinking and remembering; obtaining and storing of knowledge.
• DECODING - – to find or understand the meaning of something; to recognize and interpret something; the process of translating a printed word into a sound.
• DERIVE - to take, receive or obtain something especially in a specified source
• LANGUAGE ACQUISITION - the process by which humans acquire the capacity to perceive and comprehend language, as well as to produce and use words and sentences to communicate.
• SKIMMING - is a method of rapidly moving the eyes over text with the purpose of getting only the main ideas and a general overview of the content.
• PRE-READING - Skimming is more thorough than simple previewing and can give a more accurate picture of text to be read later.
• REVIEWING - Skimming is useful for reviewing text that is already read
• READING - Skimming is most often used for quickly reading material that, for any number of reasons, does not need more detailed information.
• SCANNING - rapidly covers a great deal of material in order to locate a specific fact or piece of information; is very useful for finding a specific name, date, statistical data, or fact without reading the entire article.
• PHRASE READING - There are, most likely, as many ways to learn both of the above sub-skills as there are people who have mastered them. There are many people who have learned to do this on their own, most likely because they love to read
• PHRASE - a group of words that go together to mean something. A phrase is a concept.
• CLUSTERING - is one very powerful and simple exercise designed to help develop the necessary skills to Phrase Read.
• NON-PROSE READING -are illustrated visual forms that summarize information and ideas through words, symbols, pictures, and drawings.
• GRAPHS - is a visual representation of quantitative information meant to make the reader see instantly how gathered data relate to each other.
• DIAGRAMS - are made up of lines and symbols, which show the interrelationships of parts or elements, steps of a process, or key features of an object or an area.
• CHARTS - are visuals that summarize data, explain a process, or describe a set of relationships.
• MAPS - are flat representations of the earth that show geographical areas by means of scales and models.