COMM Module 1

• The traditional definition of this term states that learning to read means learning how to pronounce words, to recognize words, and to deduce their meanings

  Reading
• Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man

  Francis Bacon
• Reading after a certain age diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.

  Albert Einstein
• The greatest gift is the passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination.


  Elizabeth Hardwick
• Sense of "__" guides Hardwick's insightful criticism, fiction, essays.

  • Human Participation
  • Having high moral standards

  Moral Illumination
• Reading fills a man with knowledge

  Full Man
• It is a strong writer who is able to put on paper his own thoughts and opinions, and what is most passionate about.

  Exact Man
• Human mind is a boundless source of creativity and innovation

  Creative Pursuits
• To change direction; to amuse and to entertain

  Diverts
• Wide reading will help you absorb a great deal about the craft of writing

  Consoles
• The ability to distinguish and manipulate the individual sounds of language

  Phonemic Awareness
• The understanding of how letters are linked to sounds (phonemes)

  Phonics
• The ability to read orally with speed, accuracy, and vocal expression. It provides a bridge between word recognition and comprehension.

  Fluency
• The knowledge of words etymology, structure, parts of speech, and what they mean

  Vocabulary
• The complex cognitive process in which a reader intentionally and interactively engages with the text

  Reading Comprehension
• SQ3R stands for:

  Survey, question, read, recite, review
• • Skim the target text
  • Check the headings and tables, diagrams, or figures presented in the text
  • Read the first few and last sentences to determine key information
  • Get a feel of the text

  Survey
• • Annotate the headings with your questions
  • Develop questions you expect from the text

  Question
• • Look for answers to your questions

  Read
• • Recount the main points of the text

  Recite
• • Go back and re-read
  • Evaluate what you learned


  Review
• KWL Method stands for

  What I Know, What I Want to Learn, What I have Learned