eapp ppts

• reading is A cognitive process that involves decoding symbols to arrive at meaning
• reading is An active process of constructing meanings of words. > is a thinking process > is a receptive skill.
• reading process - Involves recognizing words, leading to the development of comprehension.
• pre-reading - This allows the reader to activate background knowledge, preview the text and develop a purpose of reading.
• during reading - The reader makes predictions as he/she reads and then confirms or revises the predictions.
• after reading - This allows the reader to retell the story, discuss the elements of a story, answer questions and/or compare it to another text.
• reading comprehension Is as the level of understanding of a text or message. This understanding comes from the interaction between the words that are written, and how they trigger knowledge outside the text or message.
• skimming - The process of speedy reading for general meaning.
• scanning - Reading speedily over a section of text in order to find particular works that are relevant to your current task.
• detailed note taking - Once you have selected useful information, you can begin to read in detail. Note taking techniques provide useful aid to reading.
• inferences - We try to figure out something based on an experience,
• conclusion - The end, finish, close or last part of something. A statement drawn from all the ideas and analysis of what you have read. A decision reached after a careful thought.
• conclusion - comes to the end of the reading process.
• Inference requires moving from information of some kind to a generalization.
• THESIS STATEMENT Is a complete sentence that contains the main idea. This idea controls the content of the entire essay. It also contains sub points that helps the readers know how the essay will be organized.
• An analytical thesis statement states the topic of your paper, what specifically you analyzed, and the conclusion(5) you reached as a result of that analysis.
• An expository thesis statement states the topic of your paper and lists the key aspects of your topic that will be discussed in the paper.
• An argumentative thesis statement states the topic of your paper, your position on the topic, and the reasons you have for taking that position.
• predict - Determine what you think will happen in the text.
• visualize - Create mental images of the characters, settings and events in the text.
• connect - Think about what you already know about the text.
• identify - Determine the author's purpose.
• infer - Use clues in the text and your own knowledge to fill in the gaps and draw conclusions.
• evaluate - Think about the text as a whole and form opinions about what you read.