Reading Techniques

• • Scanning rapidly covers a great deal of material in order to locate a specific fact or piece of information
• • 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.
• 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.
• Skimming is useful in three (3) different situations:

  • 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
• Phrase – a group of words that go together to mean something. A phrase is a concept.
• We call this method Phrase Reading since we focus our attention on phrases.
• Non-Prose Reading - Non-prose materials or graphic materials are illustrated visual forms that summarize information and ideas through words, symbols, pictures, and drawings.
• Types of Graphic Materials:

  1. Graphs
  2. Diagrams
  3. Charts
  4. Maps
• 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. Examples: tree chart, timeline, technical diagram, and process diagram
• Charts – are visuals that summarize data, explain a process, or describe a set of relationships. Examples: tabular chart, outline chart, flow chart, and organizational chart
• Maps – are flat representations of the earth that show geographical areas by means of scales and models
• Graphs – is a visual representation of quantitative information meant to make the reader see instantly how gathered data relate to each other. Examples: bar graph, pie graph, line graph and pictograph.