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• Reading


  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


  A way of doing something by using special knowledge or skill
• Reading Techniques


  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


  • Rapidly moving the eyes over text with the purpose of getting only the main ideas and a general overview of the content
  • Useful in pre-reading, reviewing, and quickly reading material that does not need more detailed information
• Scanning


  1. Keep in mind what you are searching for

  2. Anticipate the form the information is likely to appear in

  3. Analyze the organization of the content before starting to scan

  4. Let your eyes run rapidly over several lines of print at a time
• Scanning


  • Rapidly covers a great deal of material in order to locate a specific fact or piece of information
• Phrase Reading


  A method that focuses attention on phrases, which are groups of words that go together to mean something
• Clustering


  An exercise designed to help develop the skills for Phrase Reading
• Types of Graphic Materials

  • Graphs
  • Diagrams
  • Charts
  • Maps
• Graphs


  Visual representations of quantitative information meant to make the reader see instantly how gathered data relate to each other
• Diagrams


  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


  Visuals that summarize data, explain a process, or describe a set of relationships
• Maps


  Flat representations of the earth that show geographical areas by means of scales and models