READING AND WRITING

is a cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive meaning from a text

looking at the readily visible parts of the text.

Helps familiarize you with the contents of the selection and focus on the important information on the text

you look for the main point of the reading and identify the ideas that develop it.

you look for the main point of the reading and identify the ideas that develop it.

Your eyes are rapidly moving along the page and tracing your finger along the lines of the text to speed up your reading.

looking for specific information. To scan the text effectively you need to have an idea of what you’re looking for.

looking for the meaning by using the clues in the context.

Words, phrases, and sentences that surround an unfamiliar word that can help you recognize the meaning of an unknown word because the text gives you information about it.

are used when the text has words or phrases that are similar in meaning to the unknown word. May be signaled by the following words: