READING
Reading is very important because it is a receptive skill. It can help
to acquire knowledge even though good readers
can understand the individual sentences and the organizational structure of a
piece of writing. They can comprehend ideas, follow arguments, and detect inferences.
Reading has importance for teachers because constantly are acquiring knowledge.
Sometimes we have to develop reading skills in order to comprehend the whole
text.
Scanning is the
same to read for specific information or reading for details; for example: when we need to
find a telephone number, we don’t read every single name, just find what we
need. Furthermore, skimming
helps to obtain the general idea from the passage, it is knowing as global understanding.
Inferring is one of the most difficult reading skills because
it demands to think about a word or phrase that is in the text and the reader
has to deduce to what it refers or what the author wants to say. Readers use these skills to interpret and
understand written words on a page; it helps them to encourage their confidence. Teachers need to
read a lot to find out more about the educational world in which they working
and use that information to improve their knowledge. Also, teachers need to
apply the following process: pre-reading, while reading and post-reading.
In addition, I would
like to say that our reading skills can be developed according to intensive and
extensive reading. Intensive
reading is especially in language classrooms, it means that learners
have to read different texts just to examine the contents that it has. On the
other side, there is extensive
reading, I really prefer it. This is the time when learners read for
pleasure or enjoyment. It doesn’t matter if is a page or a long text; learners
read it because it gets their attention. A
person who can read has the ability to empathize with and connect to the characters
in a story. A reader builds background knowledge about many different subjects
that he can later use.
REFERENCES FOR ADITTIONAL INFORMATION
- YouTube,. (2015) The importance of Reading. Retrieved April 29, 2015 from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6p1CBVyWVw
- YouTube,. (2015) Learning English- How to improve your Reading Skill. Retrieved April 29, 2015 from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BG-wBBsu5Q
Dear Jessica,
ResponderEliminarYou have a point there because if we select strategies that are appropriate to the reading task and use them flexibly and interactively. Students' comprehension improves and their confidence increases when they use top-down and bottom-up skills simultaneously to construct meaning.
Good Job!