ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES Prelim

Other Reading Strategies

SQ3R METHOD OF READING
S for Survey (or Skim), Q (Question), R (Read), R (Recite) or R (Recall).

Stage Guidelines
Survey  Skim the target text.
 Check the headings and tables, diagrams, or figures presented in the text.
 Read the first few and last sentences of the text to determine key information.
 Get a feel of the text.
Question  Annotate the headings with your questions.
 Develop questions on the types of information you expect from the text.
Read  Look for answers to your questions as you read the text.
 Stop and slow down if the passage is not clear.
 Make sure to proceed reading only when you already understand the previous texts.
Recite  Recount the main points of the text.
 Recall by writing a summary or synthesis based on what you understand of the text.
 Highlight or underline the important points you read.
Review  After finishing the text, go back and re-read the questions you wrote and see if you can answer
them; if not, refresh your memory.
 Evaluate what you learned to ensure that you are convinced and satisfied with the information
presented in the text.

KWL METHOD
The KWL method guides you in reading and understanding a text. To apply the KWL method, simply make a table with three columns.
In the first column, write what you know about the topic (K); in the second, list down what you wonder or want to learn (W); and in the
last column, write down what you learned (L).

K What I Know W What I Wonder L What I Learned

Gravity is the force that pulls objects
towards Earth.
What is gravity?
It keeps us from floating around.
The amount of gravity there is depends on
Why is there less gravity on the moon?
It makes things fall. the masses of the objects involved. The
moon is a lot less massive than the earth,
How did Newton discover gravity?
There is less gravity on the moon. so there is less gravity on the moon than
there is on earth.
What determines how fast something will
Isaac Newton discovered gravity.
fall to the ground? (teacher question)
Air resistance determines how fast
something will fall to the ground.

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References:
http://www.nea.org/tools/k-w-l-know-want-to-know-learned.html
https://fees.massey.ac.nz/massey/fms//Student%20services/Student%20Learning%20Development%20Service/Documents/Albany/Brochures/Study%20Skills/Reading%20academic%2
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Barrot, J. S. and Sipacio, P.J.F. (2016). Communicative Today: English for Academic and Professional Purposes for Senior High School. Quezon City: C&E Publishing.