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• Reading is an active skill-based process of
constructing meaning or gaining
knowledge from oral, visual and written
text.

• It is a means of language acquisition, of

communication, and of sharing information
and ideas.
 Reading Can Make You Smarter

• The more you read, the greater your vocabulary and

the better your cognitive skills.

• READING is an active skill-based process of

constructing meaning and gaining knowledge from
oral, visual and written text.

• It is a means of language acquisition, of

communication, and of sharing information and ideas.
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• METHODS T
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• TYPES O
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• SKILLS

• EFFECTS
 METHODS
• SUBVOCALIZED
• SPEED READING
• PROOF READING
• STRUCTURE-PROPOSITION-
EVALUATION (SPE)
• SURVEY-QUESTION-READ-RECITE-
REVIEW
• MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
 TYPES
• EXTENSIVE READING:
Reading for pleasure with emphasis on general
understanding.
• INTENSIVE READING:
Reading carefully for an exact understanding of
text. Necessary for contracts, legal documentation,
application forms etc.
• SKIMMING:
Quickly looking through text to get an idea of
what the text concerns. used when reading magazines,
newspapers articles etc.
• SCANNING:
Locating specific information in a text.usually
used in timetables, charts, etc.
 SKILLS

WRITING SKILLS

COMPREHENSION SKILLS

DECODING SKILLS

VOCABULARY

SYMBOL PHONEMIC VISUAL

IMAGING AWARENESS IMAGING
 EFFECTS OF READING
• Builds Fluency:
Independent reading builds fluency. There is substantial
evidence that unless students can accurately and effortlessly deal
with the word-identification demands of reading, difficulties will
result in comprehension and overall reading achievement.
• Increases Vocabulary :
Independent reading leads to increased vocabulary
development. One of the best-established relationships in
the field of reading is the very significant relationship
between vocabulary development and achievement in
reading.
• Builds Background :
Independent reading builds background knowledge.
By reading widely, students are exposed to diverse topics
and information which they can then use in future reading.
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• Reading makes a Ready Man.
• Reading promotes Knowledge and Information.
Knowledge leads to Wisdom.
• Reading forms structures in our mind. Persons
with knowledge and information are at
Application Level who in turn are known to be
Wise Persons.
• We have found that there are specific effects of
reading volume that do not simply result from
the higher Cognitive Abilities and skills of the
more avid reader.
• Since reading has such profound consequences,
it is imperative that we do not deny reading
experiences .
“TODAY A READER,
TOMORROW A
LEADER”