Improving our Reading Skills

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Improving our Reading Skills!

• By Mrs. Jackson

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Hard to believe but

• Reading applies to every class and everything you
  do on a daily basis!
• Math
• Social Studies
• English
• And yescomputers too!
• Think about it Reading is all around you

reading matters!
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How can we improve our reading???

• Two important techniques include
• Scanning
• And
• Skimming

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What is skimming???

• Skimming is used to quickly identify the main
  ideas of text. It works well to find dates, names
  and places.
• Skimming strategies include
• Reading the first and last paragraphs.
• Using headings, summary and other organizers as
  you move down the page or screen.
• Read the title, subtitles, subheadings, and
  illustrations.
• Read the first sentence of each paragraph. This
  technique is useful when you're seeking specific
  information rather than reading for
  comprehension.

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What is scanning?

• Scanning is a technique you often use when you
  are looking for key words or ideas.
• In most cases, you know what you're looking for,
  so you're concentrating on finding a particular
  answer.

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How do you scan?

• Scanning involves moving your eyes quickly down
  the page looking for specific words and phrases.
• Scanning can be used when you first find a
  resource to determine whether it will answer your
  questions. Once you've scanned the document, you
  might go back and skim it.
• When scanning, look for the author's use of
  organizers such as numbers, letters, steps, or
  the words, first, second, or next. Look for words
  that are bold faced, italics, or in a different
  font size, style, or color. Sometimes the author
  will put key ideas in the margin.

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Our current assignment

• Helpful Web Sites Worksheet
• Go to any of the web sites listed on the
  worksheet
• Skim and scan for web sites that are interesting
  to you.
• Be able to identify what type of reading it is
• Textual
• Recreational
• Functional
• Work on your reading skills!

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Skim, Scan, Read, and Think!