Reading Strategies

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2,3

So you can read?

There is more to reading then you might think.

There is a logical way how to look at texts.

You will learn about these strategies.

Every beginning has an end.

Yes most of you know a text has to START somewhere and that is has to come to an END.

What are the right names for a start and an ending in a text?

The correct indications are:

• Beginning = INTRO / INTRODUCTION
• End = Ending / Conclusion 

Tip! Often there's a correlation between INTRO + ENDING. Together they again describe what the text is about.

BIG LETTERS 

Every text starts with BIG LETTERS at the top.

What is the name of these BIG LETTERS?

the TITLE

Every text start with a title so the reader has an idea what the text is about. 

Often TITLE+ PICTURE = CONTENT TEXT.

The start of your focus on the text begins..

In between

Now you know about TITLE, INTRODUCTION and ENDING / CONCLUSION.

There is often text between the INTRODUCTION and the ENDING?

How do you call this?

THE BODY

Dividing all the parts

When you look at big texts it can be confusing. To help you get a better overview, things that go together are divided in smaller parts. Between these parts there's often a space left in between.

What is the name of theses parts?

Paragraphs

What have you learnt sofar?

• Title
• Introduction
• Body
• Ending
• Paragraphs