Reading strategies Handel

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• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Reading Strategies 

Goals

At the end of this Lesson..

- ...You can explain why reading strategies are helpful 

- ...You know how to use these reading strategies

Reading strategies

A reading strategy is a tool that can help you out when trying to understand a text.

If you learn how to use these strategies, reading becomes:

• Easier
• Less time-consuming
• More fun

Today, we are going to look at 3 strategies

• Skimming 
• Scanning 
• Global reading (ELZA method)

Skimming

Skimming can be used to find out the main idea of a text.

How to skim:

1. Read the text quickly, read the title, headlines, look at images
2. Look for key words that stand out
3. You don't need to know all the words to understand a text

Skimming

Question: 

What is the main topic of the text?

Describe in one sentence.

What is the main topic of the text?
Describe in one sentence.

Scanning

Scanning is reading for specific information if a question asks about that.

How to scan:

1. Let your eyes go over the page slowly
2. Try to find key words that also show up in the question (a name, date, etc)
3. When you find the key words, read very carefully. Also read the sentences around it.

Scanning

Question: What was the reason the workers couldn't give their families a good quality of life?

What was the reason the workers couldn't give their families a good quality of life?

ELZA method

ELZA stands for: Eerste Laatste Zin Alinea. These sentences often contain important information about what you can find in the paragraph.

How to use the ELZA method:

1. Read the first and final sentence of the paragraph and think about what the paragraph could be about
2. Read the rest of the paragraph if you think it's relevant to answer the question

ELZA

Question: What point is this paragraph trying to make?

What point is this paragraph trying to make?

Scanning is...

1. detailed reading
2. looking for italised and bold words
3. reading the summary
4. Looking for specific information

ELZA staat voor:

1. Eerst lezen zonder antwoorden (te bekijken)
2. Eerst laatste zin alinea (lezen)
3. Eerste (en) Laatste Zin Alinea (lezen)

Welke strategie zou je gebruiken bij deze vragen:
- Hoe oud is de vrouw?
- In welk land is dit gebeurd?
- waar struikelde de man over?

1. ELZA
2. scannen
3. intensief lezen
4. skimmen

Skimming is

1. Reading titles, headers, subheads
2. Looking for specific information
3. Read first/last sentence of the paragraph
4. Read intensively

What should you do when you are reading for detail/reading intensively?

1. Read every sentence
2. Read the headings.
3. Read the first and last paragraph only.
4. Read the first and last sentence of each paragraph. (ELZA)

What are the steps you take when you skim through a text?

1. 1. picture, 2. text, 3. author
2. 1. picture, 2. ELZA
3. 1. ELZA, 2. author
4. 1. ELZA, 2. read text, 3. picture

When I want to know what the text is about I...

1. read selectively
2. read oriantational
3. read globally (ELZA)
4. look at the pictures

"Kun je het adres voor me opzoeken?"

Hoe lees je?

1. Skimmen
2. Scannen
3. Intensief lezen

What is the first thing you do when you get a text?

1. Lees de text
2. Opdracht(en) lezen ; read the exercises
3. Leestrategie topassen ; Use reading strategies
4. Oriënterend lezen ; Orientation reading