Reading strategies

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1-4

Reading strategies

why practice reading?

Why practice reading?

• Find useful information online
• Learn about different topics 
• Improves vocabulary 
• Learn new sentence-structure 

Reading strategies

• Skimming (aim = general idea of the text)
• Scanning (aim = specific information)
• Using context (aim = reading to deduce meaning)

Skimming

Skimming is a reading technique that involves selectively focusing on the main ideas of a text.

• Look at pictures if present
• Read the tittle and subheadings
• Read the introduction and conclusion
• Read the first and last sentence of each paragraph

Use when you need to know the main idea of the text

Scanning

You scan a text when you are looking for specific information. First, read the question you need information on, carefully.

• Look for a name, date  
• Look for key words 
• Stop reading when you have found what you are looking for

Scanning practice

• Next slide has text
• I will give a word
• Scan for that word
• If you have found it, raise your virtual hand

Using context

How do you know what a word means without looking it up?

• It can be explained further on in the sentence (definition)
• word parts (do you know parts of the word?)
• There might be examples or pictures 
• Synonyms or Antonyms (synonym = other word for) (antonym means the opposite

Wat betekent het woord prudent in deze zin: She was prudent with the guest list, acting with great caution and care to only invite those she liked.

Wat betekent procrastinating in deze zin: he was procrastinating all day, playing video games and watching tv instead of doing homework.

Wat betekent superfluous in deze zin: Adding M&M's to the brownie was superfluous, extra and unnecessary.

Wat betekent haughty in deze zin: She is so humble and modest, she could never be called haughty.

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