TYPES

OF READING
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h Books are valuable to good

readers; conversely, they are
anathema to poor readers.
(cheap, likeable, not likeable,
costly)
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2. The avid fans excitedly

screamed and clapped upon
seeing the movie idol. (ill-
mannered, bad-tempered,
extra-eager, violent)
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h In color, the orange pants are

analogous to the red shirt; the
sky to the sea. (contradictory,
similar, acceptable, suitable)
b Don’t preoccupy your mind
with negative thoughts. (fill,
always supply, uplift, always
empty)
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5. Based on your scoreboard,

Benjie is lagging behind Roger,
but many are hoping that in a
minute, he will surpass or
exceed Roger’s score. (scoring,
hiding, writing speedily, going
slowly)
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h Your frowning face manifests

your impatience. (shows,
hides, overcomes, symbolizes)
, One indicates little reading
improvement; ten shows
optimum reading progress.
(continuous, complete, the
best, the least)
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8. Composed of only one tribe,

the group members have
many similarities; of many
tribes, a number of diversified
traits. (unusual, confusing,
unique, varying)
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h Ode, elegy, sonnet, haiku,

novel, biography, ballad,
history, etc. are literary genre.
(models, types, records,
evidence)
r Embodied in the introduction
is the purpose. (illustrated,
strengthened, included,
excluded)
READING TYPES
A. READING ACCORDING TO
PURPOSE
Reading According to Purpose

1. Skimming

• General understanding of the

whole text
• Fastest type of reading based
on purpose
• Also called rapid-survey
reading
Reading According to Purpose

2. Scanning

• Look for specific information in

the text
• It makes you “skip more than
you read.”
• Also called search reading
Reading According to Purpose

3. Intensive/Functional Reading

• Also called word-for-word type of

reading
• Requires one to read materials
related to his/her field of
specialization
• The object of intensive reading
demands a great deal of content-
area reading.
Reading According to Purpose

4. Extensive/Recreational
Reading
• Also called light-type of
reading
• Reading for leisure
• You love what you read.
Reading According to Purpose

5. Literature Reading

• Not mainly for pleasure… but

• Intends to familiarize readers
with different genres of
literature pieces: novels, short
stories, biographies, dramas,
epics, etc…
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6. Detailed Study Reading

• Requires serious reading and

proper note taking
• Uses the method of reading called
SQ3R (Survey, Question, Reading,
Recall, Review)
• This reading works well in research
projects and academic study.
B. ACCORDING TO READING
PERFORMANCE / RATE OF
UNDERSTANDING
Reading According to Reading Performance…

1. Speed Reading

• Information tends to stay

superficially in one’s mind.
• Not a good method if your
objective is to gain a deeper
understanding of the text
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2. Subvocalized Reading

• One recognizes the form of the word

and internally sounds it in the mind
the way one pronounces it as a
spoken word.
• Focuses primarily on the form, stress,
intonation, phrasing of the language
• This prevents one from quick reading
and comprehension of the text.
Reading According to Reading Performance…

3. Proofreading

• To see typographical errors

• Proofreading vs. editing
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4. SPE (Structure Proposition

Evaluation)
• Three stages
2. Recognizing language structures
3. Making inferences
4. Evaluation of ideas, reasons, or
conclusions
• Judgment is withheld until the text is
fully understood.
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5. MI (Multiple Intelligences)
• Enhances not only analytical
intelligence but practical intelligence
as well
2. Musical intelligence
3. Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence
4. Spatial intelligence
5. Interpersonal intelligence
6. Intrapersonal intelligence
C. ACCORDING TO READING-
INSTRUCTION PROGRAM
Reading According to Reading-Instruction
Program

1. Read aloud
• Many teachers use this in
instruction.
• Students will learn good
expressions, proper pacing,
and correct pronunciation.
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Program

2. Shared reading
• Both the teacher and student
take turns in reading portions
of the text.
Reading According to Reading-Instruction
Program

3. Guided reading
• Reader is left alone to do silent
reading.
• But the reader is motivated by the
teacher by various strategies:
using contextual clues, examining
illustrations, activating schemata
• Reader is not totally left alone.
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Program

4. Fluency reading
• Main objective: To gain mastery of the
pronunciation, phrasing, pausing,
intonation, or stress of the text
• Text is read several times.
• Ex: Choral reading, taped reading,
timed reading
• Progress: measured by the number of
words one can read aloud and
comprehensions Qs answered correctly
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Program

5. Independent reading
• One chooses the material s/he
wants to read.
• Still, the teacher helps you
become an independent
reader by surrounding your
with interesting reading
materials.
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Program

6. Developmental reading
• Aims to refine one’s reading
comprehension skills by letting reader
experience different reading stages:
2. Reading readiness in the nursery and
kindergarten level
3. Beginning reading in Grades 1 and 2
4. Rapid growth in Grades 3 and 4
5. Refining and widening reading in the
intermediate, HS, college level, and
beyond the tertiary level
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Program

7. Selective or key-word reading

• Characterized by skimming
and scanning
• Mainly focuses on a specific or
principal portion of the text to
have a general view or holistic
understanding of the reading
material
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Program

8. Remedial Reading
• If a reader lags behind with regard
to his vocabulary knowledge,
reading comprehension abilities,
and reading attitudes, he must
submit himself to a reading
program that gives special reading
sessions under the guidance of a
reading specialist.
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Program

9. Strategic Reading
• Regarded by some as the latest
type of reading
• Thinking aloud about what you
reading or thinking of
• You read with your eyes, but you
also verbalize what you think about
the text, thus, letting your mind
focus on the correct responses to
the questions about the passage.
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Program

9. Strategic Reading
• Also called as meta-cognitive,
meta-thinking, meta-reading, or
meta-comprehension
• Requires a reader to be alert,
awake, and active
• A reader uses or practices HOTS
(higher-order thinking skills)
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Program
Reading types according to PISA
(Program for Int’l Student
Assessment)
• In determining the students’ reading
literacy, the reading situations into
which readers are immersed are
considered.
• Grouping of students’ reading materials
based on the author’s purpose in
writing the text, the composition of the
written materials, and the readers’
connection with the text.
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Program
Reading types according to PISA
1. Reading for private use
Personal reasons (primary)
Intellectual and social effects
(secondary)
Reading materials deal with
people’s lives, fictitious
happenings, and expository texts
for learning purposes.
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Program

Reading types according to PISA

2. Reading for public use

For social consciousness, a person
reads to update himself with
current social events and to know
his chance/s of active involvement
into these happenings.
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Program

Reading types according to PISA

3. Reading for work

Work-related materials for a better
job performance

“Reading to do” (Stich, 1975;

Stiggins, 1992)
Reading According to Reading-Instruction
Program

Reading types according to PISA

1. Reading for education

“Reading to learn” (Stich, 1975;
Stiggins, 1992) to obtain
knowledge for any learning task

Instructive in nature
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