RESUME 1

NAME : Muhammad Iqbal

Reading Comprehension Skill

1. Active reading and thinking skills

2. Fast Reading strategies/habits

3. Academic Reading skills/strategies/ techniques

4. Building Vocabulary: Using Dictionaries

5. Using Context Clues to Learn Word Meaning

6. Denotations and connotations of vocabulary

7. Collocation of vocabulary/word combinations

8. Health Vocabulary

9. Predicting Topics

10. Main Idea

11. Answer Questions

Academic writing

1. An Approach to Academic Writing: Audience,Purpose and Strategy, Organization, Style,

Flow,Presentation, Positioning

2. Writing descriptive essays (Health Science)

3. Writing a narrative essay (Health Science)

4. Writing a compare and contrast essay[Health Science)

5. Writing a cause and effect essay(Health Science)

6. Writing an opinion essay (Health Science)

7. Writing Summaries Of Research Paper

8. Writing resumes and cover letters

 Active Reading and Thinking Still

Fast Reading Strategies/Habits

What Is Reading?

1. Reading is defined as a cognitive process that involves decoding symbols to arrive at

meaning.

2. Reading is an active process of constructing meanings of words. Reading with a purpose

helps the reader to direct information towards a goal and focuses their attention. Although
the reasons for reading may vary, the primary purpose of reading is to understand the
text.

3. Reading is a thinking process. It allows the reader to use what he or she may already
know, also called prior knowledge. During this processing of information, the reader uses
strategies to understand what they are reading, uses themes to organize ideas, and uses
textual clues to find the meanings of new words. Each of the three components of reading
is equally important.

Active reading

Active reading is also called global understanding, and it is characterized by asking

yourself questions throughout the text.

1. Global Understanding

While you are reading, you will increase your reading comprehension by maintaining a
global understanding of what is being read. Ask yourself questions such as, "Why did the
author add this here?" or "What is the significance of this fact or event?

2. Create a Mindmap

A mindmap is a nonlinear collection of related ideas. Putting facts you read about in a
mindmap will help you see the bigger picture and increase your understanding of the
material.
 You can create a mindmap by starting with the main idea in the middle of a piece of
paper, or use a computer application such as Canva. You can create new ideas that stem
from that original topic that you come across as you read, and you can create more ideas
stemming from those smaller topics. Use as many colors, and unique lines as you need to
make your mindmap make the most sense to you.

The Reading Process

• Reading is a process that involves recognizing words, leading to the development of

comprehension. According to research, reading is a process that negotiates the meaning
between the text and its reader. The reading process involves three stages.

• The first is the pre-reading stage, which allows the reader to activate background
knowledge, preview the text, and develop a purpose for reading. A strategy for students
to utilize during this stage is to look at the title of the selection and list all the information
that comes to mind about the title.

• The second stage occurs during reading, when the reader makes predictions as they read
and then confirms or revises the predictions. For example, a double entry journal enables
the reader to write the text from the reading on one side and their personal reaction on the
other side.

• The final stage occurs after reading and allows the reader to retell the story, discuss the
elements of a story, answer questions, and/or compare it to another text. For example,
students can create summaries, where they take a huge selection and reduce it to its main
points for more concise understanding.
Why to read

Here are some of the specific reasons why English learners are encouraged to read in
English:

• The constant repetition of words and patterns in reading helps you learn and remember
vocabulary and grammar structures.

• Reading helps you become familiar with the rhythm of English. Over time it will start to
feel natural and you will notice when a sentence or phrase doesn't seem right.

• Unlike conversation, reading is something you can do on your own.

• Reading is not expensive, often free.

• Good reading skills can improve your other language skills. You need to learn to read
before you can write.

• Reading is the best way to learn and remember the proper spelling of words.

• Listening as you read aloud can help you improve your pronunciation skills.

What to read

. Are you overwhelmed by the reading materials that are available? Without spending a
penny, you can read printed texts (books, magazines, newspapers at the library), online
materials (websites and blogs), and ebooks (on your mobile devices).

There are two important things in deciding what to read

1.It should interest you, so that the reading is fun and not boring.

2.It should be at a level that is not too difficult for you.

Here are some types of reading material to try:

1.books (including children's books and graded readers)

2.newspapers

3.online news articles (try EC's easy news)

4.online blogs about topics that interest you (search for "top 10 blog" lists by topic)

5.letters (personal and commercial)

6.transcripts (of some online videos) and sub-titles on films

7.short stories (try these on EnglishClub)

10 Reading tips

Read at a level slightly lower than what you understand. You should not have to look up
a lot of words. It's okay to look up a few words.

• Make reading a ritual. Choose a time and place to read every day or week. Commit to this
reading time as if it were a job.

•. Read what interests you.

• Understand what you'll be tested on. If you're working on your reading skills for a
particular test, make sure to learn about the test. There may be specific formats such as
advertisements that you'll have to read in the test.

• Find free reading materials. Project Gutenberg is an excellent source, but be careful with
public domain books that are written in outdated English. Some words and expressions
are no longer in use.

• . Visualize what you are reading. Some people try to imagine they are reading a movie or a
how-to video.

• Listen and read. Find podcasts or videos that have transcripts and read along silently. You
can also read out loud with the recording.

• Relate what you read to your own life. How does the reading apply to you? • Think about
the author or journalist. How would the reading differ if you were the author?

• Check your eyesight. If you haven't had your eyesight checked in the last few years, make
an appointment
Reading Strategies

•Here are some strategies for improving your comprehension skills.

•Skim: read for the brief idea or overview.

•Scan: read for specific details or a specific reason. KWL: determine what you know about
the topic, what you Want to know, and what you Learned.

•Skip: if you don't understand a word or section, keep reading ahead. Come back to the
section or SKIP word again and try to figure out the meaning. Use a dictionary if
necessary.

•Look for headings, subtitles and keywords. LOCK

•Read out loud: children read out loud when they first start reading. You can too. Get
comfortable

•hearing your English voice. Create timelines or charts: reorganize what you read in a
different format.

•Rewrite in a different tense.

•Rewrite in a different format: for example, rewrite an article in letter or list form.

•Illustrate: if you think you're a visual learner, sketch images or an infographic related to
what you
Reading categories

Read what interests you. Here are some categories that can help you find what you are
looking for in a library, bookstore or online search. Other categories such as poetry and
drama may also interest you.

Fiction

•Writing that describes imaginary events and people (such as short stories and novels):

•classics

•crime and mystery

•fantasy

•horror

•literary fiction

•popular fiction

•romance

•science fiction

•short stories

•women's fiction

•young adult fiction

Non-fiction

•Writing about facts, real events and real people (such as history or biography):

•arts and crafts

•autobiography

•biography
Fast reading strategies/habit

Here are 4 strategies so you can learn how to speed read:

1. Scan for Key Words

Instead of sounding out the letter combinations we put together to make words and
reading them all individually, focus on how your eyes move across the page. Focusing on
what your eye is seeing will help increase your reading speed. Basically, we want you to
scan the content first until your eyes catch on a word or subject that interests you.

2. Skip Ahead

Just read the first and last sentences of a paragraph first. This can save you a lot of time if
the first sentence of a paragraph introduces a topic that you already know. You then know
not to waste your time reading the paragraph in its entirety and and can at

3.Make it Relatable

Our brain stores every single thing we read, we just don't know it's there because most of
it goes to our subconscious. Because of this, it can be hard to recall a topic or interesting
fact that you've read previously. To better retrieve it, we recommend that you relate what
you read to something you already know,

Example:

When learning about forensic science, you could relate what you learn to a Criminal
Minds episode that scared you, or the time you accidentally found some old animal bones
on a hiking trip Read more

Take Notes

There's a condition known as hyperthymestic syndrome that allows those affected to

remember absolutely everything they read, see or hear Unfortunately, it's an extremely
rare condition, so the majority of people out there need some help remembering what we
read and for that, we write! Once you finish reading, we recommend that you go back and
take some notes from the keywords and topics you highlighted previously. Including a
short summary of the most important information you found you can review this days or
years down the line and be able to recall what the book or passage was
Here are 10 proven ways to help increase your reading speed.

1. Stop the Inner Monologue

One's inner monologue, also known as subvocalization, is an extremely common trait

among readers. It is the process of speaking the words in your head as you read, and it is
the biggest obstacle that gets in the way of you being able to increase your reading speed.

2. Word-Chunking

Word-chunking closely parallels with the idea of eliminating the inner monologue. This is
the act of reading multiple words at once, and is the key to reading faster. All of these
reading tips tie together, yet word-chunking is probably the most active tool to use when
you work to increase your reading speed.

3. Do Not Reread the Words on the Page

Before we move on to the peripheral vision part-that's the real kicker - you're going to
want to make sure you break the habit of rereading the words on the page. If you watch
the average person's eyes as they read, you will notice they jump and flit about. They do
not just flow evenly back and forth, as they should. This is because the average person -
you do this, too-tends to backtrack over words they have already read. This is one thing
that prevents you from being able to increase your reading speed.

4.Use a timer

5. set a goal

6. read more

7. Work on Improving Your Vocabulary

8. Use a marker 9. Work on Improving Your Vocabulary

Test Your English Reading Level Example: The following question is an example only

• Linda has a white cat and a black cat.

a.She has one cat.

b.Linda's cat is black and white.

c.She has two cats.

d.Linda likes brown cats.

Answer is : b