EFFECTIVE READING STRATEGIES

PREVIEWING
• Looking at the readily visible parts of the
text like titles and subtitles, visuals,
graphs, pictures and graphs.
• It helps you familiarize with the contents of
the selection and focus on the important
information in the text.
Identify your purpose.
Examine the titles and subtitles.
Browse the introduction and conclusion.
Look at the visual elements.
 SKIMMING
• Look for the main point of the reading
• Identify the ideas.
• It means physically moving your eyes
rapidly along the page and tracing your
finger along the lines of the text to speed
up your reading.
• It involves quickly going through the
beginning and concluding sentences.
 SCANNING
• Looking for specific information.
• Have an idea of the details you are
looking for.
• Involves physically moving your eyes
quickly along the lines of text.
• It is useful when doing research or taking
examinations.
 CONTEXT CLUES
• Words, phrases, and sentences that surround
an unfamiliar word that can help you
recognize the meaning of an unknown word
because the text gives you information about
it.
 TYPES OF CONTEXT CLUES
• SYNONYMS
 Used when the text has words or phrases that are similar in meaning to the
unknown word.
 It used signal words such as “like” or “as”.

• ANTONYMS
 It reveal the opposite meaning in relation to the unknown word.

 Although
 But
 Despite
 Instead these usually precede antonyms because these
 In contrast are used to show contrasting ideas.
 Unlike
 However
 Even though
 On the contrary
 Conversely
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• EXAMPLES
 Specific details that are used to clarify the meaning of a word.

• EXPLANATIONS & DEFINITIONS

 It may be given clues to describe an unknown term.

• SITUATIONS
 Can be helpful in determining the meaning of a word.
 The meaning of a word may change depending on its context, or
how and where it is used.
 CONNOTATION & DENOTATION
• CONNOTATION
 Basic, precise, literal meaning of the word that can be found in a dictionary.

• DENOTATION
 Positive, negative, or neutral feelings, attitudes, ideas, or associations with a word.
examples: