THE SKILL OF READING

MUFUMBIRO ENOCK
AHABWE DAISY
TUMWESIGYE SOLOMON
TUHAISE NOBLE
OGWEL SUSAN EVERLINE
READING AS A TOOL OF COMMUNICATION

• Reading is looking and analysing a set of

written words and or symbols to interpret
them and understand what the writer was
trying to communicate.
• Reading is a cognitive process that involves
decoding written or printed words to derive
meaning from them.
• A reader can understand the writer’s
viewpoint and feelings on a particular topic.
 CHARACTERISTICS OF READING
• It is an active process.
• It is a cognitive process.
• It is linguistic.
• It may require a certain degree of fluency to
properly enjoy the experience.
• It is a comprehensive process because it
requires analysis to understand and derive
meaning from the item in particular.
• It is sequential. Reading is based on a simple
set of building blocks that is words to
sentences to paragraphs to chapters and the
full article.
• There is proper engagement of readers during
the experience because they tend to imagine
or predict what may be coming next.
• Reading is continuous and a life-long
engagement because the more one reads, the
higher the level of complexity they will be able
to read and digest with ease.
 TYPES OF READING
• Skimming. This is reading quickly to simply get
an overview of the text.
• Extensive reading. This is reading particularly
for leisure as often the case in novel reading.
• Intensive reading. This is reading that involves
deep analysis to grasp the content for future
use or reference, most common in academics.
• Scanning. This is reading where only a very
particular bit of the article is being looked for.
• Reading to accumulate knowledge. This is
where one reads to simply gather information
on various topics.
• Reading to interpret messages.
• Reading to understand context. This is reading
for the purpose of understanding the
circumstances or background to the story in
particular.
• Vocabulary and language development. This is
reading to widen one’s scope of grammar.
 ADVANTAGES OF USING READING IN
COMMUNICATION
• Reading can improve an individual’s attention
span.
• Reading can effectively develop one’s
language skills, both spoken and written.
• Reading improves one’s critical thinking
abilities.
• Reading can improve one’s ability to freely
express and in various contexts.
• Reading improves one’s general knowledge.
• Reading improves brain cell development
because it is a highly mental process.
• Reading enables people to stay informed and
updated on current affairs especially the
reading of newspapers.
 CHALLENGES IN ADOPTING READING AS A
TOOL FOR COMMUNICATION
• Attitudinal challenges
• Poor literacy
• Language barrier
• Time constraints
 RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO USE
READING IN COMMUNICATION
• Reading with a dictionary to improve
vocabulary and language knowledge.
• Setting reading goals.
• Setting an effective and proper reading
routine.
• Summarising whatever you have read.
• Gradually advancing in the level of complexity
of reading articles.