Critical Reading Skills

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What
WHAT might happen
WOULD if
you do not analyze the
YOU DO?
What traits should a
critical reader possess?
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Characteristics of Critical Readers
(Schumm, Seyler and Post, 1997)

Critical readers are logical.

Critical readers are skeptical.

Critical readers are open‐minded.

Critical readers are creative.

What do critical readers base their
judgment on?
Why are critical readers skeptical?

What are critical readers willing to do

when new or conflicting evidence is
introduced and validated?
When reading, what do critical readers
able to identify?
Get a piece of paper and a pen.

Determine how often you practice what the

following statements say.
On your paper, write:

Always
Sometimes
Never
1.
I get the main
idea of the
article.
2.
I study the argument
presented by the
author.
3.
I look for
discrepancies in
the texts I read.
4.
I segregate facts
from opinions.
5.
I preview the
table of
contents.
6.
I memorize the
details in the
statistics.
7.
I validate the
accuracy of the facts
using reliable sources.
8.
I reflect on the
questions necessary for
better understanding
of the text.
9.
I reflect on the
possible missing
information.
10.
I research about
the author of the
text.
Always = 3 points
Sometimes = 2 points
Never = 1 point

Score Level of Critical Reading Proficiency

28-30 Advanced
25-27 Proficient
23-24 Approaching Proficiency
21-22 Developing Proficiency
20 and below Needs Improvement
Based on the characteristics given by Schumm,
Seyler, and Post, what type of reader are you?

Open-
logical minded

skeptical creative
Critical Reading Skills
Critical reading means that a
reader applies certain processes,
models, questions, and theories
that result in enhanced clarity
and comprehension.
 Drawn-up conclusions
Choice of words

Presented theories

A critical reader questions the author’s

Writing style
Potential bias
Use of evidence
Noncritical Reading
It gives the basic definition of a text.
Its central idea is the message being
imparted.
It recognizes what a text says.
The reader absorbs and understands.
Critical Reading
After recognizing what a text says, it
reflects on what the text does by
making a judgment.
Its certain goal is to recognize the
author’s purpose in writing the material,
understand the tone and persuasive
elements in it, and to recognize bias in
the text.
It recognizes what a text says, reflects
on what the text does, and infers on
what the text means.
The reader actively recognizes and
analyzes evidence in the text.
Techniques to Develop Critical Reading Skills
Keeping a reading journal

Annotating the text

Outlining the text

Summarizing the text

Questioning the text

 Identifying and
Analyzing Claims
“The definition of critical reading
means reading with the goal of
finding a deep understanding of the
material,” (Fleming, 2020).
The claim is the most important
part of the text, as this is the
writer’s point or position about a
topic, the central argument or the
thesis statement of the text.
 Characteristics of good Claims
A claim should be argumentative and
debatable.
A claim should be specific and focused.

A claim should be interesting and

engaging
A claim should be logical.
TYPES OF
CLAIMS
Claim of Fact
asserts that something is true or
truly exists or happens, may it be a
fact or not.
argument made based on data,
scientific observation result, or
research.
Claim of Fact
Is it true or false?
Is it existing or not?
Did it happen or not?
Claim of Fact
(examples)

Fossilfuels will run out before long.

Philippines will be the number one
English-speaking country.

Claim of Fact
(examples)

 The oldest known disease in the world is

leprosy.
 People can reduce the severity of
depression by increasing their sunlight
exposure each day.
Claim of Fact
(examples)

 Polarbears are on the verge of extinction

due to melting ice caps.
 Cancer is a common disease but it is not
contagious.
Claim of Fact
(examples)

You could be called Filipino even if you’re

not born in the Philippines.
Claim of Value
proves that some things are more or
less desirable than others
value judgment made based on
morals, standards, and norms
Claim of Value
Is it good or bad?
Is it right or wrong?
How moral or immoral?
 Ofwhat worth is it? Is it better than the
other?
Is it ethical or unethical?
Claim of Value
(examples)

Same sex marriage is immoral.

Euthanasia or mercy killing is an
unethical medical practice.
Cheating during examination is a very
indecent act.
Claim of Value
(examples)

 Pampanga is a better province than

Pangasinan.
 Patriots is the best house team in this
school.
 Privacy is more important than security.
Claim of Policy
asserts the implementation of a
policy
presents a solution to a problem
that has arisen
Claim of Policy
What should be done?
What should not be done?
How can we solve this problem?
What course of action should we
pursue?
What is the solution?
Claim of Policy
(examples)

 Using alternative sources of energy would

lessen pollution.
 The no-permit-no-exam policy must be
adopted by the public universities.
 I think we need to elect a Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court.
Claim of Policy
(examples)

 The bringing of electronic gadgets should

be banned in schools.
 We need to tax alcohol and tobacco more
heavily.
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