Applying Effective

Reading Strategies
PRE-READING
STRATEGIES
 Pre-Reading Strategies
• Previewing
• Skimming and Scanning
• Recalling Background Knowledge
PREVIEWING
 Previewing
• means looking at the readily visible
parts of the text, like titles and subtitles
and also visuals and graphs, pictures,
and charts.
SKIMMING
AND
SCANNING
 Skimming
• means you look for the main point of
the reading and identify the ideas that
develop it
 Scanning
• means looking for specific information
 RECALLING
BACKGROUND
KNOWLEDGE
 Recalling Background
Knowledge
• means that as you read, you make
sense of the text by seeing how it fits
with what you already know
 DURING
READING
STRATEGIES
 During Reading Strategies
• Using Context Clues
• Using Denotation and Connotation
CONTEXT
CLUES
 Context Clues
• are words, phrases, and sentences that
surround an unfamiliar word and help
you recognize the meaning of an
unknown word
 Most Common Types of Context
Clues
• Synonyms
• Antonyms
• Examples
• Explanations and Definitions
• Situations
 Most Common Types of Context
Clues
• Synonyms – used when the text
have words or phrases that are similar
in meaning to the unknown word
 Most Common Types of Context
Clues
• Example
The narrator in the poem was euphoric
at his son's victory, for he cried
triumphantly when the boy came home.
 Most Common Types of Context
Clues
• Example
This situation is conundrum. It
somehow confusing.
 Most Common Types of Context
Clues
• Antonyms – words that reveal the
opposite meaning in relation to the
unknown word
 Most Common Types of Context
Clues
• Example
Although Mary was willing to play in
the snow, Jack was reluctant because
he was so cold.
 Most Common Types of Context
Clues
• Example
The lanky dog was not fat, even though
he ate a lot.
 Most Common Types of Context
Clues
• Examples – are specific details in a
text that are used to clarify the
meaning of a word
 Most Common Types of Context
Clues
• Example
Projectiles include those items that are
shot forward such as cannon shell,
bullet, or missile.
 Most Common Types of Context
Clues
• Example
A sleuth, such as Sherlock Holmes, can
be very helpful in solving crimes.
 Most Common Types of Context
Clues
• Explanations – words or phrases that
explain the unfamiliar word's meaning
 Most Common Types of Context
Clues
• Example
An evanescent ring surrounded the
moon as it rose. It was there for a
moment, and then it disappeared.
 Most Common Types of Context
Clues
• Example
Elis is a blithe young girl. She always
greets everyone with a smile.
 Most Common Types of Context
Clues
• Definitions – is usually signaled by a
form of the verb to be (am, is, are, was,
were) or by commas or dashes
 Most Common Types of Context
Clues
• Example
To shun someone is to have nothing to
do with that person.
 Most Common Types of Context
Clues
• Example
He seemed to be ill, but it was merely a
ruse, a clever trick to deceive us.
 Most Common Types of Context
Clues
• Example
The prisoner was in a state of wrath – a
feeling of intense anger.
 Most Common Types of Context
Clues
• Situations – the meaning of a word
may change depending on its context
or how and where it is used
 Most Common Types of Context
Clues
• Example
The boy wondered if he should have
brought some back up in case he could
not take on the Jabberwock by himself.
(if it should happen)
 Most Common Types of Context
Clues
• Example
The hero's conquest of the Jabberwock
is an exemplary case of bravery.
(an instance of the occurrence)
 Most Common Types of Context
Clues
• Example
The hero is lucky that the murder of the
Jabberwock does not merit a case in
court!
(charges raised in court for a crime)
 D E N O TAT I O N
AND
C O N N O TAT I O N
 Denotation
• is the basic, precise, literal meaning of
the word that can be found in a
dictionary
 Denotation
• Examples
"house", "home", and "shanty"
(all of these words denote places where
people live)
 Connotation
• is the positive, negative, or neutral
feelings, attitudes, ideas, or
associations with a word
 Connotation
• Examples
"house" – neutral connotation (it is a
building in which someone lives)
 Connotation
• Examples
"home" – positive connotation (a place
of warmth and comfort and familiarity)
 Connotation
• Examples
"shanty" – negative connotation
(associated with poverty; it is a
small, crudely built shack)
 Connotation
• Example
He is thrifty. (values his money and
knows how to look for bargains)
He is stingy. (greedy and selfish with
his money)
 Connotation
• Example
He is very focused on his job.
(dedication and interest in his job)
He is very obsessed with his job. (he is
a workaholic)
Any questions?
Thank you!
 QUIZ #2
(10 items)
QUIZ #2
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
Directions: Read and analyze each
statement or question carefully. Then,
choose the letter of the correct answer.
(USE CAPITAL LETTERS ONLY)
QUIZ #2
1. The following are pre-reading strategies
EXCEPT ONE.
A. Previewing
B. Scanning
C. Skimming
D. Using Context Clues
QUIZ #2
2. A pre-reading strategy that looks for a
specific information in the text.
A. Previewing
B. Scanning
C. Skimming
D. Recalling Background Knowledge
QUIZ #2
3. The following are the readily visible parts
of the text in previewing EXCEPT.
A. pictures
B. specific ideas
C. titles and subtitles
D. visual and graphs
QUIZ #2
4. It is the literal meaning of a word that can
be found in a dictionary.
A. Connotation
B. Context clues
C. Denotation
D. Strategy
QUIZ #2
5. My friend is very fastidious about his life. He
is always attentive and very particular with
accuracy and details.
A. Antonym
B. Definition
C. Example
D. Explanation
QUIZ #2
6. This Saturday, let’s visit the arboretum, a
garden that is entirely dedicated to the exhibition
of plants and trees.
A. Definition
B. Example
C. Situation
D. Synonym
QUIZ #2
7. The mountain pass is a tortuous road, twisting
and winding like a snake around the trees of the
mountainside.
A. Antonym
B. Definition
C. Example
D. Synonym
QUIZ #2
8. Celestial bodies, including the moon, the sun
and stars, have been an object of fascination for
men for centuries.
A. Definition
B. Example
C. Explanation
D. Situation
QUIZ #2
9. The population proceeds to grow higher and
higher. We donated the proceeds from the
fundraiser to charity.
A. Example
B. Explanation
C. Situation
D. Synonym
QUIZ #2
10. The pupils of the eyes contract when the light
brightens but dilate when the light dims.
A. Antonym
B. Explanation
C. Situation
D. Synonym
QUIZ #2 – KEY TO
CORRECTIONS

Multiple Choice
QUIZ #2 – Key to Corrections
1. The following are pre-reading strategies
EXCEPT ONE.
A. Previewing
B. Scanning
C. Skimming
D. Using Context Clues
QUIZ #2 – Key to Corrections
2. A pre-reading strategy that looks for a
specific information in the text.
A. Previewing
B. Scanning
C. Skimming
D. Recalling Background Knowledge
QUIZ #2 – Key to Corrections
3. The following are the readily visible parts
of the text in previewing EXCEPT.
A. pictures
B. specific ideas
C. titles and subtitles
D. visual and graphs
QUIZ #2 – Key to Corrections
4. It is the literal meaning of a word that can
be found in a dictionary.
A. Connotation
B. Context clues
C. Denotation
D. Strategy
QUIZ #2 – Key to Corrections
5. My friend is very fastidious about his life. He
is always attentive and very particular with
accuracy and details.
A. Antonym
B. Definition
C. Example
D. Explanation
QUIZ #2 – Key to Corrections
6. This Saturday, let’s visit the arboretum, a
garden that is entirely dedicated to the exhibition
of plants and trees.
A. Definition
B. Example
C. Situation
D. Synonym
QUIZ #2 – Key to Corrections
7. The mountain pass is a tortuous road, twisting
and winding like a snake around the trees of the
mountainside.
A. Antonym
B. Definition
C. Example
D. Synonym
QUIZ #2 – Key to Corrections
8. Celestial bodies, including the moon, the sun
and stars, have been an object of fascination for
men for centuries.
A. Definition
B. Example
C. Explanation
D. Situation
QUIZ #2 – Key to Corrections
9. The population proceeds to grow higher and
higher. We donated the proceeds from the
fundraiser to charity.
A. Example
B. Explanation
C. Situation
D. Synonym
QUIZ #2 – Key to Corrections
10. The pupils of the eyes contract when the light
brightens but dilate when the light dims.
A. Antonym
B. Explanation
C. Situation
D. Synonym