Writing a close analysis and critical
interpretation of literary texts,
applying a reading approach, and
QUARTER doing an adaptation of these, require
from the learner the ability to identify:
2 representative texts and authors from
Asia, North America, Europe, Latin
America, and Africa
(4 weeks)
Guess the hidden words that are associated
with reading through the given configuration.
Questions
1. What are the words in the configuration boxes?
2. What do you call these words?
3. What are reading techniques?
Reading Approaches
▪ techniques to reading that you can employ to
become a better and more accomplished reader
▪ help you read faster, understand better, and
remember more
Reading Approaches –Usefulness to Students
1. Improved Comprehension
2. Enhanced Vocabulary
3. Critical Thinking
4. Increased Engagement
5. Better Academic Performance
6. Lifelong Learning
Skimming
• Reading technique used to get the main gist of a
material. It’s all about going through a chunk of text
quickly to get general idea
• Skimming through headings, titles, subtitles,
subheadings
• surveying a material before settling down to read it in
detail
Scanning
• Scanning is similar to skimming in approach. It also involves going
through a chunk of text quickly without any care for comprehension.
• to find specific information in the material
• Scanning is a reading technique that you’ll find useful in many
situations. One of such situations is reviewing a reading material to
revive understanding of what was read. In reviewing, you move your
eyes quickly over the text, searching for keywords or keyphrases
that’ll refresh your memory.
Extensive Reading
• Involves learning a new language or word
• The reader’s view and review of unfamiliar words in a specific
context will allow the reader to infer the word’s meaning, to learn
unknown words.
• Extensive Reading is the free reading of books and other written
material that is not too difficult for readers. Extensive Reading is
sometimes called Free Voluntary Reading
Critical/Active Reading
• aids both comprehension and retention
• involves engaging with the reading material when
reading it so that you’ll understand it and evaluate it
based on your needs
• Ask questions, look for patterns, highlight and make
notes, link to existing knowledge, write a summary, test
yourself, teach
