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Topic 2 : Reading Aids

Skimming, Previewing andScanning).

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Skimming means to search quickly through thesentences to find facts and answers to questions youmay have before you read them closely.

Rapid reading for facts is in actual fact, skimming.

When you skim a paragraph or a page, you aresearching quickly among sentences for the answersto some questions you may have.

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Make sure you know what information you

are looking for. Move your eyes quickly from line to line and

from sentence to sentence.

When you think youve found what you arelooking for, STOP.

Read slowly the part of the line or sentencethat tells you what you want to know.

**Exercise page 1

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Look at the title : title often suggest the topic or

main idea. Look for subtitles : subtitles suggest the kind of

materials you will find in a small portion of thereading.

Look at pictures, charts, drawings. Illustrations

often will give an idea of what the text will bedealing with. Look carefully at the first paragraph and absorb

the information there. Look at the questions that come after the

reading. Questions tell us what to expect from apassage.**Exercise page 2

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Dont try to read every word. Let your eyes movequickly across the page.

Use clues, such as headings and titles to helpyou.

If you are reading for study, begin by thinking upor writing down some questions that you want toanswer.

Many texts use the A-Z order. Utilize this. It isfound in phone books, catalogues etc.

Practice scanning skills. Example, search for aplumber in the yellow page.

*Exercise page 4-6

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Paragraph::1. A group of related sentences that discuss one

main idea.

2. May be short/long, but long enough to developthe main idea clearly.

3. A paragraph is marked by indenting the firstword (about half an inch)

4. A group of related sentences that discuss onemain idea

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Three Parts of a Paragraph. A Topic Sentence main idea of the

paragraph.

Supporting Sentences develops the topicsentence.

Concluding Sentence signals the end of theparagraph.

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Describe on a controlling idea. Explain the controlling idea.

Give an example.

Explain the example. Complete the paragraphs idea or transition.

**Refer to page 8 for the example.

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What is the topic of the paragraph? What 2 main points do the writer make about

the topic?

What examples do the writer use to supporteach point?

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Reading strategies: Skimming : to search quickly through sentences

to find facts and answers toquestions

Previewing : to get a general idea of what youregoing to be reading before youactually begin.

Scanning : to discover required information tocomplete a given task in

making a decision/choice.

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Unity and coherence of ideas found insentences is what constitutes a paragraph.Length and appearance do not determinewhether a section in a paper is a paragraph.

Ultimately, a paragraph is a sentence orgroup of sentences that support one mainidea.

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A well-organized paragraph supports ordevelops a single controlling idea, which isexpressed in a sentence called the topicsentence.

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They are called supporting because theysupport or explain the idea that has beenexpressed in the topic sentence.

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It summarizes the information that has beenpresented. This is the concluding sentence.

** EXERCISES:: page 9-11