Reading Comprehensio

nCritical Reading

Read so you can evaluate

Compare withWhat you know Experiences Previous lessonsOther reading material

Evaluate writings especially when they challenge the Bible or

biblical principles

Use 5 critical reading skills when reading

textbooks1.Evaluate author’s qualifications

2.Is what’s written on the level?

3.Differentiate fact from opinion

4.Identify true and false statements

5.Decide if it’s propaganda or bias

Check out your authors

What’s their background?

What’s their education?

What experience do they have?

Is there “bias” for or against the Bible?

(where does the author stand in believing the Bible)

Check it out!!!!Is it true???

Evaluate the accuracy

Value the source

Checkout the copyright date…recent? Science, government, & computer

books could be out of style by the time their published

Be aware of current events that changes information

Critique your text

1. Does the story sound reasonable?

2. What’s the author’s qualifications?

3. What are the true parts?

4. Is there fictional parts?

5. Determine facts & opinions.

Critique your text

6. Current information?

7. Exaggerations?

8. What does the author believe?

9. What’s the author’s influence?

10.Any biblical principles?

Be the “True/False” Judge

Use your life experience

Identify qualifiers to avoid misreading All, none, most, never, many, always,

usually can lead you off track

Non-Christian writers use this “trick”

Read CAREFULLY for truth

If part of the text is false, you should wonder about the rest

Propaganda?Techniques used to sway you to believe a particular way

Gets you to believe or persuades you to do something

Sneaky

Bias Conclusions based on

preconceived notions vs. evidence (what is truth?)

Writings will ignore evidence to present their side

Fact or opinion Fact: Statement can be proven

true

Opinion: Cannot be proved true or false

Caution – Some authors present opinion as fact

Look for clues: Author’s credibility

Bible Truth Look at the evidence within the

Bible

Over the years, people have tried to prove it wrong

Over the years, others have proven the truth within the Scriptures