READING FOR LEARNING

INTRODUCTION

For a good reader, the skill of reading often feels simple, effortless,
and automatic; however, the process of learning to read is
complex and builds on intellectual, linguistic, and social skills
developed from a very early age.
The reading process can be closely connected to the learning
process and thus the quality and depth of knowledge
construction can be impressive when reading.
 PREVIEWING BEFORE READING

What is it? Previewing a text means that you get an idea of what it
is about without actually reading the main body of the text.
How it is used: to recall previous knowledge
• set a purpose for reading
• to skim a text before reading
• to look for various features and information that will help later on
When to use it: to help you decide whether a book or journal is useful for your
purpose

• to get a general sense of the article structure

• to help you locate relevant information

• to help you identify the sections of the text you may need to read and the
sections you can omit.

How is it helpful? It saves a lot of time for us as after previewing a text, we can
set a purpose or evaluate whether the text meets our purpose or not. In our
daily life we use the skill of previewing while reading many materials.
To preview, start by reading:
• the title and author details
• the summary
• then read only the parts that ‘jump out’; that is: main headings and sub
headings, chapter summaries, or any highlighted text
• examine any illustrations, graphs, tables or diagrams and their captions,
as these usually summarize the content of large slabs of text
• the first sentence in each paragraph
AN EASY
METHOD OF
PREVIEWING A
TEXT:
 TEXT MESSAGES: ANNOTATION
What is text annotation? It is the practice and the
result of adding a note to a text, which may
include:
1. highlights/underlining
2. comments
3. footnotes
4. tags and links
How is it useful? Research indicates that
annotating texts causes more in-depth processing
of information, which results in greater recall of
information. It helps the reader keep track of
ideas.
 NUTS AND BOLTS OF ANNOTATION
1. Read before you write
2. Think about the ideas you’ve read
3. Write key ideas in the margins:
• definitions
• examples/details of the main ideas
• names, dates and, events
• comparison and contrast
• possible test questions
• confusing information
4. Review your work
Metals unlike non metals are good conductors of heat
and electricity both. It is due to the free electron that a
metal element has. They can be changed in any shape by
melting and molding them. However there melting
points are high due to strong ionic bonds .
Noman was born in 1995 in Lahore. He had an elder
brother Ali and younger sisters named Sara and
Fatima respectively. He passed his schooling in 2012.
In 2013 he went to Karachi for higher education. In
2015 he got his first job as a clerk in a clinic .His
parents wanted him to come back so he went back to
Lahore in 2017 and was able to open his own clinic
in2019.

1995 Born in LHR

METALS: 2012 school over
• Good cond. Of heat and electricity 2013 KHI for college
• Malleable and ductile. 2015 clerical job(clinic)
• High melting point 2017 LHR for parents
• Strong IONIC bonds 2019 own clinic

Ali
Noman
Sara
STUDYING YOUR
ANNOTATIONS
READING FOR UNDERSTANDING ONLINE
• Eye strain
• Extensive information • Distractions
• Multi media
• All in one
• Shareable
Essential features for online reading

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