Lesson 8 — Activity 1: Skimming and Reading Aloud
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Lesson 8 — Activity 1:
Skimming and Reading Aloud
Maybe you are trying to decide if a certain book is one you want to read. Perhaps you want to prepare for studying or reading seriously. You can use skimming in these instances.
Skimming:
To skim:
After we have skimmed and thought if the material would suit our purpose, we want to think about what we already know about the topic. That way, we can look for connections between the knowledge we have and any new ideas that come up as we read.
Skimming:
- is looking quickly at the contents of writing to get a general idea of what it is about
To skim:
- When you are skimming through a textbook or an article, look for titles, headings, pictures, charts, and diagrams that will give you a clue as to whether or not the information might be useful.
- You might also read the first sentence and concluding sentence of a paragraph to see if the topic sentence relates to the topic you are researching.
After we have skimmed and thought if the material would suit our purpose, we want to think about what we already know about the topic. That way, we can look for connections between the knowledge we have and any new ideas that come up as we read.
"skimming", by Douglas Cootey, is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.
Reading Aloud
After we decide that we want to read a particular article or story, we may choose to read out loud.
This can help us understand the material we are reading because we are able to hear the words as well as see them. We may find that we remember the story better if we hear it as well as see it in print.
We may also want to read to someone we know who enjoys reading who can help us understand the story. We may also ask that person to read aloud to us or even to read aloud together.
We might try some of these things when reading aloud:
After we decide that we want to read a particular article or story, we may choose to read out loud.
This can help us understand the material we are reading because we are able to hear the words as well as see them. We may find that we remember the story better if we hear it as well as see it in print.
We may also want to read to someone we know who enjoys reading who can help us understand the story. We may also ask that person to read aloud to us or even to read aloud together.
We might try some of these things when reading aloud:
- Give attention to the punctuation used in the reading. Stop at the end of each sentence.
- Be sure the words we are reading make sense in the context of the story.
- Use appropriate expression to suit the tone of the reading.
- Take time to sound out difficult words; look for parts of the word that you know to help figure out the meaning of the word.
- Take breaks to review and be sure you know what is happening in the story and to think about what might happen next.