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Baraceros, Esther L. (2005) - Communication Skills I (Improving Study and Thinking Skills)

1. The human mind can understand text even if the order of letters in words are scrambled, as long as the first and last letters are correct, because the mind reads words as a whole rather than individually. 2. There are different levels of reading comprehension including literal, interpretative, critical analysis, application and reaction, and creative thinking. 3. The main kinds of reading are skimming, scanning, idea reading, exploratory reading, analytic reading, critical reading, narcotic reading, extensive reading, and intensive reading. A balanced "reading diet" is recommended.

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Baraceros, Esther L. (2005) - Communication Skills I (Improving Study and Thinking Skills)

1. The human mind can understand text even if the order of letters in words are scrambled, as long as the first and last letters are correct, because the mind reads words as a whole rather than individually. 2. There are different levels of reading comprehension including literal, interpretative, critical analysis, application and reaction, and creative thinking. 3. The main kinds of reading are skimming, scanning, idea reading, exploratory reading, analytic reading, critical reading, narcotic reading, extensive reading, and intensive reading. A balanced "reading diet" is recommended.

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Reading is the process of getting meaning from the book and bringing meaning into
it. Getting meaning from the book means knowing the author’s point of view and
merging this with the reader’s point of view to make the whole reading material
understandable.
 The derivation of meaning proceeds from the author to the reader. This
process of forming meaning about the text is called bottom-up processing.
 However, if the formulation of meaning proceed from the reader to the
author, that is: the reader must first use his prior knowledge or background
experiences to understand the author’s viewpoint, this kind of understanding
the text is called top-down processing.

Comprehension is a process of constructing meaning with the use of some clues in


the text and of the schemata or background knowledge of the reader about the
text. It then creates n interaction between the author and the reader. The derivation
of meaning does not come from the text alone, but also from the reader’s mind,
specifically, his prior knowledge or experience.

Sensation is awareness of something due to the stimulation of the sense organs. The
sense organs primarily involved in reading are the eyes. When one reads, he makes
the eyes movements of stopping or fixation of the eyes, interfixation or stopping of
the eyes from one point to another, return sweep or sweeping of the eyes from the
end of the line to the beginning of the next line; and regression or backward o right
to the left movement made in a reverse direction.

Levels of Reading

Level 1– Literal Comprehension


The ideas or meanings formed by the reader at this level are directly stated in
the selection. The ideas are elicited by questions beginning with What, When,
Where, Who, Which, etc.

Level 2– Interpretative Comprehension


The reader forms ideas or meanings indirectly or implicitly stated in the
selection. These meanings are embedded between or among the lines, so at this
level, he must be good at reading between the lines.
Level 3-Critical Analysis or Critical Evaluation
This level requires the reader to evaluate or weigh the facts, events,
character’s viewpoints, then make judgments about the worth of these and the
effectiveness of the way they are presented in the selection.

Level 4– Application and Reaction

Reference:
Baraceros, Esther L. (2005). Communication Skills I (Improving Study and Thinking Skills)
This refers to the integration of ideas with previous experiences so that new
insights and understanding may result. This level is also called ‘reading beyond the
lines,’ because the meanings or ideas derived from the story are to be practiced or
incorporated in real life situations.

Level 5– Creative Thinking


This is the highest level of understanding. Through this he creates new ideas or
new ways of expression with the use of whatever understanding he got of the text.

Kinds of Reading
Depending on the reader’s purpose and manner of comprehending the text,
he may perform one or more of these kinds of reading:
1. Skimming- This is the easies and fastest kind of reading. If a reader skims the
reading material, he just reads the sign posts or clues in the selection such as
the headings and the topic sentences. As he passes over the text swiftly to
get an overview of the selection, he skips those that are not interesting to him.
2. Scanning– When the reader’s purpose is to locate a particular information in
the text, he resorts to this kind of reading– scanning. He does this by browsing
over the pages and giving a quick look over them The focus of his eyes then is
this particular information. But to find the target of his eyes easily, he must first
identify the key words or important phrases related to this particular
information.
3. Idea reading– This is to get the main idea of the material. This involves the
three psychological processes of reading– Sensation, Perception, and
Comprehension.
4. Exploratory Reading– This is done when the reader wants to know how the
whole selection is presented.
5. Analytic Reading– A careful examination of each work to identify word
relationship is the main purpose of analytic reading.
6. Critical Reading– This makes the reader weigh facts, information, or ideas
presented in the selection, so that he, too can form judgments or conclusions
about them.
7. Narcotic Reading– This is done by a person who wants to get rid of his
everyday troubles, depressions, frustrations, problems, through reading
magazines, stories, novels, essays, and others.
8. Extensive Reading– If the reader spends his leisure time by reading any kind of
material that is interesting t him, he will consider his act of reading extensive
reading.
9. Intensive Reading– Doing serious reading of books, periodicals, and other
library materials for research work or a report is the main concern of this kind
of reading.

A good reading diet must consist of the following:


Academic or Professional Readings– 50%
(school texts, periodicals, and journals for academic fulfillment)
Recreational Readings– 20%
(fiction or nonfiction for personal enjoyment)
Current Events– 20%
(magazines, newspapers for general information)
Spiritual Reading– 10%
(religious books, pamphlets, and handouts for moral and spiritual upliftment)

Reference:
Baraceros, Esther L. (2005). Communication Skills I (Improving Study and Thinking Skills)

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