Factors which may facilitate/
hinder effective reading
Read the following list of
factors and indicate which you consider to be characteristic of
effective and ineffective
reading.
The reader:
1. Tries to understand
everything. (Ineffective)
2. Tries to read word by word.
(Ineffective)
3. Tries to activate general
knowledge of the topic to help him understand the
discourse. (Effective)
4. Guesses meanings o words from
the context. (Effective)
5. uses a dictionary to find the
meanings of all the new words (Ineffective)
6. Makes predictions about the
content of the text while reading. (Effective)
7. Uses his knowledge of the
language to narrow down the range of possibilities with
regard to what the next key
word/phrase may be. (Effective)
8. Uses the visual information
accompanying a passage in order to understand the
passage better. (Effective)
9. Uses the dictionary to find
the meaning of a new word on the first encounter.
(Ineffective)
10. Raises expectations in his
mind about the content and even about the vocabulary in
the passage that he is about to
read, on reading its title. (Effective)
11. Ignores some of the new
words/phrases which are not crucial for understanding the
discourse. (Effective)
12. Vocalizes or sub-vocalises
while reading a passage. (Ineffective)
13. follows the words and
sentences while reading with the finger/a pen, pencil etc.
(Ineffective)
14. Takes cues from discourse
markers such as however, on the other hand in order to
predict the content he is about
to read. (Effective)
15. Regresses very often while
reading. (Ineffective)
16. Modifies his interpretation
of the text as he reads. (Effective)
Unit-3 A Concept
of Readabiltiy
The reading ability of a person
is nothing but a person’s rate of reading + his or her comprehension of the
text given. The reading ability will be decided by number of factors.
Unit-3 B Factors
Affecting Readability Difficulty level of the text in terms of its
linguistic aspect Difficulty level of the content involved Reader’s familiarity
with the text Reader’s own linguistic abilities, comprehension and other
cognitive abilities such as reasoning, applying , evaluating etc Prior
knowledge –experiences of a reader Reader’s own emotional state of mind during
reading Physical environment Reader’s reading habits Type and length of the
material involved for reading Time given for reading Purpose for reading
Unit-3
C
Rate of Reading‐Concept
• Reading at a rapid rate is of
little value if one understands little of what has been read. • Reading with a
high degree of comprehension without caring much about the time spent in
reading will be of very little sue. • Thus both the sped of reading and
simultaneously understanding the text are important. • Bond & Tinker opine
that a definition of rate of reading must be redefined as a rate of comprehension
of printed & written material. Reading rate/speed· Number
of words read within any given time period
Unit-3 C
(Continue) Causes of slow Reading Rate·
1. Vocalization: vocalization
is mouthing the word while reading or using the vocal muscles without making
any sound. Vocalization is an unnecessary & deterimental habit and should
be avoided. Words are read pronounced aloud as they are read.
2. Sub
vocalization:
it is similar to vocalization. However there is no body movement. Lips tongue
or vocal cords do not move, but inner type of speech persists within the
students mind, he is saying each word to himself clearly pronouncing each word
and then listening to himself. This could also be termed as mental speech. In
realty this is the thinking process in operation.
3. Supports or
pointing at words:
here the reader points to words in the text with a finger or a pencil or a
ruler. It is used for supporting the mind to increase the concentration.
However this slows down the reading speed as one’s hand or the ruler or finger
cannot move as fast as mind is capable of. There is slow down of the reading
speed through mechanical movement of pencil or ruler or finger etc.
The points discussed in the
classroom can be written here.
Unit-3- D Techniques
of Developing Reading Rate
• Giving lot of practice of
reading different types of reading so as to create a wider knowledge base •
Developing comprehension strategies such as context clues, using dictionary,
finding the key words/phrases/paragraphs, omitting descriptions and irrelevant
information, encircling important details • Developing skills to carry out different
types of reading such as scanning, skimming • Developing vocabulary • Giving
time bound reading exercises • Providing purposeful reading • Developing
linguistic competence mainly in terms of grammar of the language • Giving
guided reading with questions given in advance
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