READING COMPREHENSION TECHNIQUES

SCANNING
1. To locate a specific fact or piece of information
  1. IT looks for
    1. Names
    2. Dates
    3. Statistics
    4. Facts
2. When you scan, you don't read every word, only the words that answer your question.
SKIMMING
1. To get the main ideas and a general overview of the content of the text fastly.
  1. It looks for
    1. Clue words
      1. Why
      2. How
      3. What
      4. When
      5. Who
    2. Proper nouns
    3. Typographical characteristics (italics, boldface, underlining, etc.)
    4. Unusual words, especially if capitalized
    5. Qualifying adjectives (best, worst, most, etc.)
PREDICTING
1. To think ahead while reading and anticipating information and events in the text.
  1. It helps the students make connections between new and previous information.
    1. It is used for
      1. Reading
      2. Writing
INFERRING
1. It is a mental process by which we reach a conclusion based on specific evidence.
  1. it´s the way in which you incorporate your Interpretation .
GUESSING
1. To assume, presume, or assert a fact
  1. In it you can use
    1. Affixes
    2. Context to guess word meaning

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