Reading and Writing Skills - Video Flashcards (VOCABULARY)

A set of vocabulary-style flashcards covering core concepts from the video notes on reading and writing skills, including how reading is defined, stages, comprehension types, strategies (skimming/scanning), and context clues.

Text

Any form of communication intended to express an idea, thought, or concept to an audience.

Discourse

The connected, meaningful exchange of ideas in language; in reading, the ongoing interaction between reader and text.

Text as Connected Discourse

Reading as a connected discourse between the reader and the text, using knowledge, experience, and thinking to derive meaning.

Reading

A cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive meaning; an active process of constructing meaning from words.

Reading as a Skill

Reading as a process that involves recognizing signs, understanding them, and creating meaning.

Literal Comprehension

Understanding messages directly from the text.

Inferential Comprehension

Ability to infer, draw conclusions, and predict outcomes from information implicitly stated in the text.

Applied Comprehension

Using personal experiences and prior knowledge to evaluate or interpret the text.

Author-Reader

The interaction between author and reader; reading comprehension as the active construction of meaning from text.

Pre-reading

Stage to activate background knowledge; activities include previewing, freewriting, surveying, questioning, and identifying purpose.

While-reading

Stage of actual comprehension; skills include context clues, predicting, inferring, monitoring comprehension, and annotating.

Post-reading

Stage to check understanding; skills include reflecting, summarizing, paraphrasing, drawing conclusions, and organizing ideas.

Skimming

Strategy to quickly locate main ideas or overall gist of a text.

Scanning

Strategy to search for specific information or keywords within a text.

Previewing

Looking over material to identify relevance and purpose; involves reading titles/headings and visuals.

Browsing/Surveying

Previewing technique that includes inspecting contents like table of contents, introductions, or summaries.

Context Clues

Words, phrases, or sentences that help decipher the meaning of unfamiliar words.

Synonyms as Context Clues

Context clues using words with similar meanings; signs include dashes, commas, parentheses, or reinstatement.

Antonyms as Context Clues

Context clues using opposite meanings; cues include words like but, however, in contrast.

Examples as Context Clues

Using listed examples to infer the meaning of an unfamiliar word by identifying shared traits.

Comparison as Context Clues

Using similarities or differences (words like like, as, similar to) to infer meaning.

General Context

Inferring meaning from the overall situation or description rather than explicit definitions.

Critical Reading

Analysis of the text to deduce facts and ideas; reading between the lines; inferencing and distinguishing facts from opinion.

Main Idea

The central point or core idea that a text conveys.

Supporting Details

Details or evidence that reinforce and explain the main idea.