★ ESSENTIAL READING SKILLS ★

Text

A group of ideas put together to create one main topic.

Discourse

An extended expression of thoughts and ideas.

Text as connected discourse

Discourse that is organized to form text, expressing one main idea.

Rapid reading

Locating specific information in the text in a short amount of time.

Skimming

A type of rapid reading that seeks the overall meaning of the text.

Transitional words

Words that signal the main idea in a text, often found in the first and last sentences of a paragraph.

Scanning

A type of rapid reading focused on finding specific content in the text.

Cohesion

A characteristic of text. The quality of being logically connected and consistent within a text.

Coherence

A characteristic of text. The clarity and logical flow of ideas in a text.

Intentionality

A characteristic of text. The purposefulness behind the creation of a text.

Intertextuality

A characteristic of text. The relationship between different texts and how they reference or influence each other.

Situationality

A characteristic of text. The relevance of a text to its context or situation.

Acceptability

A characteristic of text. The degree to which a text is considered appropriate or acceptable by its audience.

Informativity

A characteristic of text. The amount of useful information provided in a text.

Reading brain

The cognitive processes involved in understanding written language.

Pre-reading

Activating prior knowledge before engaging with a text.

Through reading

The process of reading continuously to comprehend the information.

Post reading

Evaluating one's understanding of the text after reading.

1st in the reading brain

Understand the symbols 

2nd in the reading

Recognize the relationship between symbols and sounds

3rd in the reading brain

Interpret what they see

4th in the reading brain

Follow linear, logical, and grammatical patterns of written words 

5th in the reading brain

Relate the understood words with meanings

6th in the reading brain

Make inferences from what you already have and evaluate the material

7th in the reading brain

Remember past learnings and incorporate new ideas and facts

8th in the reading brain

Put everything together to make sense of the material