READING AND WRITING 11 (READING STRATEGIES) 2ND SEM MID TERM

reading

a cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive meaning from a text

previewing

looking at the readily visible parts of the text;

means "to look before" from its prefix pre (before) and root word view (look to preview)

skimming

the text means you look for the main point of the reading and identify the ideas that develop it

scanning

looking for a specific information

schemata

enable you to be certain that you can understand the new reading material precisely because you have already built previous knowledge related to it

content schemata

to access and use your past experiences and knowledge, which could help understand and make sense of the pictures and paragraphs

formal schemata

refers to a person's knowledge of how a text is logically organized to make it understandable to readers

linguistic schemata

decoding certain features to understand how words are organized and fit together in a sentence language, grammar, and vocabulary

context clues

words or phrases and sentences that surround an unfamiliar word

synonyms

used when the text has words or phrases that are similar in meaning to the unknown word

antonyms

a word that reveals the opposite meaning in relation to the unknown word

examples

are specific details in a text that are used to clarify the meaning of the word

explanations and definitions

may be given as clutches to describe an unknown term; definitions may follow an unfamiliar word

situations

depends on its context or how and where it is used

connotation

the positive, negative, or neutral feelings, attitudes, ideas or associations with a word

denotation

the basic, precise, literal meaning of the word that can be found in a dictionary