READING AND WRITING SKILLS 1

Skimming

Look for the main point of reading and identify the ideas that develop it, speed up reading

Scanning

Looking for specific information, just read until you locate the details your looking for

Writing skills

The activity or skills of making coherent words on paper and composing text

Pre-writing

Select key idea to get started , brainstorm and organize ideas and plan

Drafting

Use ideas from the previous step and write a rough draft write ideas from main idea support details ,body

Revising

Rearrange your writing to clarify the add descriptive words and details and take out words sentences changes to improving

Editing

Check for correct spelling, punctuation , grammar and word usage, correct mistakes

Publishing

Read what you write aloud , final draft/copy

Locating main idea

look for central message or main idea

Sneak peek

Quick looking ( own prediction) previewing

Summarizing

Shortening the text

Paraphrasing

Changing words

Pre- reading

Prior knowledge, idea about the title

While reading

Reading the text

Post reading

Summarization/conclusion

Inferential reading

Hidden messages

Rapid reading

Locate specific information or main idea

Note taking

Taking notes

Critical reading

Active way of reading/ analyzing text

Developmental reading

Improve comprehension and reading skills

Pleasure reading

Reading by choice

Functional Reading

Instructions

Remedial Reading

Improve poor teaching and poor learning

Locating the main idea

Identification of the central message of a reading selection

Sneak peek

Focuses on information that is relevant