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The document discusses the importance and types of reading. It states that reading is an active process of receiving and interpreting information from print. Reading improves brain function, increases knowledge and skills, and benefits mental wellbeing. There are different types of reading like intensive reading which focuses on details, extensive reading for enjoyment, and aloud or silent reading. Reading theories mentioned include schema theory which uses background knowledge, top-down which uses prediction, and interactive reading using both top-down and bottom-up processes.

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Reading

The document discusses the importance and types of reading. It states that reading is an active process of receiving and interpreting information from print. Reading improves brain function, increases knowledge and skills, and benefits mental wellbeing. There are different types of reading like intensive reading which focuses on details, extensive reading for enjoyment, and aloud or silent reading. Reading theories mentioned include schema theory which uses background knowledge, top-down which uses prediction, and interactive reading using both top-down and bottom-up processes.

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Reading

Daw Khin Myo Aye


Associate Professor
Department of English
Monywa University of Economics
Reading
 According to Urquhart and Weirt in
William Grabe (2009:14), stated that
reading is the process of receiving
interpreting information in language
from via the medium of print.
Why Reading Is Important
 A Receptive Skill
 Very active process because the reader is

actively involved to understand the


meaning of a message
 Reading comprehension is the result of

interaction between the reader and the


text
 Improve the function of the brain
 Increase vocabulary & language skills
 Improve theory of mind
 Increase knowledge
 Sharpens memory
 Strengthens writing skills
 Fosters concentration
 Assists mental wellbeing
 Makes you more intelligent
Purpose of Reading
 To Improve brain function. (A person who
reads everyday gets better at it over time.)
 To reduce stress. (Modern life is stressful.)
 To improve your state of mind.
 To improve overall wellness
 To obtain information
 To get pleasure and personal enjoy
 To know what is happening in the world

(through newspapers, magazines, etc.)


Types of Reading
 Intensive reading
- type of reading that focuses on idiom and

vocabulary that taught by the teacher in


the classroom and that idiom and
vocabulary exist in poem, poetry, novel
or other sources
Eg. focuses on linguistic or semantic
details of a reading and focuses on structure
details such as grammar.
 Each text is read thoroughly for
comprehension
 Intensive reading involves learners

reading in detail with specific learning


aims and tasks
 Activities for Intensive Reading ( 1. true

or false, 2. filling the gaps, 3. matching, 4


headings to paragraphs, 5. putting
jumbled sentences into correct orders)
 Extensive Reading
- types of reading involves learners
reading texts for enjoyment and to
develop general reading skills.
Eg. many different kinds of books;
such as journals, newspapers and
magazine as you can, especially for
pleasure, and only need a general
understanding of the contents.
 Aloud reading
- reading by using loud voice and
clearly. Eg - Reading poetry, dialogue,
and other types of text.
 Silent reading
- (activity is meant to train the
students to read) without voice in order
that the students can concentrate their
attention or though to comprehend the
texts..
Eg. The students read a text / content
to memorize.
Reading Theories
Schema theory
Top-down
Interactive reading theory
Schema Theories
 Usebackground prior knowledge to
understand the text
Top-down
 Readers use background information to
predict the meaning of language and they
are going to read
For example
 Asking learners to predict what a

newspapers article might be about from


the headline or first sentence of the text
Interactive Reading Theory
 For effective reading comprehension, the
reader uses both bottom-up and top-down
processes simultaneously throughout reading
Example
 The reader uses a top-down approach to

predict meaning of the text, then moves to the


bottom-up to check whether that is really what
the writer is saying
Thank You

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