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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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