READING PROCESS
Mrs. Michelle E. Epoc
Subject Teacher
Pre-reading Stage
• It aims to induce the readers’ motivation
to read and to activate their schema or
background knowledge.
Activities done during this stage include:
previewing, freewriting, surveying,
questioning, making assumptions about
the author, identifying the purpose, and
selecting a reading system
While-reading Stage
• In this stage, you may reread the text
until you fully understand its meaning.
The specific skills in this stage includes:
getting the meaning of words through
context clues, predicting, inferencing,
monitoring comprehension, annotating
the text, and reflecting
Post-reading Stage
• In this stage, you have to check your
understanding of the text
The skills in this stage include:
reflecting, summarizing, paraphrasing,
drawing conclusions, making graphic
organizers, and journal writing
BASIC READING SKILLS
1. RAPID READING
• Aims to locate specific information or
main ideas in a very short span of
time.
a) Skimming
b) Locating the main idea
c) Scanning
a. Skimming
• Happens when you try to get the general
idea by reading through the text quickly
• It is a type of quick reading which aims
to get the main idea and to get an
overview of the material
• It is usually done when reading
newspapers, magazines, books, and
letters.
b. Locating the main idea
• It involves the identification of the
central message of a reading
selection
• The main idea is usually found in
either or both the first and the last
sentences of the paragraph
c. Scanning
• A quick reading strategy which aims
to get specific information from a
given text.
• It is useful in locating the specific
name of a board passer, looking for
an old email in your inbox, or
checking specific information in a
graph.
2. PREVIEWING
• Is a skill wherein a reader looks over a
material and focuses on the
information he/she finds relevant.
• It also allows readers to set the purpose
and link the content of the material to
their background knowledge.
• Browsing, or inspecting unhurriedly, is
also a previewing technique
3. LITERAL READING
• Involves the understanding of ideas
and facts that are directly stated in
the printed material. This is done in
the post-reading stage
a) Summarizing
b) Paraphrasing
a. Summarizing
• It is a reading skill that involves
condensing a lengthy text into a
shorter passage.
b. Paraphrasing
• Involves restating ideas from the
original text.
4. INFERENTIAL READING
• Refers to the process of deducing facts
and ideas not directly expressed in the
text.
• It is also known as “reading between the
lines”.
• This skill includes making generalizations,
inferences, and conclusions.
• Applied in while-reading stage
4. CRITICAL READING
• Refers to the close and thorough
evaluation of the claims in the text in
terms of relevance, validity, and logic.
• This skill includes distinguishing facts
from opinions and detecting logical
fallacies.
• Happens in the while-reading stage
TYPES OF READING
1. DEVELOPMENTAL READING
• A systematic instruction which aims
to develop the students’ reading
skills.
Example:
Ryan reads a long text to improve
his reading comprehension skills.
2. PLEASURE READING
• A more passive type of reading that
primarily aims to provide enjoyment
and entertainment.
Example:
Karen reads her favorite book,
“To Kill a Mockingbird”, to relax after a
long day.
3. FUNCTIONAL READING
• Designed to help students learn basic
functional reading ability.
Example:
Felipe reads a college application
form to understand how to fill it out.
4. REMEDIAL READING
• Aims to correct the effects of poor
teaching and poor learning.
Example:
Francis reads a pronunciation
chart with his teacher to help him
correct his pronunciation of
diphthongs.
Thank You!!