Reading Strategies

Iván Flórez​Center for Multiliteracies​ School of Languages​ Universidad de Antioquia ​ August 03, 2023

Reading from a genre-based approach

2.3 Text connectives

2.2 Signposts

2.1 Text type, purpose and structure

2. Reading from a genre-based approach

1. Review of reading strategies

2.4 Lexical chains

3. Reading activity

Agenda

Taking notes

Using graphic organizers

Skimming

Scanning

Previewing

READING STRATEGIES

1A

PREVIEWING

SKIMMING

1B

SCANNING

1C

TAKING NOTES

1D

USING GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

1E

Making inferences

Rereading passages/sections

Summarizing

Paraphrasing

Activating background knowledge

OTHER READING STRATEGIES

Reading from a Genre-based Approach

1. Anticipate text type, purpose, and structure

TEXT OPENER

PARAGRAPH OPENER

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2. Identify signposts

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3. Check text connectives

Genres and text connectives

BACK

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4. Identify lexical chains

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Class/Subclass and Whole/Part relations

Synonyms / Contrasts

Repetition

Lexical devices

1) Divide the class in two groups to read a text.

• Group 1 will use common reading strategies (previewing, skimming, scanning, taking notes, and so on).
• Group 2 will use genre-based strategies (anticipating text type, purpose and structure; identifying signposts; checking text connectives; and identifying lexical chains).

2) Share our understanding of the text. 3) Discuss what we have learned.

reading ACTIVITY

Butt, D., Fahey, R., Feez, S., Spinks, S., & Yallop, C. (2000). Using functional grammar: An explorer’s guide. Macquarie University. Derewianka, B. (2004). Exploring how texts work. Primary English Teaching Association. Derewianka, B. & Jones, P. (2016). Teaching language in context. Oxford University Press. Dreyfus, S. J., Humphrey, S., Mahboob, A., & Martin, J. R. (2016). Genre pedagogy in higher education: The SLATE project. Palgrave McMillan. Humphrey, S., Love, K., & Droga, L. (2011). Working grammar: An introduction for secondary English teachers. Pearson.

References

Martin, J. R., & Rose, D. (2007). Working with discourse: Meaning beyond the clause. Continuum. Thompson, G. (2014). Introducing functional grammar. Routledge. Zadina, J. N., Smilkstein, R., & Daiek, D. (2013). College reading: The science and strategies of expert readers. Cengage Learning.

Website

Main Library, basement (Campus Medellin)

c.multiliteracidades@udea.edu.co​

(604) 219-8792​

Web site

TAKING NOTES

• Writing down notes on the text margins or on a piece of paper
• Highlighting or underlining information (key words or phrases)

Using graphic organizers

Creating a visual representation of the text organization and the relationships between concepts.

PREVIEWING

Looking over your reading material before you thoroughly read it, looking for specific things to mentally prepare yourself to read.

• Title
• Introduction
• Headings and subheadings
• Visuals
• Chapter summary

SKIMMING

Reading through quickly, skipping details, and focusing on the title, the introduction, headings, subheadings, and summary. If these resources are not available, skim the first sentence of every paragraph.

Function

• To indicate the main idea of the paragraph

• To link back to the overall topic of the text
• To predict how the paragraph will unfold.

• What challenges do you mainly face when reading?

• What do you do to overcome such challenges?

Recount

• To introduce a new event

• To link back to previous events

Paragraph openers and Genres

Exposition

• To introduce a new argument

• To link back to the overarching argument or thesis of the writer

SCANNING

Rapidly looking through a text to find specific information or details

Function

To provide an overview of the text, foreshadowing its organization and often signaling the main themes or ideas