Study Reading
Study Reading
Study Reading
Definition of reading
According to Burhan (2012: 9), reading is a physic and
mental activity to reveal the meaning of the written texts, while in that activity there is a process of knowing letters. The process of extracting meaning from a written or printed text. (Richard Nordquist) Cline et.al (2006: 2), states that reading is decoding and understanding written texts. Decoding requires translating the symbols of writing system (including Braille) into the spoken words which they represent. Understanding is determined by the purposes for reading, the context, the nature of the text, and the readers strategies and knowledge.
Text Marking
When you are reading a text that contains many facts and ideas, it is helpful to mark the important facts and ideas so that they stand out and can be used for reviewing and remembering the material.
Underlining
Circling or making a box around words or phrases Drawing lines or arrows from one part of the text to
another Writing a key word, date, or name in the margin Making a star or arrow in the margin beside an important point Making a question mark or exclamation point to express your reaction Numbering points in a series
dates or names ideas that seem to differ from what you already know or have read about terms or points that are difficult to understand
questions: Before you read, use the title, headings and subheadings to form questions about the text. This will help you focus your thinking. When you have finished reading and marking the text, write quiz questions about the important facts and ideas to help reinfoirce your learning.
graphics to help make a point. These graphics can come in many different forms: graphs, charts, tables and diagrams. Always look at graphics carefully and connect them to specific parts of the text.
The five basic steps of SQ3R are: SURVEY QUESTION READ RECITE
REVIEW
understand the important concepts but also remember them. By following the recommended techniques and adapting them to you learning style(s), you can improve your academic performance and utilize time more efficiently.
give you some idea about the author's point of view and his purpose in writing the text. Quickly survey a couple of chapters in the text to see the type of design and study support. Next, check the back of the book to see whether answers, a glossary, a bibliography, or an index are provided.
end of the chapter. Questions can be easily formed by using Who, What, Where, When, How, and Why with a heading of subheading. The open questions What, How, and Why-call for extended answers The closed questions-Who, Where, and When-call for briefer answers. By forming your own questions, you will focus on the material being read, improve your concentration, and provide a purpose for you reading.
READ
Reading to predict and find answers underline or highlight after you have read the section so that you can more accurately
select the main concepts do not underline too much. Remember to underline the key words or phrases, not the entire sentence, unless necessary.
recite in various ways: orally, mentally or in a written form Study skills specialists recommend that nearly half of your
important one for retention of material, yet one of the most readily eliminated by students. Some students answer questions, review notes or underline material, and write a summary of the main points while others review aloud. Students who are highly visual may choose to make a map or chart of the material.
CONCLUSSION
Make infers is mean that the information is never clearly stated by
the writer. The writers give you hints/clues that help you reading between the lines. Using these clues to give your deeper understanding of your reading. When infer you go beyond the surface detail to see other meaning that the detail suggest/imply (not stated) Inference just a big word that means a conclusion/judgment, if we do not see, hear, smell, fell and taste, it make sense that has happened to us. Making inference mean choosing the most likely explanation from the fact at hand. General ways to help inferring what an author implying
General sense We have to know the context of the text as the word meaning. Example If it not at the general sense, the writer use the word more specifically. Antonym and contrast We can know the conclusion or information by the antonym or contrast of the word mean. Be careful of the meaning you infer. When the sentence unfamiliar, is possible to infer or guess the word meaning. At drawing conclusion (inference), you are getting at the ultimate meaning of things, what is important, why it is important, how one event influence another, how one happening leads to another. Simply getting the fact in reading is not enough, you must think about what those facts mean to you.
your dictionary or another source to added new words in your mind. Remember about material of making inference to answer the exercise. Keep try and learning about making inference