Arbaz khan

  Close Reading A critical analysis of a text is known as a close reading. It is very important in the sense that it helps learners to read complex texts and to focus on the significant details in order to develop a comprehensive and precise understanding of the text's meaning. It is considered as the tool that encourages learners to read text that is above their comfort level. Close reading is not something that comes naturally. It can be mastered or enhanced by engaging learners deeply with a challenging and unfamiliar text. But it requires the learners' active use of intellectual skills in order to focus on the key ideas and details in the text. While teaching or learning close reading, it is pertinent to mention that there should be a set goal, agenda or objective in the minds of teachers or learners in order to arrive at a deep understanding of the text. Purposes of Close Reading 1. To know the explicit meaning of the text and to make logical inferences from it. 2...

                       Reading problems.  Some common Reading Problems are listed hereunder: 1. Long and complex structure of sentences cause reading problems because students  cannot understand the proper subject-verb agreement. 2. Insufficient vocabulary. The most important thing about reading is that students must  have adequate vocabulary, the full understanding of the sentence pattern and 'rhetorical  patterning' of the text. Vocabulary plays the most effective role in reading. The understanding and the speed of reading depend on the level of new vocabulary in the  text. 3. Poor readers cannot use words with multiple meanings and usually develop a negative  impression about the text. 4. Students also face problems in figurative and idiomatic meanings of words, phrases or  sentences and fail to make out a proper meaning. 5. Lack of concentration is another mentionable reason for students' ...

 Arbaz khan notes  What are the different types of reading skills? READING SKILL. Reading, of all the language skills opens up before us a new world of experience. We  read for pleasure or information. Reading may be defined as a skill that enhances the  ability to understand the written language with correct pronunciation. We read reports,  articles, notices, directions, timetables, maps and graphs to lead a purposeful life.  Students can be immensely benefitted if they are trained to read English through  different stages of their education. Therefore, the role of teacher in teaching reading  is very crucial. Different types of reading skills/techniques.  The four main types of reading skills/techniques are as follows. 1) Skimming 2) Scanning 3) Intensive 4) Extensive  1. Skimming : - skimming is a type of rapid reading. Sometimes referred to as  gist reading.  Skimming is a reading technique meant to look for main or general...