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>Reading is a receptive skill
>It's a process of deriving meaning from different written symbols
> improved reading skill goes along with speaking and writing skills.
Strategies for Reading Comprehension

Identify the purpose in reading

use graphemic rules & patterns to aid bottom up decoding

use silent reading technique  for improving fluency

skim for main idea

scan for specific info

disguise b/w literal and implied meaning

capitalize on discourse markers to process relationships

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What Strategies Are Best for Teaching ESL Students to Read?

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Strategies to assist learners comprehend what they are reading 

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Strategies to assist learners comprehend what they are reading 

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Pre-reading Strategies

make predictions

purpose for reading

determining who wrote the text and why.

While Reading Strategies

using graphic organizers;

looking for discourse markers;

highlighting key words;

skimming;

scanning;

making predictions;

reading for speed;

re-reading;

looking for context clues;

think-alouds; and

text annotation.

Post-Reading Strategies

inferring;

visualizing;

paraphrasing;

summarizing;

discussing;

using a concordance/collocation resource; and

adding to a vocabulary journal.

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>constant repetition of words & patterns helps learners to learn & remember vocabulary and grammatical structure
>helps to notice when sentences or phrases are not right
>It improves speaking & writing skills
> it's best way to learn & remember proper spelling of words
> reading aloud improves pronunciation