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In this Language and Information Technology course, all the students who are taking this course have been asked by my Associate Professor Datin Dr.Norizan to do many activities. One of the activity that we all have been asked to do is to choose one task and explain what we can understand in this task. There are four tasks have been given which are reading comprehension, restructuring of texts, matching or jigsaw reading and problem solving. The task that I have choose is about reading comprehension. I choose this task to explain about it because I can understand it better than the other tasks that have been given.
In this technological savvy era, we must know that reading is becoming more and more important in the new knowledge economy and remains the most effective human activity for transforming information into knowledge. First of all, let me explain what I the meaning of the word reading. In the Webster’s New Dictionary and Thesaurus Edition 1995, the word reading has been defined as look at and understand written or printed matter. What is the meaning of comprehension? When I refer the meaning of the word comprehension in the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary, comprehension has been defined as the act of understanding or ability to understand.
When it becomes to reading comprehension, it is the level of understanding of a passage or text. Here, I give some website addresses which are sample of reading comprehension questions : http://www.rhlschool.com/read9n2.htm, http://www.edhelper.com/language/reading_comprehension_skills303.html, and http://www.edhelper.com/language/reading_comprehension_skills406.html. By this website, students can do a sample of questions about reading comprehension.
In this Language and Information Technology course, all the students who are taking this course have been asked by my Associate Professor Datin Dr.Norizan to do many activities. One of the activity that we all have been asked to do is to choose one task and explain what we can understand in this task. There are four tasks have been given which are reading comprehension, restructuring of texts, matching or jigsaw reading and problem solving. The task that I have choose is about reading comprehension. I choose this task to explain about it because I can understand it better than the other tasks that have been given.
In this technological savvy era, we must know that reading is becoming more and more important in the new knowledge economy and remains the most effective human activity for transforming information into knowledge. First of all, let me explain what I the meaning of the word reading. In the Webster’s New Dictionary and Thesaurus Edition 1995, the word reading has been defined as look at and understand written or printed matter. What is the meaning of comprehension? When I refer the meaning of the word comprehension in the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary, comprehension has been defined as the act of understanding or ability to understand.
When it becomes to reading comprehension, it is the level of understanding of a passage or text. Here, I give some website addresses which are sample of reading comprehension questions : http://www.rhlschool.com/read9n2.htm, http://www.edhelper.com/language/reading_comprehension_skills303.html, and http://www.edhelper.com/language/reading_comprehension_skills406.html. By this website, students can do a sample of questions about reading comprehension.
What are the benefits of reading comprehension?Reading comprehension is the ability to understand a written passage of text. Reading comprehension allows the reader to interact with the text in a meaningful way. Learning reading comprehension requires a strategy where lesson plans progressively and being develop well. Reading comprehension skills increase the pleasure and effectiveness of reading. Here, I am suggesting three ways one can follow to improve ones reading comprehension skill. First of all, you must try to know the structure of paragraphs. A good writer most probably will construct paragraphs that have a beginning, middle and end. Often, the first sentence will give an overview that helps provide a framework for adding details. Don't forget to look for transitional words, phrases or paragraphs which can change the topic of a text.
I also suggest that you must pay attention to supporting cues. Study pictures, graphs and headings which has been given in the text that you are reading. This is because the pictures or graphs that has been given in the text also may give information about the text and make you easier to understand the text. Read the first and last paragraph in a chapter, or the first sentence in each section because most probably it will be the topic sentence of the paragraps in the text.
Lastly, I'm also suggesting that you can highlight, summarize and review the main points or important point. Just reading a book once is not enough. To develop a deeper understanding of the text that you are reading, you have to highlight, summarize and review important ideas. By following this step you can understand the text better and it will help you to answer the questions that has been asked in the end of the text better.
Finally, I want to said that this reading comprehension exercises, helps students to learn how to answer question based on the texts that they have read.
Finally, I want to said that this reading comprehension exercises, helps students to learn how to answer question based on the texts that they have read.
1 comments:
Swwetie Zone allimallar,
Your blog is really pink!. By the way please include more elaboration and description of the articles and reading text that you have used and referred to in this exercise. you must alway edit your writing before postings. Visit your friends blogs and leave comments on their blogs as well. Keep it up!
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