1. 1.2 Success With Reading

2. Reading Texts
We are going to look at 6 different types of reading passages.
Skimming
Scanning
Narrative Text
Informational Text
Persuasive Text
Everyday Text

3. Skimming Very fast reading
You get the main ideas and a few but not all of the details
Comprehension is intentionally lower; around 50-60% (60% high range)

4. Scanning
Reading technique when you want to locate a single fact or a specific bit of information without reading every word.
When do we use scanning?

5. Scanning When using a phone book to find an address
or telephone number

6. Scanning
Using the TV
guide to find a
specific show
you want to
watch

7. Scanning- How to?
Often scanning is done with material you know something about
Using the phone book on your
you know the names are arranged
alphabetically according to
last name

8. Scanning- How to? Organization of Material Alphabetical
Dictionary, index of a book,
Nonalphabetical
TV guide, (arranged by day and time)
Listing of the top 40 songs arranged by #

9. Scanning- How to? Organization of Material Prose
Newspaper and magazine articles with varying types of organization
You must look at titles, subheadings, illustrations

10. Scanning
Keep Clue words in mind Scan Quickly Make Accuracy your goal

11. Narrative Text Writing that tells a story
Stories and novels are the most common narrative texts

12. Informational Text
Writing that mainly gives information about a topic.
Your science or history text book are examples of informational texts

13. Persuasive Text
Writing that tries to convince you to do something or think in a certain way.
Editorials, letters to the editor, and advertisements are examples of persuasive texts

14. Everyday Text The type of writing you see every day
Food labels, text messaging, sets of directions