Download - Reading Comprehension
READING WITH COMPREHENSIONoAside from speed reading, comprehension is another concern in readingoComprehension starts from the sensation of the textoThen, you begin to perceive
- You search for word meanings that have been identified & recognizedoThen, you begin to progress
-You figure out for bigger word meanings from other texts
According to Judith Westphal IrwinIt’s a process that takes place by:
Microprocessing
Integrative
processing
Macroprocessing
Elaborative
Processing
Metacognitive
Phrases & idea selection
Clauses & sentences relationship
Summary of ideas
meaning
Knowledge discipline
continuation
Comprehension is affected by your;Emotional StateExperiencePrevious knowledgeLanguage competencies
Comprehension is also considered as a;Bottom-up
view
Interactive view
Top-Down view
Comprehension comes to you & you derive appreciation of the text
Corresponds to microprocessing, integrative & macroprocessing
Comes from your previous experience & knowledge
Corresponds to elaborative processing
Interaction of bottom-up & top-down view
Corresponds to all processes
STEPS TOWARDS COMPREHENSIONSuggested for comprehension tasks
1. Scanning unfamiliar words & overcoming problems in meaning about themEncountering strange words& difficulty in comprehending
Scan for them & overcome your blocked words
Some suggestions are helpful like; Consulting the dictionaryTaking a clue from context
Taking a clue from word structures
familiarizes denotative or literal word meaning given in bits & pieces of information have several meaning levels
Example:cause (koz) n. 1. The power or efficient agent producing any thing 2. Any occasion/condition upon occurrence 3. Law An action or suit,also, a ground of action 4.Obs. Behalf; interest 5. Philos. The object for which anything is done
taking a clue from context
continuation
text surrounding the problem world text may give definitions, examples, re-statements, synonyms or antonyms that can give meaning
Examples:
The Philippines is an archipelago, a group of islands surrounding by water
An amphibian like a frog, toad, newt or salamander has smooth skin
One of the components of a national territory is the fluvial & maritime domain or the external & internal waters
While Narcisa is a natural glibber, her young sister Ana is an introvert
Definition Context Clue
Example Context Clue
Re-Statement Context Clue
Synonym Context Clue
Antonym Context ClueLife is naturally ambivalent. Sometimes it is serene; sometimes it’s turbulent
taking a clue from the structure of the wordWords are deciphered for their meaning from their structure of root & affixKnowing the meaning of the root or base which may be a prefix/suffix
PREFIXES & MEANING
Mono – 1 Il – bad Neo – newDi – 2 Mal – bad Para – besideTri-3 Un – not Extra – outsideTetra – 4 Im – not Inter – withinPenta – 5 Sub – secondary Circum – aroundHexa – 6 Anti – against Pre – beforeHepta – 7 Contra – against Pro – forOcta – 8 Auto – self Con – with
Nona – 9 Micro – small Demi – half
Deca –10 Macro - big Semi - half
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WORD FORMATIONSMonometer – monogram - monologue - monosyllable
Diameter – disect – dialouge - dichotomyTrimeter – triangle – trilogy - triumvirate
Tetrameter – tetragram – tetralogy - tetragonPentameter – pentagram – pentacle - pentadHexameter – hexagram – hexachord - hexad
Heptameter – heptagram – heptachord – heptadOctameter – octagon – octachord – octangle
Decameter – decagram - decahedron – decadeIllegal – illicit – illogical - illegible
Malnourished – malfunction – malpractice – maladyUnfair – unfit – uncertain – unconscious
Immature – imperfect – immortal – improperSubplot – subway - subsequent - subconscious
Semifinal – semicircle – semiconductor - semicolonantidote – antifungal – antibiotic - antiseptic
Contraband – contradict – contraceptive – contraveneAutomobile – autograph – autobiography – autobus
Microscope – microwave – microeconomics – microcosmMacrograph – macrospecies – macroeconomics – macrocosm
Neophyte – neology – neonatal – neoclassicParasite – parameter – paraphase – paralegal
Extralegal – extrapolate – extracurricular – extraneousInterpersonal – interfere – internation – intercommune
Circumstance – circumference – circumnavigate – circumlocutionPremature – pretest – predestined – prenatal
Probate – prolong – provoke – promotionConcur – conspire – constrict – contract
Demivolt – demigod – demiwolf - demitasse
SUFFIXES & MEANINGEr, or, ist for action verbs
Ment , ance, ence, ion for abstract nounsAble for adjectives
Ity for abstract nouns
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WORD FORMATIONS
Enjoy – enjoyment procure – procurement require – requirementEncourage – encouragement enlarge – enlargement
Govern – governance endure – endurance deliver – deliveranceDeliver – deliverance persevere – perseverance import - importanceRepentance – repentance interfere – interference refer – reference
Deter – deterence confer – conference predict – predictionCorrelate – correlation infuse – infusion profuse – profusion
Direct – direction subtract - subtraction