BY: DEWA GEDE KERAMAS PRADNYANA

READING

There are several strategies improving the students reading, as follows:1. Set aside time each day2. Check comprehension3. Dictionaries slow we down4. Pay attention to paragraph structure

1. HELP THE STUDENTS IMPROVE THEIR READING

We can spend these 15 minutes on general reading before sleeping (ensure we always have interest book in our pocket).

1. Set aside time each day

2. Check comprehensionStop every chapter or ten or twelve pages

and asks ourselves a few questions about what we have been reading.

“Cannot remember the details → re-read the section”

1. HELP THE STUDENTS IMPROVE THEIR READING

The right, fairly easy book → dictionary is unnecessaryReally must know the dictionary meaning → jot them down, looked up later.

3. Dictionaries slow we down

4. Pay attention to paragraph construction

The opening paragraph suggests the general direction and content of the piece;Closing paragraph often summarizes the every essence of what has been said.

“Diction of the text is not suitable on their level”

↓Most students → read word by word → stop

reading when finding difficult words.↓

They can interpret the text if they understand every word.

2. READING CAN BE EITHER EASY OR DIFFICULT

Skimming“Skimming is the process of rapid coverage of reading matter to determine its gist or main idea.”

Scanning“Scanning is a strategy used by all readers to find relevant information in a text.”

Intensive Reading “the readers take a text, and then study it line by

line, and refer at very moment to the dictionary about the grammar of the text itself”.

Extensive Reading“Extensive reading applies to text of more than a page, up to and including professional articles, essays, technical reports, short stories, and books.”

3. THE DIFFERENT WAYS OF READING

a. Improving reading speedAccording to Spargo (1989: 4), “fast readers

will miss something or that might their comprehension might suffer is ‘NOT TRUE’”; the reasons are, as follows:“Faster readers comprehend faster→ the writer’s

message is coming to us faster and makes sense sooner.”

“Faster readers concentrate better→ less time for distraction to interfere. Comprehension in turn contributes to concentration. If we are concentrating and comprehending, we will not become distraction.”

4. HELP THE STUDENTS UNDERSTAND A READING TEXT

b. Guessing words meaningThis skill can be gained by learning:How most English words are formed (word

formation) (prefix – root – suffix).How words are used in sentence (by their

context).For instance:Action, acting, actress, actor, active, reaction, reactive, reactor, deactivate, reactivation, etc derive from “ACT”

c. Finding main ideasThe main ideas is the subject of the paragraph, that is, what the paragraph is about (it can come to the first, the last, or within the paragraph).

d. PredictingWe can predict (tell what will happen)

successfully ↓

Have good knowledge of the English language and culture.

e. Cause and EffectUnderstanding the phenomena of cause

and effect will help us in understanding some of scientific text.

f. Comparison – ContrastThe pattern a writer uses to show how

two things are similar and/or different.

Students can listen on a higher language level than they can read

The foundation for literacy development. It is the single most important activity for reading success.

The reader's pauses and emphases allow students to better understand the phrasing and fluency of the language and to hear new vocabulary and the way the words are used.

Listening to others read helps students develop key understanding and skills, such as an appreciation for how a story is written and familiarity with book conventions, such as "once upon a time" and "happily ever after".

4. THE IMPORTANCE OF READING ALOUD

Choral Reading (CR) Method,The Paired Reading (PR) Method,PORPE Method (Predict, Organize,

Rehearse, Practice, and Evaluate),KWL Method (Know – Will – Learn),SQ4R Method (Survey, Question,

Read, Recite, Record, and Review).

4. TECHNIQUE OF TEACHING READING