Reading For Specific Purposes

Factors that affect
Reading
By: DANTE M. HALLASGO

Factors that Affect
Reading:
• Physical Factors
• Intellectual Factors
• Psychological Factors
• Linguistic Factors
• Sociological Factors
Types and Levels of
Reading:
• Intensive Reading
• Extensive Reading
Types and Levels of
Reading:
Skimming
Scanning
Expository
Study Reading
Types and Levels of
Reading:
• Techniques in Study
Reading
Preliminary skimming
Thinking and questioning
oneself before reading
Concentrating on small
units one at a time
Types and Levels of
Reading:
• Techniques in Study
Reading
Reviewing the basic ideas
before close reading
Types and Levels of
Reading:
• Critical Reading
• Analytical Reading
Reading Levels:
• Literal Comprehension
• Interpretative
Comprehension
• Critical Analysis
• Application and Reaction
Match the kind of reading with its meaning or
an example of it. Write only the letter of the
correct answer.
A B

____ 1. Intensive reading a. rapid reading to specific information
____ 2. Extensive reading quickly
____ 3. Skimming b. reading by signposts to get an
____ 4. Scanning overview of the material
c. in-depth reading done while preparing
____ 5. Exploratory
to write a term paper
____ 6. Study reading d. reading leisurely to enjoy a wide
____ 7. Critical reading variety of interesting topics
____ 8. Analytical reading e. applies the SQ3R reading formula
f. requires careful consideration of facts
in periodical articles and
advertisements loaded with
propaganda
g. used in going over longer articles or
descriptive literature
h. needed in understanding
mathematical theorems and problems
Classify each of the following questions according to its
level of difficulty – a) literal b) interpretative c) critical
analysis d) application or reaction .

____ 9. Why do some people join rallies rain or shine?
____ 10. When was the rally against the Bataan Nuclear
Reactor held?
____ 11. Where did the rallyists go?
____ 12. If you were from Bataan, would have joined the
rally?
____ 13. How did the police and military authorities disperse
the demonstrators?
____ 14. Who were hurt when tear gas and water cannon
were used by the government troops?
____ 15. How did you react to the posters and speeches
delivered by the leaders against the rally?

Types and Levels of
Reading:
 reading for pleasure on a wide
variety of interesting topics
 purpose is to relax and enjoy
• Extensive Reading
 careful or in-depth reading
 reading for details and to extract
specific information on a particular
topics
Intensive Reading technique:
Skimming – is the technique of
reading signposts-the clues set up by
the writer
Scanning – is a reading skill used by
good readers to find specific
information quickly
Expository – is used in reading longer
articles in magazines, descriptive
literature, and light fiction
Study Reading – is a type of reading
in which the reader must get a
maximum understanding of the main
ideas and their relationships.
The SQ3R Formula:
 Survey
 Question
 Read
 Recite
 Review
Study Reading
Techniques in Study Reading:
 preliminary skimming;
 thinking and questioning oneself before
reading
 concentrating on small units one at
time, with breaks for thinking and note-
taking between units
 review the basic ideas before close
reading
Types and Levels of
Reading:
• Critical Reading – is a kind of
reading which makes you pause to
carefully consider what you have just read.
• Analytical Reading – is a kind of
reading that requires careful attention to
each word and its importance in relation to
other words in the sentence or paragraph.
Reading Levels:
• Comprehension – is a
constellation of factors, a cluster of skills.
Categories/levels:
 Reading the lines
 Reading between the lines
 Reading beyond the lines
Reading Levels:
(important content)
• Literal Comprehension is
understanding the facts or ideas
which you get from stated
information given in the text.
• Interpretative comprehension is
understanding ideas which you get
from information implicit in the text.
– implicit means implied, not directly
stated.
Reading Levels:
(important content)
• Critical Analysis is used when the

comprehension of what is read
involves not only the ideas directly
stated and the interferences made
but also your own judgements and
conclusions.
Reading Levels:
(important content)
• Application and Reaction is often

called “reading beyond the lines”.
You put together what you have
learned from the selection
(integration) and then, use this
knowledge in a related situation
(application).
Reading for Specific
Purposes
Lesson 1
Reading for Information
By: DANTE M. HALLASGO

Activity 1
Read the article on “Are logical

or creative?”
Our brain has two sides or
hemispheres: the left or the rational and
the right or the intuitive; however what we
often use we may not be aware of it is the
information in the conscious left
hemisphere of our brain. We de not
realize that we do not take advantage of a
large amount of creativity, memory, and
intuition found within the subconscious
right hemisphere of our brain.
Dr. Roger Sperry’s experiments reveal
that these two sides perform different
intellectual tasks. The left hemisphere
articulates in speech what it knows it has
seen, breaking the information into pieces;
hence it is analytical. On the other hand,
the right hemisphere imagines and
perceives things holistically, hence, it is
sympathetic.
We should access both hemispheres.
We learn in a conscious, methodical way
using the left hemisphere. We process
information in a subconscious, creative
intuitive way utilizing the right hemisphere.
In other words, both reason and intuition
are both important to support the whole
brain.
Activity 2
Convert the following words into nouns using
appropriate suffixes.
1. imagine
2. perceive
3. import
4. inform
5. intellectual
6. utilizing
7. articulate
8. synthetic
9. creative
10. analytical
Activity 3
Answer the following questions:
1. What idea does the title convey?
2. What does the first paragraph say
about subconscious hemisphere of
the brain?
3. What is the topic sentence of the
second paragraph?
4. What is the relationship between
the last paragraph and thetitle?
• Why is it so strange that some
people are willing to cough out
thousands of pesos for a concert
ticket or a basketball game but are
not willing to invest in a learning
event?
Poor people entertain
themselves more than they
educate themselves
POWER TRUTH
Some people complain about the high
cost of education, learning events and
seminars, but allow me to reason with
you about the high cost of ignorance
We need to recognize that the most

important and most valuable asset in
our lives is ourselves.
• If the axe is dull, and one
doesn’t sharpen the edge,
then he must use more
strength; but skill brings
success (Ecclesiastes 10;10)
Power Exercises
• Read at least one book a month.

• Listen to an audio cook book CD at
least once a week.
• Find a mentor who can coach you.
• Attend the Developing the Millionaire
Mind-set Seminar.
Invest in yourself.
You deserve the
best in life
Thank you
For
Listening

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Factors that affect

By: DANTE M. HALLASGO

• Critical Analysis is used when the

• Application and Reaction is often

By: DANTE M. HALLASGO

Read the article on “Are logical

We need to recognize that the most

• Read at least one book a month.

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