Tips to improve your Reading Skill

 Tips to improve your Reading Skill 

English reading is the art of life , it is the most important part of  growing better communication.

Here are some tips to help students improve their reading skills:

Read the words aloud

                                    READING SKILL

 Alphabetically(USES IN BENGALI PRONUNCIATION)

 

A           B            C            D           E            F            G           H             I             J             K            L            M           N           O            P            Q           R            S            T            V            V            W          X            Y            Z

 

KA         KI           KEE       KU         KOO     KRI        KE         KAI        KO         KAU              KAN      KAH: (FOLLOW THIS SEQUENCE)

 

                                  

SOME COMMON ALPHABETICALLY (USES IN ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION)

A           B             C             D           E            F            G           H            I             J             K            L            M             N           O           P            Q           R            S            T            U           V            W          X            Y            Z

 

SOME SPECIAL PRONUNCIATION FOR ENGLISH

 Pronunciation In English

        I.            Ture-                                                                              Special Letter 

      II.            Tion-

    III.            Ted-                                                                                            C-

    IV.            Ed-                                                                                              U-

      V.            Mum-                                                                                          A-

    VI.            Gh-

  VII.            sion-

VIII.            tive-

    IX.            tant-

      X.            su-

    XI.            tu-

These main reading skills make up the bulk of a child's reading ability. Overall, they aim to arm children with the skills to be able to understand the meaning of what they read. This is not only essential for their English lessons and their other school subjects, but also for all areas of life beyond their education.

Here are some important notes for reading skills :

8 Essential Skills for Reading Success

The different types of reading skills are

Decoding:

Decoding is the ability to sound out words children have heard before but haven’t seen written out. This is a vital step in the reading process as it forms the foundation for other reading skills.

• Decoding heavily relies on an early language skill called phonemic awareness. Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear and manipulate different sounds into words. Children develop this awareness when learning about syllables, words, and sounds (phonemes).
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Phonics : 
Phonics is the ability to recognize the connection between sounds and letters they make. This process of mapping the sounds in words to written words is a very important reading skill. Children first decode the words into sounds and encode the sounds into words as they write and spell.

Vocabulary :

A good vocabulary is a fundamental part of academic success. This reading skill is necessary to understand the meaning of words, their definitions, and their context.

The more words a child knows, the better they are at reading and understanding the texts they read.

Fluency :

Fluency is the ability to read aloud with understanding, accuracy, and speed. It is a skill needed for good reading comprehension. Kids fluent in reading know how to read smoothly, at a good pace, using proper tone, and without making too many errors.

Sentence Construction & Cohesion :

Sentence construction and cohesion may seem like a writing skill, but it’s an essential reading skill. Connecting ideas between and within the sentences are called cohesion, and these skills are essential for reading comprehension.

Reading Comprehension :

Understand the meaning of the text – both in storybooks and information books. In fiction books, children imagine the characters and share an emotional and adventurous journey with them. In non-fiction books, children gain new information, which deepens their understanding of new topics and concepts. Reading comprehension is a complex skill that requires time and practice to develop fully.

Reasoning & Background Knowledge

This skill helps the child use the background knowledge to make inferences and draw conclusions. Most readers can relate what they have read to what they know. They can also read between the lines to pull out the information when it’s not literally spelled out in the text.

Working Memory & Attention

These skills are closely related but different and are part of a group of abilities known as executive function. When children read, attention helps them absorb the information from the text, and working memory allows them to retain that information. This helps them gain meaning and build knowledge from what they read.

Different Types of Reading Techniques ,which have four easy terms 

•                                                              Skimming

Skimming, sometimes referred to as gist reading, means going through the text to grasp the main idea. Here, the reader doesn’t pronounce each and every word of the text but focuses their attention on the main theme or the core of the text. Examples of skimming are reading magazines or newspapers and searching for a name in a telephone directory.

•                                                              Scanning

Here, the reader quickly scuttles across sentences to get to a particular piece of information. Scanning involves the technique of rejecting or ignoring irrelevant information from the text to locate a specific piece of information.

•                                                       Intensive Reading

Intensive reading is far more time-consuming than skimming and scanning as it needs the reader’s attention to detail. It involves close reading that aims at the accuracy of comprehension. Here, the reader has to understand the meaning of each and every word.

•                                                        Extensive reading

Extensive reading lays more emphasis on fluency and less on accuracy. It usually involves reading for pleasure and is more of an out-of-classroom activity. It is highly unlikely for readers to take up the extensive reading of text they do not like.

 Common Reading Problems

•                                                       Issues with decoding

Beginner readers may struggle when they meet new or unfamiliar terms, but typically decoding becomes easier with repeated practice of reading the text out loud. If a child continues to struggle, there may be an underlying difficulty or a physical impairment that does not allow them to hear the sounds or see the letters.

•                                            Poor comprehension of reading skills

Some children can read like a pro but may not be able to tell you what they have read. This indicates a problem of incomprehension. These children may find the same difficulty when their teachers or parents read aloud.

•                                                                           Speed

The more children read, the more they expand their vocabulary. They begin to recognize more words by sight, enabling them to read faster. If speed is the issue with your child, slow processing of information could be the problem. Since reading is a cognitively demanding task, it involves holding information in the mind while continuously processing the text. This can exhaust the children with slow processing. Such children may require extra time to complete tasks that require extensive reading.

•                                                            Mixed reading difficulties

Mixed reading problems in kids include decoding words and difficulty with comprehension. They have challenges when it comes to reading words, retaining information, and understanding the text. These problems could be due to a reading disorder. Although some kids learn slower than others, if you notice any difficulty that affects your child’s daily life, it should be evaluated by a professional.