Chapter 3: Reading Skills
What you need to learn in this chapter
In this chapter, students will refine their ability to understand and interpret a variety of texts by employing effective reading strategies. They will explore and expand ideas for personal growth by reading independently and widely across different genres, both in print and digital formats.
Students will learn to identify the main points, specific details, and key information in extended texts covering a broad range of familiar and some unfamiliar topics. They will develop the skill of deducing the meaning of unfamiliar words by analyzing contextual clues and surrounding vocabulary.
To enhance comprehension, students will use a variety of print and digital resources, both familiar and new, to verify meanings and deepen their understanding. They will also practice recognizing the writer’s attitude or opinion in complex texts, fostering critical reading and analytical thinking.
Additionally, students will study the structure and stylistic features of different genres at word, sentence, and text levels. They will engage with various print and digital texts to investigate and analyze global issues, encouraging a deeper awareness of the world around them.
By the end of this chapter, students will have strengthened their ability to read critically, interpret texts independently, and engage with diverse materials to gain a broader perspective on global topics.
Topics in this chapter
1. Understand a variety of texts by using a range of appropriate reading strategies to construct meaning
What you will learn in this topic
- Understand the main points in extended texts on a wide range of familiar topics and some unfamiliar topics
- Understand specific details and information in extended texts on a wide range of familiar topics and some unfamiliar topics
- Guess the meaning of unfamiliar words from clues provided by other words and by context on a wide range of familiar topics and some unfamiliar topics
- Use independently a range of familiar print and digital resources and some unfamiliar resources to check meaning and extend understanding
- Recognise independently the attitude or opinion of the writer in extended texts on a wide range of familiar topics and some unfamiliar topics
- Recognise with little or no support typical features at word, sentence and text levels of a wide range of genres
2. Explore and expand ideas for personal development by reading independently and widely
What you will learn in this topic
- Read a variety of suitable print and digital texts to investigate and analyse global issues
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