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Professional Communications
Reading With A
Purpose
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Active Reading
Actively processing the words, phrases, and sentences you read; requires you to be involved and to do something in response to the words.
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Pre-reading
Pre-reading – The process of skimming a text to locate key ideas prior to reading the document from beginning to end.
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Predict
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Predict – To foretell on the basis of observation or experience.
Presumption
Something believed based on probable or assumed reliability.
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Preview
Preview – To review text prior to reading it from start to finish.
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Prior Knowledge
Prior knowledge Information or experiences a person has had in the past that relate to a current topic of interest or instruction.
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Prioritize
To rank items in order from most to least important.
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The three groups for prioritizing reading material:
Read now Read later File or discard
Three Groups for Prioritizing
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Purpose
Purpose – The main idea or reason for a piece of communication.
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Reading For Detail
Reading all words and phrases, considering their meaning, and determining how they combine with other elements to convey ideas.
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Scanning
To quickly glance through a message to find something specific.
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Skimming
To quickly glance through an entire document.
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Skillful Reading
When reading skillfully, you get meaning from written words and symbols and evaluate their accuracy and validity.
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Four Musts When Actively Reading
You must consider the writer’s purpose Consider your purpose for reading Relate what you read to your prior
knowledge Evaluate reading material both as
you read and after you read to ensure understanding and form judgments
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Approaches to Reading
The three approaches to reading are: Skimming Scanning Reading for detail
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Improve Your Reading Reading more and using a dictionary are the
best ways to improve your reading skills.
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Pre-reading Strategies
Predict Preview Purpose Prior knowledge
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Annotating Strategies
Highlight key information, new vocabulary, significant quotes, or references to other works
Make notes in the margin (in pencil) or on post-it notes
Write a brief summary Keep a list of key information Create a vocabulary list of new
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Post-reading Strategies
Skim the text again, adding to your notes and highlighting
Keep all of your notes with the text Create a timeline of events Finish all related assignments
while information is fresh
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