How to Improve Reading Skills
Table of Contents
In this post, I will take notes about the chapter review of the books about reading.
1 Chapter 1. Vocabulary in Context
It is always possible to figure out the meaning of the unfamiliar words from the
words that surround them–the Context. There are four kinds of context clues
that can be followed:
- Examples. Marked by words like for example,/for instance/,/including/,and such as;
- Synonyms.Words meaning the same as known ones;
- Antonyms. Words meaning the opposite of known words. The above two methods can be guessed by the signal words like and, or;
- General sense of the sentence.
2 Chapter 2. Main Ideas
Recognizing the main idea is the most important key to good comprehension, the strategies to find the main ideas are to:
- Look for general versus specific ideas;
- Use the topic to lead you to the main idea;
- Use clue words.
The main idea often appears at the beginning of a paragraph, though it may appear elsewhere.