Purpose of Reading Literature Review 1. Reading
understand and interpret the meaning of the reading text. There are some steps how compehension works
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: a Word recognition allows the reader to accsess the meaning or
multiple meaning of words in a sentence. b
As more word meanings are accumulated in the reader’s short-term memory, the reader is able to sort through multiple meanings and
select the appropriate one. c As the number of meanings held in short-term memoy increases,
the reader begins to form an expectation of the complete meaning of the sentence. This occurs as the reader assembles those
meanings and come acts them to prior knowledge. d Only when all of the meanings have been assembled can the reader
finally determine the meaning of the sentence. So, improving reading achievement through reading comprehension can
be improved by mastering a lot of vocabularies and syntactic rules. On the other hand, there are some ways to improve reading comprehension
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: a Develop a broad background
Develop knowledge can by reading newspaper, magazines, or intrest in world events.
b Know the structure of paragraph This kind of grammar rules, so the reader can know where the
beginning, midde, or end of the paragraph, part of speech, etc. c Identify the type of reasoning
Does the author use cause and effect reasoning, hypothesis, models building, induction or deduction, system thinking?
d Anticipate and predict The smart reader can anticipate or predict what is the main idea or
topic of the text.
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Collins, op. cit., p.16.
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Donald Martin, How To Be a Successful Student, United States of America: Martin Press, 1991, p.7.
e Look for the method of organization Is the material organized chronologically, serially, logically,
functionally, spatially, or hiererchical? f Create motivation and interest
To create reader motivation and interest, the reader can preview the reading and discuss with other readers. The stronger reader’s
otivation, the greater reader’s comprehension.
g Pay attention to supporting cues Identify the pictures, graphs, and headings. Read the first and last
chapter or sentence. h Highlight, summarize, and review
To develop deep understanding, the reader have to highlight, summarize and review important ideas.
i Build a good vocabulary Build good vocabulary can by reading or use dictionary regurally.
j Use a systematic reading technique Develop a systematic reading style, like the SQ3R method and
make adjusments to it, depending on priorities and purpose. k Monitor effectiveness
Good readers monitor their attention, concentration, and effectiveness. They quickly recognize if they have missed an idea
and backup to reread it.