By David Woo
Written Language - Reading Inferential Questions What can you do with a ball? Play ball games such as American football and basketball; play with a ball in highschool; Why might you bring a coat to a game? Because games such as ice hockey are played in cold environments; to identify to which team you belong Why would you use a world map during a game? Many players come from different countries Skimming Scanning General Intensive Characteristics Examples (what you read and when you read it) Patrick Ewing Questions 1) What sport did Patrick Ewing play? 2) What did the fans think of him? 3) What does the author think of him? 4) What has happened since he retired (stopped playing)? 5) What, specifically, happened to his team when he couldn't play? Challenges Not reading the title makes recognizing key words more difficult Reading topic and concludings sentences slowly Small words Slow Slowest Fast Fastest Storybook Newspaper Textbook Bus schedule Text Type Speed Definitions Examples Synonyms (same word) Antonyms (opposite) Surrounding Sentences (related key words) Contextual Clues