Read, Comprehend and Judge
Conclusion
Metacognition Reading
- Expert level of reading comprehension.
- Judge how the text argued.
- The reader will separate (distinction) the facts from personal opinions.
- Appeals to supporting facts, theory, faith?
- Reader's Role:
- Comprehend
- Analyze
- Judge
- Previous knowledge/own judgment.
- Reader identifies with the characters or with the author.
- Author's intention/context
- Logical sequence, organization, deep structure?
- Is it relevant? or not...
Failures in reading comprehension of certain words and/or parts of the text.
Analyze, remember and recognize
- Develop the ability to comprehend the reading by using strategies.
- Judgement of own understanding.
- Ability to retain new information/apply it to daily life.
Critical reading is to read with a purpose in order to answer particular questions to figure something out. Reach the expect level of reading by using the strategies mentioned before.
Critical Reading Video
NOTHING
READ
IS EVER
BETWEEN
WHAT IT
THE LINES.
SEEMS.
Strategy
- Predictions/Verification
- Set goals/objectives
- Self questions
- Previous knowledge
- Judgment
Links
How the language really works. Retrieved from, http://www.criticalreading.com/critical_reading.htm
Types of Reading Comprehension. Retrieved from, http://www.slideshare.net/careducperu/tipos-de-la-comprensin-lectora-214090
University of Toronto. Retrieved from, http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/reading-and-researching/critical-reading
Difficulties In Critical Reading
- Lack of vocabulary.
- Not a fluent speaker.
- Memory problems.
- Lack of previous knowledge. (No reference)
- Lack of judgement.
- Ignore and continue reading.
- Re-read the sentence.
Critical Reading
"What information can I get out of it?"
instead, ask yourself
- How does this text work?
- How is it argued? How is the evidence (the facts, examples, etc.) used and interpreted?
- How does the text reach its conclusions?
Levels of Reading Comprehension:
Critical Reading