1. Reading Objectives

2. Reading Objectives Reading purposes in academic settings
Reading to find information
Reading for basic comprehension
Reading to learn

3. Reading for basic comprehension
Understand the main idea of a passage
Understand key facts & important information in a passage
Recognize logical sequencing of written material
Guess vocabulary meaning from context.

4. Reading for basic comprehension
Correctly identify the pronouns and the nouns they refer to in a text.
Make inferences, from generalizations, and draw conclusions based on what is implied in a passage

5. Reading to learn Recognize the organization and purpose of a passage
Recognize cause – and – effect relationships, compare – and – contrast relationships and arguments
Create a mental framework such a category chart or outline for organizing and recalling major points and important details.

6. Reading to learn
Distinguish between major and minor points of information
Recognize and create accurate paraphrases of information from a text
Understand why an author explains concepts in a certain way