M a education paper-v methods of teaching english

Study - Read for Understanding - Recall the Material - Digest the Material - Expand knowledge 
-Review Effectiveness of your reading. 
Mood is a keyword which reminds us that readers must put themselves in the right mood for 
reading and understanding because otherwise they waste their time, reading many words but not 
taking in their meaning 
Understanding must be the aim of reading, not a mere memorizing of meaningless phrases or 
'dead facts'. This requires a willingness to understand, including an openness of mind and 
readiness to consider points of view diverging from one’s own. Understanding is not possible 
without making meaningful connections of new information with stored knowledge (what a 
reader knows already). 
Recall, of what the text said, is necessary because without it we would not be able to do it justice 
or learn from texts. Storing complex information in neural networks is easier if it is stored in 
meaningful chunks and not by rote-memory learning. 
Digesting/internalising a text and integrating what it says with what we know and feel is 
important because otherwise reading would be without consequences. 
Expanding of knowledge is the aim and result of reading for understanding, recall and 
digesting/internalising. It widens a person's horizon and opens up new possibilities. 
Review is necessary lest we forget what we read (see 'review' under SQ3R). 
When reading, it helps to make notes of passages that contain information relevant to 
your task and topic or other questions you have. 
Clarify the purpose of your reading is early as possible. Do not be surprised, however, if 
as a result of your reading your understanding changes and the focus of your attention 
shifts to different points. This is a common phenomenon and generally reflects a more 

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complex understanding of the issue. You should be careful, though, not to lose sight of 
your original task and topic. 
The efficacy of good time management cannot be ignored. It is an important aspect of good 
reading skills. It generally saves time if you systematically look for information and compile 
your own bibliography before you delve into reading one specific book only. Consulting articles 
in handbooks helps to get to know “the state of the art”. Reading recently published articles in 
journals discloses new developments and using skimming and scanning as reading strategies 
helps decide which texts/content you want to read more intensively. This allows a preliminary 
but realistic calculation of the time it takes to read these texts. A realistic calculation of the work 
you can do in a given period of time is essential for success in intensive reading.