RWS 11

It can be defined as a COGNITIVE PROCESS OF DECODING SYMBOLS TO DERIVE MEANING FROM A TEXT.

• Speaking

• Listening

• Reading

• Writing

It means looking at the readily visible parts of the text, like titles, subtitles and also visuals and graphs, pictures and charts.

• Skimming

• Scanning

• Browsing

• Previewing

It means reading while looking for specific information.

• Skimming

• Scanning

• Browsing

• Previewing

It means you look for the main point of the reading and identify the ideas that develop it.

• Skimming

• Scanning

• Browsing

• Previewing

These are words, phrases and sentences that surround an unfamiliar word that can help you recognize the meaning of an unknown word because the text gives you information about it.

• Context Clues

• Recalling Background Knowledge

• Analyzing

• Evidences

It is the positive, negative or neutral feelings, attitudes, ideas or associations with a word.

• Antonym

• Denotation

• Synonym

• Connotation

It is the basic, precise, literal meaning of the word that can be found in a dictionary.

• Antonym

• Denotation

• Synonym

• Connotation

It is a word that reveals the opposite meaning in relation to the unknown word.

• Antonym

• Denotation

• Synonym

• Connotation

These are used when the text has words or phrases that are similar in meaning to the unknown word.

• Antonym

• Denotation

• Synonym

• Connotation

It means that as you read, you make sense of the text by seeing how it fits with what you already know.

• Reminiscing

• Recalling Background Knowledge

• Analyzing

• Life Application