Examining Models and Strategies for Reading Comprehension Tests in Different Genres
Explore the models of reading comprehension and essential strategies for skimming, scanning, inferring, and guessing word meanings in various test types such as news reports, letters, online book sales, and car racing websites. The challenges include lack of experience, digital and economic gaps, and complex scenarios.
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Lets Change by Examining ET, 2014 Emily HuiMei Fu fuhuimei@yahoo.com.tw (M) 0933-118-106
Models of Reading Comprehension (byKintsch & van Dijk) Surface code Text base (shallow comprehension) Inferential / Situation Model (deep comprehension)
Essential Reading Strategies Skimming to catch main ideas Scanning for specific information (wh-) Guessing word meanings from context Inferring between lines
Test Types ( I) : : #21~~~#32 #21~~~#32 (semantics) 10 (syntax) 2 (#27) < <if> if> (Conj.) (Conj.) N Cl / Adv Cl (#30) < fact : why 12 12 (#27) fact> (#30) (#32) (#32)
Test Types (II-1) :#33~~~#60 :#33~~~#60 Genre 1: news report (#33~#35) Theme: change of meat-eating habits 28 28 Skill: skimming and searching context clues backwards Challenge: News English lack in textbooks commonly ex. growing need, use up, changes in the list of favorite meats
Test Types (II-2) Genre 2: letter or message (#36~#37) Theme: Invitation, Directions and Map-reading Skill: Skimming main idea (#36) Scanning directions (#37) Drawing route in map (#37) Challenge: multiple tasks at a time, big data, a complex scenario, lack of real experience
Test Types (II-3) Genre 3: online book sale (#38~39) Theme: price and four readers comments Skill: Scanning all details (#38) Skimming, Generalizing and Inferring main idea in paraphrase (#39) Challenge: no online shopping experience digital gap in reality lack of inductive experience in class
Test Types (II-4) Genre 4: homepage of car racing (#40~41) Theme: loads of information related to Cheetah Car Racing Skill: Scanning all details relevant Inferring indirect info between lines Generalizing main idea from details Challenge: no idea about car racing in reality digital and economic gap in reality short of induction experience
Test Types (II-5) Genre 5: (career choices) peer talk(#42~44) Theme: to tell him the truth or not to Skill: Inferring between lines (#42, #44) Scanning all details (#43) Challenge: lack of such party experiences in reality no idea about adults scenario insufficient blurred context
Test Types (II-6) Genre 6: work journal (#45~47) Theme: routines in hospital Skill: Scanning all details to Infer and Generalizing a whole picture of jobs in hospital ( #45, #46, #47) Challenge: unfamiliar with sense of humor in western style ( Jan.3) (Dec. 31) culture gap (Dec. 22) adults scenario (TV drama)
Test Types (II-7) Genre 7: biography in news report (#48~50) Theme: introduction to an actor passing away and his film production Skill: Skimming main idea (#48) Inferring meaning of new vocabulary from context behind (#49) Inferring from one piece of info (#50) Challenge: long & abundant info in pa. 2 (#50) tons of reading loading in a test entry Reminder: as a writing model of biography
Test Types (II-9) Genre 9: Interview of six residents in an apartment building (#54~56) Theme: origin and advantages of building up a roof garden Skill: Scanning all details (#54) (#55) Inferring between lines (#56) Challenge: adults scenario, typical urban life, organizing a project
Test Types (II-8) Genre 8: survey of ten cities (#51~53) Theme: description of city attractions Skill: Scanning all details (#51) Analyzing and Inferring tons of information (#52, #53) Challenge: loads of detailed information to read
Test Types (II-10) Genre 10: Cloze test (#57 ~ #60) Theme: Sharing a surprisingly sweet experience of taking an awfully packed bus Focus: Verb tense Skill: Skimming main idea swiftly Scanning detailed information Inferring globally and locally Challenge: reversing common testing and learning experience---from bottom up to top down
Characteristics Expanded text, rich content, heavy loading Complicated scenarios with more variables Long statements as reading challenge Diverse genres in trend, including online shopping, homepage info, news report Verb tenses integrated into context locally or globally Mastering new vocabulary from context around
Reading strategies in need Skimming: rough, swift reading to catch main idea/s and form a whole picture Scanning: intensive reading to master all details Inferring: reasoning logically between lines Double / Multiple tasks: scanning + inferring (+) generalizing + analyzing
Reflection form / structure vs. content / meaning teaching vocabulary/grammar separately vs. in context bottom up vs. top down mechanical drills vs. diverse texts global /extensive vs. local / intensive more mono lectures vs. thinking out loud
Lets Change integrate reading strategies into class instruction offer diverse reading materials in various genres demonstrate reasoning process out loud do more reading; reduce redundant tests teamwork among teachers develop supplementary materials ourselves
