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summaries of what they have read sounds like you're requiring them to do a lot of work, but you
can emphasize that these summaries can reduce how much time they spend studying, or
cramming, for a test. Essentially, these summaries can be homework. They can also help students
prepare for class discussions and oral presentations.
Telling students that improving reading comprehension is crucial and then giving them tests that
emphasize rote memorization is backward reasoning. Instead, give them essay tests and ask them
to write reports. Your students might not be used to what appears to be subjective grading, but
it’s your responsibility to detail what you’re looking for in their written answers and reports and
explain that you’re preparing them for college.
A distinction is made in the literature between two forms of reading: intensive and extensive
reading. Intensive reading involves the deconstruction of a text. The aim is to get as much
information as possible. By reading intensively, we are concerned with every detail related to the
text. The learner is encouraged to deal with vocabulary and grammar activities to get a closer
understanding of the text. Extensive reading, however, refers to simply reading as much as
possible, without concerning oneself with every detail. Occasional unknown words are not
supposed to get too much attention because focus is on the overall meaning. That is to say,
extensive readers look up words only when they deem it absolutely necessary to their
understanding of the text.
CONCLUSION
Future research on the revised reading strategies will probably include a larger random sample.
Different instruments such as using check list in order to write down the improvement of each
student in weekly bases on participation and the strategies they use more commonly can also be
noted by the researcher. Also other researchers may want to explore miscomprehension
differences between female and male students. In preparatory school groups students in different
levels of English can also be examined in order to see the differences in competence in English.
Examining a larger group of students would give a better understanding about the differences.
This study can also be applied to two different groups by two different researchers and the results
can be compared.
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