Rock your Reading Exam Tips, Tricks and Tools

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Reading 
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Reading is a skill
This means:
 You can train and improve, just like any other skill or sport 
However, you do need to know what it is you should train and improve. Therefore, this LessonUp will provide you with general information on how to become a successful (CITO) reader.  Once you know what you should be training, your efforts will become more effective. 

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To become good at reading .......
  • READ! 
  • A LOT
  • And More 
  • Anything, books, articles, subtitles of Netflix, news, gossips, 
  • Everything 
  • And more 

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You will be a successful reader if you master the following reading ingredients.
(Westhoff, 2012)

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General steps per text (and question) 
  1. Vocabulary: which words do you know about the topic
  2. Topic: what do you know about the topic? ( nothing->? Look up information)
  3. Strategy :
  • What kind of text is it? 
  • What kind of question are you dealing with? 
  • How do you tackle this kind of question?
  •  What will your answer look like? 

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Steps for reading
  1. Orientate: what type of text is this?
  2. Read questions 
  3. Read the text
  4. Answer the questions

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Text types
  1. Funny story/anecdote
  2. Review
  3. Opinion
  4. Advertisement
  5. Chapter from a book
  6. Informative
  7. Convincing

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Question types
  1. Multiple choice
  2. Introductory questions
  3. True/untrue
  4. Citation questions
  5. Questions with signal words
  6. Open questions about an expert opinion
  7. Other open questions
  8. Gap fill

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This week 
Practice KB exam 2017
Practise the use of steps and strategies. 

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