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By: Karl Joshua E. Jumoc BEED-I S.Y. ‘12-’13

READING WITH COMPREHENSION
oAside from speed reading, comprehension is another concern in reading
oComprehension starts from the sensation of the text
oThen, you begin to perceive
- You search for word meanings that have been identified & recognized
oThen, you begin to progress
-You figure out for bigger word meanings from other texts
According to Judith Westphal Irwin
It’s a process that takes place by:
Micropro
cessing
Integrative
processing
Macropr
ocessing
Elaborative
Processing
Metacog
nitivePhrases & idea selection
Clauses & sentences relationship
Summary of ideas
meaning
Knowledge discipline

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Comprehension is affected by your;
Emotional State
Experience
Previous knowledge
Language competencies
Comprehension is also considered as a;
Bottom-up
view
Interactive
view
Top-Down
view
Comprehension comes to you
& you derive appreciation of the tex
Corresponds to microprocessing,
integrative & macroprocessing
Comes from your
previous experience
& knowledge
Corresponds to elaborative processing
Interaction of bottom-up
& top-down view
Corresponds to all processes

STEPS TOWARDS COMPREHENSION
Suggested for comprehension tasks
1. Scanning unfamiliar words & overcoming problems in meaning about them
Encountering strange words
& difficulty in comprehending
Scan for them & overcome your blocked words
Some suggestions are helpful like;
Consulting the dictionary
Taking a clue from context
Taking a clue from word structures
 familiarizes denotative or literal word meaning
 given in bits & pieces of information
 have several meaning levels
Example:
cause (koz) n. 1. The power or efficient agent producing any thing
2. Any occasion/condition upon occurrence 3. Law An action or suit,also,
a ground of action 4.Obs. Behalf; interest 5. Philos. The object for which
anything is done

taking a clue from context
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 text surrounding the problem world
 text may give definitions, examples, re-statements, synonyms or antonyms
that can give meaning
Examples:
The Philippines is an archipelago, a group of islands surrounding by water
An amphibian like a frog, toad, newt or salamander has smooth skin
One of the components of a national territory is the fluvial & maritime
domain or the external & internal waters
While Narcisa is a natural glibber, her young sister Ana is an introvert
Definition Context Clue
Example Context Clue
Re-Statement Context Clue
Synonym Context Clue
Antonym Context Clue
Life is naturally ambivalent. Sometimes it is serene; sometimes it’s turbulent

taking a clue from the structure of the word
Words are deciphered for their meaning from their structure of root & affix
Knowing the meaning of the root or base which may be a prefix/suffix
PREFIXES & MEANING
Mono – 1 Il – bad Neo – new
Di – 2 Mal – bad Para – beside
Tri-3 Un – not Extra – outside
Tetra – 4 Im – not Inter – within
Penta – 5 Sub – secondary Circum – around
Hexa – 6 Anti – against Pre – before
Hepta – 7 Contra – against Pro – for
Octa – 8 Auto – self Con – with
Nona – 9 Micro – small Demi – half
Deca –10 Macro - big Semi - half
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WORD FORMATIONS
Monometer – monogram - monologue - monosyllable
Diameter – disect – dialouge - dichotomy
Trimeter – triangle – trilogy - triumvirate
Tetrameter – tetragram – tetralogy - tetragon
Pentameter – pentagram – pentacle - pentad
Hexameter – hexagram – hexachord - hexad
Heptameter – heptagram – heptachord – heptad
Octameter – octagon – octachord – octangle
Decameter – decagram - decahedron – decade
Illegal – illicit – illogical - illegible
Malnourished – malfunction – malpractice – malady
Unfair – unfit – uncertain – unconscious
Immature – imperfect – immortal – improper
Subplot – subway - subsequent - subconscious

Semifinal – semicircle – semiconductor - semicolon
antidote – antifungal – antibiotic - antiseptic
Contraband – contradict – contraceptive – contravene
Automobile – autograph – autobiography – autobus
Microscope – microwave – microeconomics – microcosm
Macrograph – macrospecies – macroeconomics – macrocosm
Neophyte – neology – neonatal – neoclassic
Parasite – parameter – paraphase – paralegal
Extralegal – extrapolate – extracurricular – extraneous
Interpersonal – interfere – internation – intercommune
Circumstance – circumference – circumnavigate – circumlocution
Premature – pretest – predestined – prenatal
Probate – prolong – provoke – promotion
Concur – conspire – constrict – contract
Demivolt – demigod – demiwolf - demitasse

SUFFIXES & MEANING
Er, or, ist for action verbs
Ment , ance, ence, ion for abstract nouns
Able for adjectives
Ity for abstract nouns
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WORD FORMATIONS
Enjoy – enjoyment procure – procurement require – requirement
Encourage – encouragement enlarge – enlargement
Govern – governance endure – endurance deliver – deliverance
Deliver – deliverance persevere – perseverance import - importance
Repentance – repentance interfere – interference refer – reference
Deter – deterence confer – conference predict – prediction
Correlate – correlation infuse – infusion profuse – profusion
Direct – direction subtract - subtraction

Bank – bankable wash – washable plastic -plasticity
Perish – perishable manage – manageable work – workable
Read – readable mature – maturity pure – purity
Secure – security effective – effectivity elastic - elasticity
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2. Getting the Literal meaning
3. Getting the Connotative meaning

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