READING

FOR
SPECIFIC PURPOSES

 Reading for Information

 Reading for Appreciation and Enjoyment
 Reading for Critical Understanding
 Reading for Study
D E V E L O P M E N T A L R EA D I N G

READINGFOR
INFORMATION
READING FOR INFORMATION

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Enhance skimming and summarizing skills
Increase reading achievements using
informative materials
building of vocabulary words
Synthesize author’s ideas
 Reading for Information is a life-
long skills

We read non-fiction texts,

newspapers, trade books, research
papers, essays, articles and reports
for information.
W he n y o u r e a d t o f i n d i n f o r m a t i o n , i t i s
us ef ul t o as k yo urs el f q ues t i o ns bef o re,
d ur i ng , and af t er r ead i ng t o c hec k t hat yo u
have f o und w hat yo u w ant ed
 READING FOR INFORMATION

BEFORE READI N G DURI N G READI N G AFTER READI N G

WHAT DO I WANT TO LOOK AT THE DID YOU FIND

FIND OUT? CONTENTS AND THE ANS WERS TO YOUR
INDEX. WHAT PAGES QUESTIONS?
LIST PLACES YOU OR WHAT CHAPTERS
WILL LOOK, FOR DO YOU NEED TO READ WHAT EXTRA
EXAMPLE A QUESTIONS DO YOU
MAGAZINE, A YOU MAKE NOTES HAVE AFTER

WEBSITE, A TEXTBOOK READING?

Reading for information helps us to:
 To understand informative texts
 Identify text features (chapter heads, sub-heads, maps and other
graphic representation) and the text structure (definition, cause-
effect, comparison- contrast, chronological order)

 Paraphrase the text

 Organize its important points through summaries
 Understand the author’s purpose
Before you read the article think about these questions.
1. Do people in your country celebrate St. Valentine’s Day?
2. If yes, who usually celebrates it and how?
3. What do you know about the reasons Valentine’s Day is
celebrated?
How good is your vocabulary and spelling?
Test yourself with this challenge.
“VALENTINE”
Make as many words as possible using the
letters in the word Valentine.
Check your watch and give yourself 3
minutes.
Ant Ale In an eat
en eel veal lenient in
at eve even event leave
inane lent line lean linen
lint lintel lentil lien nit
net neat nine lit ten
tale tail teal tale tin
let lane tine vale vent
valiant vine valiant Leaven tail
vane naive nine lit eaten