{"id":22,"date":"2016-03-08T23:40:17","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T23:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=22"},"modified":"2017-09-21T17:48:53","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T17:48:53","slug":"why-it-matters-reading","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-basicreadingwriting\/chapter\/why-it-matters-reading\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Critical Reading","rendered":"Introduction to Critical Reading"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Why should we identify critical reading strategies?<\/h2>\r\n\"<strong>Reading is fundamental<\/strong>\"\u2014you may recall hearing this phrase as a child. \u00a0A series of somewhat cheesy television ads emphasizes this point, such as this one featuring basketball superstar Shaquille O'Neal:\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/l6NVJQUWPiE\r\n\r\nHowever, as college students, reading can often\u00a0seem less like fun and more like work. \u00a0The <strong>purpose<\/strong> of it changes. \u00a0Instead of reading for enjoyment, we read for information, for deeper understanding, and for challenging what we thought we knew.\r\n\r\n\"Reading\" in this course doesn't only mean the act of putting\u00a0letters together to make words, and words together to make sentences. \u00a0\"Reading,\" now, means a set of skills we can practice and deepen, to make our college experience both easier and more meaningful.\r\n\r\nThis module will help you become familiar with steps you can take to better understand\u00a0any assigned college reading.\r\n<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\r\nBy the end of this section, you will be able to\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Identify and differentiate between different types of texts<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Identify reading strategies for academic texts<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Identify specialized reading strategies for specific types of texts, including content in disciplines and visual information<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Identify\u00a0techniques for strengthening vocabulary<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Identify thesis statements in texts<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Identify supporting claims in texts<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Identify logic and structure\u00a0in\u00a0texts<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Identify summary strategies\u00a0for reading comprehension<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<h2>Why should we identify critical reading strategies?<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>Reading is fundamental<\/strong>&#8220;\u2014you may recall hearing this phrase as a child. \u00a0A series of somewhat cheesy television ads emphasizes this point, such as this one featuring basketball superstar Shaquille O&#8217;Neal:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-1\" title=\"Shaquille O&#39;Neal RIF PSA\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l6NVJQUWPiE?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>However, as college students, reading can often\u00a0seem less like fun and more like work. \u00a0The <strong>purpose<\/strong> of it changes. \u00a0Instead of reading for enjoyment, we read for information, for deeper understanding, and for challenging what we thought we knew.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Reading&#8221; 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