{"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":"2018-10-06T17:06:48","modified_gmt":"2018-10-06T17:06:48","slug":"why-it-matters-reading","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/chapter\/why-it-matters-reading\/","title":{"raw":"Why It Matters: Reading","rendered":"Why It Matters: Reading"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Why should we identify academic reading strategies?<\/h2>\r\n\"<strong>Reading is fundamental<\/strong>\" -- you 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\n<iframe src=\"\/\/plugin.3playmedia.com\/show?mf=1291403&amp;p3sdk_version=1.10.1&amp;p=20361&amp;pt=5&amp;video_id=l6NVJQUWPiE&amp;video_target=tpm-plugin-th6e2ef8-l6NVJQUWPiE\" width=\"640px\" height=\"420px\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0px\" marginheight=\"0px\"><\/iframe>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/course-building\/English+Comp\/Transcripts\/Shaquille+O'Neal+RIF+PSA+.rtf\">Click here to download a transcript for this video<\/a>\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<h3>Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\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&nbsp;\r\n<h2>Contribute!<\/h2><div style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Did you have an idea for improving this content? We\u2019d love your input.<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1T8mxeTF-_LuxTNWvTehcmhBTPvTWVdlEEjvYsA4NLno\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 600; color: #077fab; text-decoration: none; border: 2px solid #077fab; border-radius: 7px; padding: 5px 25px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.5em;\">Improve this page<\/a><a style=\"margin-left: 16px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1vy-T6DtTF-BbMfpVEI7VP_R7w2A4anzYZLXR8Pk4Fu4\">Learn More<\/a>","rendered":"<h2>Why should we identify academic reading strategies?<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>Reading is fundamental<\/strong>&#8221; &#8212; you 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\" src=\"\/\/plugin.3playmedia.com\/show?mf=1291403&amp;p3sdk_version=1.10.1&amp;p=20361&amp;pt=5&amp;video_id=l6NVJQUWPiE&amp;video_target=tpm-plugin-th6e2ef8-l6NVJQUWPiE\" width=\"640px\" height=\"420px\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0px\" marginheight=\"0px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/course-building\/English+Comp\/Transcripts\/Shaquille+O'Neal+RIF+PSA+.rtf\">Click here to download a transcript for this video<\/a><\/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; in this course doesn&#8217;t only mean the act of putting\u00a0letters together to make words, and words together to make sentences. \u00a0&#8220;Reading,&#8221; now, means a set of skills we can practice and deepen, to make our college experience both easier and more meaningful.<\/p>\n<p>This module will help you become familiar with steps you can take to better understand\u00a0any assigned college reading.<\/p>\n<h3>Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify and differentiate between different types of texts<\/li>\n<li>Identify reading strategies for academic texts<\/li>\n<li>Identify specialized reading strategies for specific types of texts, including content in disciplines and visual information<\/li>\n<li>Identify\u00a0techniques for strengthening vocabulary<\/li>\n<li>Identify thesis statements in texts<\/li>\n<li>Identify supporting claims in texts<\/li>\n<li>Identify logic and structure\u00a0in\u00a0texts<\/li>\n<li>Identify summary strategies\u00a0for reading comprehension<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Contribute!<\/h2>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Did you have an idea for improving this content? We\u2019d love your input.<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1T8mxeTF-_LuxTNWvTehcmhBTPvTWVdlEEjvYsA4NLno\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 600; color: #077fab; text-decoration: none; border: 2px solid #077fab; border-radius: 7px; padding: 5px 25px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.5em;\">Improve this page<\/a><a style=\"margin-left: 16px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1vy-T6DtTF-BbMfpVEI7VP_R7w2A4anzYZLXR8Pk4Fu4\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-22\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Why It Matters: Reading. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Lumen Learning. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">All rights reserved content<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Shaquille O&#039;Neal RIF PSA. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Reading Is Fundamental. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/l6NVJQUWPiE\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/l6NVJQUWPiE<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em>All Rights Reserved<\/em>. <strong>License Terms<\/strong>: Standard YouTube License<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section>","protected":false},"author":19,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[{\"type\":\"copyrighted_video\",\"description\":\"Shaquille O\\'Neal RIF PSA\",\"author\":\"Reading Is Fundamental\",\"organization\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/l6NVJQUWPiE\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"arr\",\"license_terms\":\"Standard YouTube License\"},{\"type\":\"original\",\"description\":\"Why It Matters: Reading\",\"author\":\"\",\"organization\":\"Lumen Learning\",\"url\":\"\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"\"}]","CANDELA_OUTCOMES_GUID":"08e98bc7-15b4-4b5f-aa68-af59240f4749","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-22","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":3,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/22","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/22\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3145,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/22\/revisions\/3145"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/3"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/22\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=22"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=22"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}