English Language Teaching

READING SKILL                 Reading helps one to keep oneself abreast of the ever increasing knowledge. Francis Bacon says ‘Reading make a full man’. It develops self-confidence in the learner. A person who has acquired the skill of reading is complete in learning the specific language. After acquiring the former two skills, viz., listening and speaking, the learner moves to mastering the reading skill. So, it is the foundation laid by the former two skills which helps a person to read properly.           Reading involves recognition of sounds and written symbols .  Reading is a reaction to the graphic symbols, may it be reading aloud or silent reading. Reading aloud with meaningful sense groups, good pronunciation, proper pauses, and modulation of voice can be only understood by the reader and the listener. Reading is often coupled with listening skill and is described as passive or receptive skill.           Reading involves complex skills as that of thinking. It includes l