THE IMPORTANCE OF READING SKILLS IN EFFECTIVE ENGLISH LEARNING
Keywords:
Reading skills; reading comprehension; vocabulary development ; reading strategies ; predicting ; skimming and scanning; chunking; contextual understanding; summarizing; text comprehension ; academic reading.Abstract
Developing reading skills play crucial role in learning English . This article analyzes the significance of reading skills in effective English language acquisition. It explores how reading enhances the vocabulary growth, deeper comprehension, and broader knowledge. Key strategies such as predicting, scanning, chunking, contextual understanding, and summarizing are examined as essential techniques that improve reading proficiency and support the development of critical thinking.
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