| Reading is a very good habit that enhances | | | | intensive reading includes short texts for detailed |
| conversational skill and vocabulary. There are | | | | information. These are the main reading skills that |
| some people who do not enjoy reading. Other | | | | are taught to students to improve their reading. |
| than sitting alone and indulging in a good book, | | | | The skills or styles form an important part of |
| reading provides the opportunity for creative | | | | most of the reading lessons. Some teachers also |
| imagination. Teachers are constantly faced with | | | | provide the necessary exercises to increase the |
| the task of improving the language of their | | | | ability of the students to identify certain details |
| students. There are a number of methods that | | | | when they read. Another way to improvise the |
| can make the task of teaching students to read a | | | | reading skills of students is by using contextual |
| bit simpler. It is observed that one of the most | | | | clues. The reading lessons help the students to |
| important reading lessons for students is to | | | | identify and use the context to their advantage. |
| understand the skills, such as skimming, scanning, | | | | The main aim of reading lessons is to improve the |
| and extensive and intensive reading. | | | | reading skills. They not only help to improve |
| Skimming involves reading the main points in a | | | | reading skills but also help to improve vocabulary |
| rapid manner, whereas scanning involves rapid | | | | and reading speed. Reading lessons help the |
| reading in order to find a specific piece of | | | | students to improve their ability to concentrate |
| information. Extensive reading is often done for | | | | and absorb the text, in one attempt. This helps |
| pleasure with emphasis on overall meaning of the | | | | them to become better readers and enjoy the |
| text and mostly includes long texts, whereas | | | | activity. |