Nice Nhet

Sinasabing ang pagbasa ay mahalagang pundasyon ng edukasyon maliban sa pagsulat at pagbilang. Mula dito nalilinang ang ating abilidad sa pag-unawa ng mga nasusulat na kwento, kuro-kuro, balita, pangyayari atbp. Sa pagbasa rin umuusbong ang ating imahinasyon at natatanging idealismo. Natututunan din nating sumangayon o tumutol sa opinyon ng mga manunulat at makabuo ng sarili nating paninindigan. Masasabi kong malaki ang impluwensya ng hilig sa pagbasa sa ating likas na karunungan.

Sa aking pagsangguni sa iba’t-ibang aklat at reperensiya, nabuo ko ang sarili kong depinisyon ng pagbasa; Ito ay proseso ng pagtunghay, pag-unawa at pagkuha ng ideya, kaisipan o mensahe ng may-akda sa babasahing kanyang isinulat at upang mabigkas nang pasalita ang mga ito. Nakapaloob din sa pagbasa ang pakikipagtalastasan tulad ng pakikinig, pagsasalita, at pagsulat.

Narito ang ilan sa kahalagahan ng pagbasa:

Magkaroon ng impormasyon;

Makapag-isip nang malalim tungkol sa pansariling ideya at karanasan;

Malaman ang ideya at karanasan ng iba;

Makasiguro sa sariling paniniwala;

Makatuklas ng karunungan sa iba’t ibang larangan;

Makakuha ng mabuting aral na gabay sa buhay;

Magtamo ng kasiyahan at magamit ng makabuluhan ang oras;

Malaman ang makabagong kaalaman, halimbawa sa larangang panteknolohiya;

Mahasa ang kaisipan at;

Masuri ang imahinasyon.

Ang pagbasa ay bahagi na ng ating pangaraw-araw na pamumuhay. Bawat sulok, bawat lugar, may titik, numero at salita. Sa laki ng papel na ginagampanan nito, nararapat lang na ito ay pagtibayin at paunlarin.

 Bigyan natin ng panahon at halaga ang paglago ng ating kakayahan sa pagbasa. Sinasabing sa pagbabasa nagsisimulang makarating sa iba’t-ibang lugar, makakilala ng magiting na personalidad at makapaglalakbay sa iba’t ibang panahon. Ang pagbabasa ay hindi ordinaryong kakayahan, ito ay pangangailangan tulad ng pagkain na nagtatanggal ng uhaw at gutom sa kaisipan.

 Busugin ang kaisipan, Halina’t Magbasa, Bagong Kaalaman ay tuklasin na!

 Sa pagbabasa MALALAMAN mo ang nakaraan, MAIINTINDIHAN ang kasalukuyan, at MAKIKITA ang kinabukasan.

9 Good Reading Habits

by Glenn L. Malimban, NBDB

The more the child’s brain is engaged in reading, the more he/she learns. Start and choose good reading habits that will increase retention and comprehension based on active reading. The following strategies are good active reading habits that will help any reader:

1. Use the cover up. For many readers, the words on the page run and blur together especially if you are hard wire. To tone down this, use a three by five index card to cover everything except the sentence that a child is reading. When they finish a line, they move the card down and repeat the process.

2. Give the text the finger. Along with the card, have the child follow their reading with their finger, engaging a tactical learning style.

3. Read out loud or mouth the words. This is another way to engage verbal processing. Many students don’t need to literally talk out load – mouthing the words serves the same end.

4. Keep moving. Fidgeting is good for the brain. Keep them moving, to keep them on target.

5. Use highlighters. Highlights are an affordable and easy way to integrate visual memory into the reading process. Use three colors and assign a different color to the main points, supporting details, and terms of the reading.

6. Use bookmarks/flagging. Use some type of “red” flag that can be used to mark important ideas or passages. Stick the flags directly on the pages with important information for easier and faster review. You may also record in a notebook the pages and any thoughts why you flagged that page.

7. Take margin notes. Despite what old librarians say, books are not supposed to be written on, you can. Write notes, questions, comments, remarks, or markings in the margins.

8. Write or talk out summaries. Take a few minutes to either write up a reading summary or talk it out to retain the readings. This will help in recalling information especially during examination time.

9. Consider reading notes. Reading notes are great for some and horrible for others. The problem with reading notes is that for others, if they take notes, they may never finish the reading. The upside is they can obviously help with retention and retrieval of information when test time comes. When deciding on taking reading notes, be sure to limit writing at most one sentence about every other paragraph or summaries at the end of a chapter or section.