Strategies for Improving Reading and Writing Skills

This report focuses on strategies to improve reading and writing skills of students. It covers techniques such as predicting content, skimming, scanning, note-taking, and creating a conducive environment. It also provides suggestions for improving the quality of written projects.

Assessment Report

ABSTRACT
Reading is a process of decoding the symbols written in a complex and cognitive manner.
On the other hand writing is a process of using symbols to communicate the thoughts in a
presentable form. This report will focus on how students can improve their reading ability with
the help of implementation of effective strategies in the dynamic environment. Also, it covers the
strategies which can be implemented to improve the writing style of students.

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................5
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................5
Strategies for improving reading abilities....................................................................................5
Strategies for improving Quality of written projects...................................................................6
RECOMMENDATIONS.................................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8
Books and Journals......................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Reading and writing are two interrelated cognitive process which enhances the
personality of students. Reading can be defined as the ability of an individual to decode the
symbols which are useful to find the meaning. On the other hand writing is a process of
communicating the thoughts of an individual in a way which can be reconstructed by other users.
This report will focus on improving the reading and writing skills of students (Çetin and
Akkoyunlu, 2017). For this there are various strategies mentioned in this report which will shape
their career towards the success and growth.
MAIN BODY
Strategies for improving reading abilities.
Reading is an essential skill which must be learned by the students which will enhance their
way of thinking. It keeps the mind of students updated and healthy. For improving the reading
abilities of students following strategies can be used:
 Predicting Content: This strategy depicts that the students must familiarise themselves
with the content. This involves that the student can predict the content by looking at the
headings and pictures before starting reading (Williams and Beam, 2019). It also includes
that the students must evaluate the following questions before starting reading:
What is the current knowledge of the topic student know?
What do the pictures and headings are depicting the students?
After analysing these questions student can start their reading which will improve their
analytical skills also.
 Skimming: It is a technique which is used when the students are in hurry to understand
the concept. This is a process in which students quickly scan the content of reading and
try to grasp it in their minds for future. Usually students tends to read first and last
sentence of the paragraph and sometimes they read the innovative words which is an
effective way of understanding the main message of the paragraph. This technique saves
an individual time by avoiding laborious reading. This method can act as a preview
method in which a reader can only review selected content out of the heavy content
provided. But sometimes a reader can miss important points or have to overlook the
content again (Chan, 2018). Rapid reading will give a general idea to the reader about the

material provided in the source. In this technique reader does not read every word but
pays special attention towards the words bulleted points, number list, places, dates and
unfamiliar words. Furthermore, for applying this technique one must follow certain steps.
The first step is reading the table of contents or overview of the chapter to learn about the
main idea of the content provided. After that the reader can go through main headings of
each chapter just to improve their knowledge. Then he must read the entire introductory
paragraph or can read the last sentence of the other paragraphs. Furthermore, the reader
must read the keywords in bold or italic. Lastly, reader must focus on the summaries of
the source provided.
 Scanning: This technique uses keywords and organisational cues. The goal of scanning
is to swoop down important facts and locate them effectively. These facts can be founded
through approaching long text passages available in the sources provided to the reader.
Then after that the reader must scan the table of contents, indexes, summaries, headings
and important cues. Moreover, to develop tables and list of content this technique must
adopt an organised way such as organising them alphabetically or chronologically.
 Note taking: This technique is useful when the reader have long paragraphs to read then
it will be difficult for the reader to remember each and every important point of the
content provided. Sometimes the reader struggles to remember what they have read in the
last paragraph in the last page. So to avoid this struggle or confusion in their mind they
adopt this technique of taking notes while reading the content. It will help them in
organising their ideas and information (Marzec-Stawiarska, 2016). Moreover this will
engage them towards the topic and also keeps a record of what they have read which can
be easily located in the future there off.
 Preparing the environment: This technique includes the preparation of environmental
according to the reading habits. This includes organising books efficiently, selecting
peaceful area and so on. Moreover, this helps the reader in efficiently working towards
their knowledge and skills. The reader can improve their abilities which will enhance
their professional rewards towards intrinsic terms.

Strategies for improving Quality of written projects.
A project can be defined as an attempt made by a manager to achieve some desired results by
implementing an approach of systematic management. Projects are organised and formed in
writing to improve their authenticity and transparency. Written projects are useful and after that
record for future reference for the third party as well. Students prepare written projects in order
to gain knowledge and enhance their professional skills in the external environment. For
improving their quality of written projects a student can follow the following suggestions:
 Clear structure or paragraph: Structure Act as a guide which helps the reader in their
potential workings which is useful in understanding the paragraph structure to enhance
the knowledge of the reader. A reader can divide the paragraph in three sections namely
the beginning, the middle and the end (Sarıca and Usluel, 2016). The clear structure of
paragraph will tell the Story to the reader and define direction from where to start and
where to end report to ensure the successful achievement of the project objectives.
 Correct grammar and spellings: A student must have effective knowledge of grammar
rules and where they have to use those rules to ensure effectiveness in their reading and
writing, Grammar is important as it provides the reader with the information in the
project report. For eliminating the grammatical errors a student must practice the
grammatical rules in writing before attempting an important project. This will also help
the reader with clear communication and enhance their knowledge in the practical
environment.
 Listening to feedback: Feedback helps the students in improving their mistakes in their
written project. The project assigned to the student must be completed by them without
any mistakes and the guidelines provided for it must be followed completely. The
feedback must be analysed efficiently by the students to ensure their search for the
possible solutions. Sometimes the feedback can motivate the student perform better in the
future work (Nainggolan, 2019). But some of the feedbacks demotivate the student by
questioning there skills and abilities in the project assigned to them. The student must
consider the negative feedback as a continuous learning tool which helps them in
devising strategies to align their goals towards potential success.
 Proofreading: It acts as the final stage of editing the project assigned to the students
which will exclude the errors and mistakes in grammar and punctuation. It is important to

ensure that there must exclude numbering error, grammatical error, or spelling error in
the project submitted by the students. It enables them to delete unwanted content or
points which can divert a reader from the main topic of the project. A student must read
the project aloud to easily spot the errors which will help them in finding ways to fix
them effectively.
 Correct referencing: Referencing allows a student to acknowledge the contribution of
other writers in their projects. It is necessary to add references which will ensure that the
data provided in their written project is authentic and reliable. Moreover the referencing
will respect the intellectual property rights of the researcher and helps the student to
enhance their scientific knowledge (Sangeetha, 2020). Lastly, it enables the verification
of the project work and enhances the academic writing skills.
RECOMMENDATIONS
 A student must set reading goals to enhance their skills and write them efficiently in
project work. Also, this will motivate them to achieve high set of goals. Read in small
portions will help them in understanding and memorising the content easily.
 While writing the project a student must ensure that they will follow the guidelines
provided. This ensures authenticity and enhancement of their knowledge towards the
successful attainment of goals.
 Personalizing the content will help them in increasing awareness of the topic. This will
also ensure that they relate the topic with their own life. As this will help them in writing
the project more effectively. Also, the student must practice the problem solving skills to
improve their knowledge in complex and critical areas.

CONCLUSION
From the above report it can be concluded that reading and writing are two interrelated
concepts. This concept affects the life of an individual as well as student in a positive and
negative manner. If an individual have perceived efficient reading skills then it does not
guarantee that they have effective writing skills also. But ensuring enhanced writing skills an
individual must practise grammatical rules to enhance the paragraph structure in the projects.
Reading abilities will help a student in improving their perceived knowledge in diversified areas
of the practical environment.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Çetin, N. M. and Akkoyunlu, B., 2017, September. A study on how to equip students with
scientific communication skills. In European Conference on Information Literacy (pp.
389-397). Springer, Cham.
Chan, S. H. C., 2018. Some evidence of the development of L2 reading-into-writing skills at
three levels. Language, Education and Assessment.
Marzec-Stawiarska, M., 2016. The influence of summary writing on the development of reading
skills in a foreign language. System, 59, pp.90-99.
Nainggolan, N. S., 2019. Are Writing Skills Important in Learning Indonesian?.
Sangeetha, V., 2020. Inculcating Self-Editing Skills for Enhancing Writing Skills of the EFL
Students. International Journal of Instruction, 13(1), pp.509-522.
Sarıca, H. Ç. and Usluel, Y. K., 2016. The effect of digital storytelling on visual memory and
writing skills. Computers & Education, 94, pp.298-309.
Williams, C. and Beam, S., 2019. Technology and writing: Review of research. Computers &
education, 128, pp.227-242.