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In this theoretical paper, the discussion would focus on the importance of reading skills, readin... more In this theoretical paper, the discussion would focus on the importance of reading skills, reading strategies, and metacognitive skills and strategies. These skills and strategies should be given emphasis when teaching reading in schools in order for us to help students develop critical reading skills. Therefore, it is vital for us to understand the theoretical concept of what is meant by these three terms and why is it so important for teachers to adopt them when teaching reading to students. It is hoped that at the end of the discussion, we could see the correlation between reading skills, reading strategies, and metacognitive skills and strategies in our objective to develop critical readers among students in schools. Reading skills, reading strategies, and metacognitive skills and strategies are not to be taught in isolation. With these skills and strategies, students will better understand whatever text given to them. Teachers should employ these strategies in order for the teaching of critical reading skills are more meaningful and beneficial for the students. In other words, when we teach critical reading skills to students we will develop them to be critical thinkers as well because when they do critical reading it will lead to critical thinking (critical reading will come first before critical thinking). Thus, this will not only prepare them to be better critical readers in schools but we also hope we could produce better school leavers who could survive in the real world.
In this theoretical paper, the discussion would focus on the importance of reading skills, readin... more In this theoretical paper, the discussion would focus on the importance of reading skills, reading strategies, and metacognitive skills and strategies. These skills and strategies should be given emphasis when teaching reading in schools in order for us to help students develop critical reading skills. Therefore, it is vital for us to understand the theoretical concept of what is meant by these three terms and why is it so important for teachers to adopt them when teaching reading to students. It is hoped that at the end of the discussion, we could see the correlation between reading skills, reading strategies, and metacognitive skills and strategies in our objective to develop critical readers among students in schools. Reading skills, reading strategies, and metacognitive skills and strategies are not to be taught in isolation. With these skills and strategies, students will better understand whatever text given to them. Teachers should employ these strategies in order for the teaching of critical reading skills are more meaningful and beneficial for the students. In other words, when we teach critical reading skills to students we will develop them to be critical thinkers as well because when they do critical reading it will lead to critical thinking (critical reading will come first before critical thinking). Thus, this will not only prepare them to be better critical readers in schools but we also hope we could produce better school leavers who could survive in the real world.