By William Adan
SAN Antonio, Texas —The Philippines scored the lowest in reading comprehension among 79 participating countries in the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa), says a report released recently.
The exercise as called was reading comprehension but I felt it does not teach or cover the whole facets of reading comprehension, and that the test was not comprehensive enough to measure reading comprehension. The intention though of the whole thing appeared to be about it.
When you read the piece you write, you don’t read it word for word, or sentence for sentence but in sequence or flow of thoughts. Transfer that way of reading in reading other works, you will read faster and your comprehension will no doubt improve. Once you love to write your thoughts, you also love to read more to gain more information to improve your writing. Reading builds your vocabulary and improves your writing. It is a happy cycle. More writing and reading improves understanding.
(William R. Adan, Ph.D., is a retired professor and former chancellor of Mindanao State University at Naawan, Misamis Oriental. -Mindanews)
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