... ignoring what they are reading, instead, ask them where in the text the answer is Finally, remember to focus on developing the skills of the readers The purpose of teaching reading is not only to ... help the students understand the text for that day, but also to help them learn to effectively read for themselves To this, they must develop many sub-skills of reading like skimming, scanning, predicting, ... many sub-skills of reading like skimming, scanning, predicting, guessing from context, and reading for total comprehension ...