Reading is a receptive skill This means it involves responding to a text, rather than producing it Also it involves making sense of a text So, getting our learners to understand a simple text is only the beginning The Reading skills need to be encouraged so that learners can cope with more and more sophisticated texts and deal with them efficiently: quickly, appropriately and skilfully * The reading skills and strategies: Recognize text components Transferring information emonstrating critical thinking Building vocabulary skills and strategies anding knowledge Applying comprehension strategies Inferring information Managing ideas and information