A Study on Developing Strategic Reading Comprehension Skills among the First Year B.Tech Students of M.V.R.College of Engineering and Technology, Paritala Affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada

Abstract

Why should one learn to read? In our life, we need to acquire knowledge for various academic and non- academic purpose and reading plays a major role in the process of knowledge acquisition. Secondly, reading is a skill that gives the second language learner exposure to elements like vocabulary, grammar and text structure, and enables the learner to develop the other language skills like speaking and writing. Learning how to read in a second language is one of the most challenging aspects of second language learning as reading is a complex process involving aspects like linguistic knowledge as penned by Sruti Akula (2012). This study is therefore based on the assumptions: teaching of reading involves the teaching of sub-skills/ strategies and their effective use.