◇Synthesis -- When you read, you read beyond lines

◇An effective reader -- creates expectations based upon the 　types of the materials and organizational framework
-- uses background knowledge to help understand a text
-- keeps making and revising his interpretations towards the 　content during the process of the reading
◇Reading teaching in Taiwan
-- the content or the information of the text and the meanings 　of words are emphasized in the classroom
-- reading skills and strategies are seldom focused upon
◇Language test: TOFLE”,“GRE”,“TOEIC”
There are synthesis questions to measure your ability to
-- interpret the organizational structure or pattern of a text
-- interpret the overall tone, point of view, style, or purpose of 　a work
-- make connections between parts of the text
-- compare and contrast
-- integrate information from outside the passage with elements 　within the passage.