Unit I.

The Reading
Process
Smith and Dechant:
Reading is a key to
success in school,
to the development of
out-of-school interests
Unit I. The Reading
Process
to the enjoyment of
liesure time and to
personal and social
adjustment.
Unit I. The Reading
Process
Villamin considers
reading as the key that
unlocks the door of
enlightenment and
enjoyment and basic
tool for learning.
Unit I. The Reading Process
Reading teachers are
faced with difficulties in
teaching pupils not only
in decoding but also
reading
comprehension.
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A basic understanding of
what is reading all
about is how to
perform the task of
teaching the reading
skill
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Reading is bringing the
meaning to rather than
gaining of meaning
from the printed page.
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Reading involves much
more than recognition
of the graphic symbol.
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Reading is the process
in which information
from the text and the
knowledge possessed
by to produce meaning.
Unit I. The Reading Process
Reading consists of two
major components:
recognizing and
analyzing words i.e.
decoding and
comprehension
Unit I. The Reading Process
Describe and explain
how readers construct
meaning from written
texts.
Theoretical Models of
Reading
Murray's Interactive
Theory postulates that
reading is an
interaction involving the
reader and the text
being read.
Theoretical Models of
Reading
1. Knowledge of
language which
enables the reader to
recognize sentences,
syntax, semantics,
pragmatics.

According to Ehri,
2. Knowldge of the
world/ background
knowledge including
encyclopedia and
experiential knowledge.

According to Ehri,
3. Metacognitive
knowledge which
enables readers to
monitor their own
comprehension.

According to Ehri,
4. Knowledge of the
alphabetic-phonemic
(letter-sound) systems
involve knowing how
the spelling represents
the speech.

According to Ehri,
.
Models of Reading
Gough's Bottom-Up
Model is the text rather
than what the reader
brings to the text.
Goodman's Top-Down
Model The readers bring
information based on the
past experiences with
language and their world
to the act of reading.
Models of Reading
.
Models of Reading
Interactive Model
postulated by Rumelhart
is a combination of the
bottom and up and top-
down views of reading.
The Perceptual
Nature of Reading
Process

Involves meaning and
perception
ex. Chair
Perception would be as
many interpretations of
that object as there were
viewers.
Learning Principle and
the Reading Process
- The reading material
should be suited to the
level of students
-The teacher should
motivate the children
before every lesson is
undertaken such as
pictures, songs, verses,
stories.
Learning Principle and
the Reading Process
- The motivation is
pleasurable to the
learners
Learning Principle and
the Reading Process
- The students should be
free from tension and
motivated by praise not
threat. e.g. Rewarding
with Stars
Learning Principle and
the Reading Process
- Interest to learn should
come from within the
child.
Learning Principle and
the Reading Process
- The child is assured to
do better and succeed
next time and make him
to accept failure easier.
Learning Principle and
the Reading Process
- The teacher should
involve the child in
deciding what he/she
prefers to do and how to
do it successfully.
Learning Principle and
the Reading Process
- A pupil who had sad
experience in the past is
hampered in their
learning.
Learning Principle and
the Reading Process
- There is more learning
when the child actively
performed the activities
Learning Principle and
the Reading Process
- Meaningful materials
and meaningful tasks
are learned more
compare to difficult and
unfamiliar ones
Learning Principle and
the Reading Process
- Drill and practice are
necessary for more
permanent learning.
Learning Principle and
the Reading Process
- Letting the child know
his/her performance is a
good motivation to
improve more.
Learning Principle and
the Reading Process
-When the pupil truly
learns a reading skill, he
will have no difficulty
applying or using that
skill in other learning
context.
Learning Principle and
the Reading Process
- Review is a part of the
lesson to make
connections and
associations with the
new lesson.
Learning Principle and
the Reading Process
-Conducting learning
activities that cater to
the different
personalities of the
learners.
Learning Principle and
the Reading Process
Factors That Affect
Reading
* Physiological Factors

Left to Right Orientation
Terms related to
Reading
1. Fixation
2. Interfixation movements
3. Return sweeps
4. Regressions
5. Span recognition
6. Duration of Fixation
7. Intellectual Factors
8. Psychological Factors
9. Linguistic Factors
10. Sociological Factors
Terms related to
Reading
Reading as a
Developmental Task
1.Reading Readiness
2. Beginning Reading
3. Period of Rapid Growth
4. Period of Refinement