Unit I. The Reading Process

1. Smith and Dechant: Reading is a key to success in school, Unit I. The Reading Process

2. to the development of out-of-school interests Unit I. The Reading Process

3. to the enjoyment of liesure time and to personal and social adjustment. Unit I. The Reading Process

4. Villamin considers reading as the key that unlocks the door of enlightenment and enjoyment and basic tool for learning. Unit I. The Reading Process

5. Reading teachers are faced with difficulties in teaching pupils not only in decoding but also reading comprehension. Unit I. The Reading Process

6. A basic understanding of what is reading all about is how to perform the task of teaching the reading skill Unit I. The Reading Process

7. Reading is bringing the meaning to rather than gaining of meaning from the printed page. Unit I. The Reading Process

8. Reading involves much more than recognition of the graphic symbol. Unit I. The Reading Process

9. Reading is the process in which information from the text and the knowledge possessed by to produce meaning. Unit I. The Reading Process

10. Reading consists of two major components: recognizing and analyzing words i.e. decoding and comprehension Unit I. The Reading Process

11. Describe and explain how readers construct meaning from written texts. Theoretical Models of Reading

12. Murray's Interactive Theory postulates that reading is an interaction involving the reader and the text being read. Theoretical Models of Reading

13. According to Ehri, 1. Knowledge of language which enables the reader to recognize sentences, syntax, semantics, pragmatics.

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

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

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

17. . Models of Reading Gough's Bottom-Up Model is the text rather than what the reader brings to the text.

18. Models of Reading Goodman's Top-Down Model– The readers bring information based on the past experiences with language and their world to the act of reading.

19. . Models of Reading Interactive Model postulated by Rumelhart is a combination of the bottom and up and top-down views of reading.

20. Involves meaning and perception ex. Chair The Perceptual Nature of Reading Process

21. Perception would be as many interpretations of that object as there were viewers.

22. - The reading material should be suited to the level of students Learning Principle and the Reading Process

23. -The teacher should motivate the children before every lesson is undertaken such as pictures, songs, verses, stories. Learning Principle and the Reading Process

24. - The motivation is pleasurable to the learners Learning Principle and the Reading Process

25. - The students should be free from tension and motivated by praise not threat. e.g. Rewarding with “Stars” Learning Principle and the Reading Process

26. - Interest to learn should come from within the child. Learning Principle and the Reading Process

27. - The child is assured to do better and succeed next time and make him to accept failure easier. Learning Principle and the Reading Process

28. - 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

29. - A pupil who had sad experience in the past is hampered in their learning. Learning Principle and the Reading Process

30. - There is more learning when the child actively performed the activities Learning Principle and the Reading Process

31. - Meaningful materials and meaningful tasks are learned more compare to difficult and unfamiliar ones Learning Principle and the Reading Process

32. - Drill and practice are necessary for more permanent learning. Learning Principle and the Reading Process

33. - Letting the child know his/her performance is a good motivation to improve more. Learning Principle and the Reading Process

34. -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

35. - Review is a part of the lesson to make connections and associations with the new lesson. Learning Principle and the Reading Process

36. -Conducting learning activities that cater to the different personalities of the learners. Learning Principle and the Reading Process

37. * Physiological Factors Left to Right Orientation Factors That Affect Reading

38. 1. Fixation 2. Interfixation movements 3. Return sweeps 4. Regressions Terms related to Reading

39. 5. Span recognition 6. Duration of Fixation 7. Intellectual Factors 8. Psychological Factors 9. Linguistic Factors 10. Sociological Factors Terms related to Reading

40. 1.Reading Readiness 2. Beginning Reading 3. Period of Rapid Growth 4. Period of Refinement Reading as a Developmental Task