ENG2: Reading Development Stages

• NUMBER 0 - PRE (READING) STAGE: I WANT

  • "Pre" - before
  • NO READING takes place in this stage.
  • Takes effect when the child MANIFESTS DESIRE to learn language by UTTERING INCOMPREHENSIBLE WORDS.
• NUMBER 1 - INITIAL STAGE: I START

  • Begins to acquire most basic skills of reading:
  • Recognize the different symbols that represent letters and sounds.
  • That when letters are combined they can be formed into words then phrases then sentences.
  • Can read, but AS IS.
• NUMBER 2 - CONFIRMATION AND FLUENCY (C&F): I IMPROVE

  • Perfect the skill of Reading:
  • Proper Pronunciation, not as is.
  • Different sounds of letters in a word (e.g. silent letters)
  • Realization that something is to be learned.
• NUMBER 3 - FOR LEARNING THE NEW: I ACQUIRE

  • Not for PRACTICE, but to learn NEW INFORMATION.
  • Practice is done in lower stages.
• NUMBER 4 - MULTIPLE VIEWPOINT: I EXPLORE

  • Validated or negated based on previous information acquired.
  • Validated by exploring - that there's a possibility of different versions of the information gained.
  • Several perspectives depending on who wrote it.
• NUMBER 5 - CONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION: I DECIDE

  • Reader is expected to make an INFORMED DECISION and SOUND JUDGEMENT - use of critical thinking.
  • We only acknowledge opinions of authors in the last stages, but here we come up with our own evaluation and understanding of the information acquired.
  • Can transform story into a poem, compose song based on experiences- highest level/form of reading.