RAW | 1ST QUARTER

• Reading is a communication process that involves both a sender and receiver
• There are various definitions of reading that explain its nature
• Reading requires both accuracy and proficiency
• Good readers are strategic, motivated, socially active and mentally engaged
• Pre-Reading (Stage 1):

  • No actual reading takes place
  • Manifests the desire to learn by uttering incomprehensible words
• Initial Reading (Stage 2):

  • Child learns to read, applies skills to text, uses flashcards and engages in spelling activities
• Confirmation and Fluency (Stage 3):

  • Learned skills are put into practice
  • Child continuously confirms by giving full attention to meaning and printed page
• Reading for Learning the New (Stage 4):

  • Child sees every instance as an opportunity to learn and develop love for reading
  • Guidance of adults is needed
• Reading for Multiple Viewpoints (Stage 5):

  • Learning new perspectives and exploring different angles of the story
  • Validating and negating perspectives
• Construction and Reconstruction (Stage 6):

  • Highest level of reading development
  • Reader chooses their own literature and makes informed decisions
• Schemata:

  • Summation of our learnings and background knowledge
• Psychological processes:

  • Recognize the printed language
  • Assign meanings to symbols based on schemata
  • Relate schemata with author's ideas
  • Create/modify knowledge about the text combined schemata and author's ideas
• Three ways of processing info when reading:

  • Bottom-up approach relies on details present rather than schemata
  • Interactive approach is equally reliant on schemata and details
  • Top-down approach relies more on schemata and background knowledge
• Reading helps you learn things not usually taught in school
• Reading widens one's vocabulary and knowledge of different places
• Reading makes a person compare writing styles and be updated with current events
• Reading enhances critical thinking and enables informed opinions on various topics
• Reconstruct your schedule to make reading a part of your daily routine
• Equip yourself with good eyes and read in an environment good for your eyes
• Ask yourself questions while reading and be mentally engaged
• Define your goals in reading and invest in a wide range of reading materials
• Negotiate with your environment to create a conducive reading environment
• Gauge your reading capability to know which material suits you best
• Four P's of reading:

  • Purpose
  • PISA
  • Program
  • Performance
• 24 types of reading
• Purpose of reading:

  • Different reasons on why we read
  • Intentions and goals we have when reading
• PISA (Program for International Student Assessment):

  • Reading types based on a survey conducted by PISA
  • 4 reading types:
  • For education: academic survival
  • For work: survival at work
  • For private use: reading for pleasure
  • For public use: reading about current events
• Program:

  • Reinforces fluency in reading
  • 9 reading types related to instruction and reading programs
  • Reading activities that may develop reading abilities
  • 9 reading types:
  • Read aloud: teacher reads part of the text for demonstration
  • Shared: collaborative understanding of the text
  • Guided: teacher provides questions and activities for understanding
  • Fluency: students read on their own with teacher interruption
  • Independent: frequent reading for enrichment and enjoyment
  • Developmental: curriculum-based reading activities
• • Selective: reading only a portion of the text
  • Remedial: program for students with reading difficulties
  • Strategic: reader thinks out loud while processing the text
• Performance:

  • Reading strategies to better understand the text
  • 5 types:
  • Speed reading: reading as much information in a short time
  • Sub-vocalized: mentally rehearsing how a text should be read out loud
  • Proofreading: revising written text for inconsistencies
  • SPE - Structure, Position, Evaluation: analyzing text parts and assessing their functions
  • Multiple Intelligences: tapping into different types of intelligence to understand the reading material