Reading

• Reading


  The process of looking at a series of written symbols and getting meaning from them
• Reading


  A decoding process (breaking down of written codes)
• Reading


  A comprehension process
• Reading Processes


  • Word Recognition
  • Comprehension
  • Fluency
• Word Recognition


  Refers to the ability to identify, read, and analyze the meaning attached to the word
• Comprehension


  Refers to the ability to decode text, process it, and understand its meaning
• Fluency


  Refers to the ability to read with proper speed, accuracy and expression
• Importance of Reading


  • Explore
  • Self-improvement
  • Improve understanding
  • Predict or anticipate
  • To build good vocabulary
  • Gain experience
  • Tool for better communication
  • A form of escape, and pleasure
• Writing


  A method of representing language in visual or tactile form
• Writing


  A system of graphic symbols that can be used to convey meaning
• Importance of Writing


  • To express ourselves
  • To describe different things
  • To explore and learn
  • To entertain
  • To inform
  • To explain
  • To persuade
  • To solve problems
• Pam Allyn: 'Reading is like BREATHING IN, Writing is like BREATHING OUT'