Teaching reading

Teaching reading

1. Reasons for reading

   • Reading is an activity with purpose
     • The purpose for reading guide reader's selection of text
     • Determines the appropiate approach to reading comprehension

2. The concept of reading

   • Strategies
     • Bottom up
       • The reader tries to decode each individual letter encounter
         • They match the letters with a minimal unit of meaning in the sound system to arrive at meaning text
     • Top down
       • Interaction between the reader and the text involves the reader in activating knowledge of the world
   • Traditional
     • Organize material begining with a piece of specially written material
       • FOcusses on grammar and vocabulary
   • Text as object
     • The reader was seen as the recipient of the information
       • Didn't brought anything to the text
   • Text as process viewpoint
     • Access content more easily by changing reading speed according to the text
       • They can select significant features of a text and skim the rest
         • They use their background knowledge