The Interactive Reading Process Model

The Interactive Reading Process Model

1. readers take an active role

   • possess a relevant schema on certain information

2. skill based perspective

   • decoding, vocabulary, comprehension
     • "children are expected to integrate their knowledge of decoding and their background knowledge, vocabulary and experiences as needed to construct meaning from text" (Reutzel & Cooper, 2005)

3. format

   • basal readers guide teachers to draw out students' background knowledge before reading the text
     • Teachers are encouraged to pre-teach vocabulary before assigning a reading
       • During reading instruction, teachers are guided to teach decoding and vocabulary skills as well as comprehension strategy
         • After reading, students are assessed to determine their comprehension of the story

4. benefits

   • relate to the interactive nature of the reading process
     • students are able to draw on relevant schemas and background knowledge to support text comprehension
   • decoding skills, contextually taught as students interact with the text
   • each children are unique and brings different sets of skills and knowledge to the reading process