Reading Process and Purpose

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READING PROCESS AND PURPOSE

ENGL 1

PREPARED BY: GROUP 1 BSE-ENG1A

WHAT IS READING?

“Reading is an interactive, problem-solving process of making meaning from texts.” Literacy for Learning, The Report of the Expert Panel on Literacy in Grades 4 to 6 in Ontario, p. 61.

•Reading is a complex interaction between the text, the reader and the purposes for reading, which are shaped by the reader’s prior knowledge and experiences, the reader’s knowledge about reading and writ ing language and the reader’s language community which is cultural ly and social ly situated.

WHAT IS READING?

To connect the ideas on the page to what you already know.

•If you don't know anything about a subject, then pouring words of text into your mind is like pouring water into your hand. You don't retain much.

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF READING?

THE READINGPROCESS

• A transactive process• Involves complex

negotiations between text and reader which is shaped by reader’s– Knowledge of topic– Purpose for reading– Language culturally

expectations based on experiences

THE READINGPROCESS

Aesthetic Reading-Reading for enjoyment

Efferent Reading-To gain information

THE READINGPROCESS

There are 5 stages in the reading process:

STEP 1: PREREADING

THE READINGPROCESS

• Activate/build background knowledge• Set purposes for reading• Preview the text

(Tompkins, G.E. & Hoffner, H.)

STEP 1: PREREADING

THE READINGPROCESS

There are 5 stages in the reading process:

STEP 1: PREREADING

STEP 2: READING

THE READINGPROCESS

STEP 2: READING

•Read independently, with a buddy, using shared reading, guided reading, or listen to the text read aloud•Read the entire text from beginning to end or read one or more sections to learn specific information•Apply strategies and skills•Read the illustrations, charts, and diagrams(Tompkins, G.E. & Hoffner, H.)

THE READINGPROCESS

STEP 1: PREREADING

STEP 2: READING

STEP 3: RESPONDING

THE READINGPROCESS

STEP 3: RESPONDING

• Respond in reading logs• Discuss the text with

classmates and teacher

(Tompkins, G.E. & Hoffner, H.)

THE READINGPROCESS

STEP 1: PREREADING

STEP 2: READING

STEP 3: RESPONDING

STEP 4: EXPLORING

THE READINGPROCESS

STEP 4: EXPLORING

• Reread and think more deeply about the text• Examine the author’s

craft• Learn vocabulary words• Participate in minilessons

(Tompkins, G.E. & Hoffner, H.)

THE READINGPROCESS

STEP 1: PREREADING

STEP 2: READING

STEP 3: RESPONDING

STEP 4: EXPLORING

STEP 5: APPLYING

THE READINGPROCESS

STEP 5: APPLYING

• Create a project• Connect with

related books• Value the reading

experience

(Tompkins, G.E. & Hoffner, H.)

READING PROCESS AND PURPOSE

ENGL 1

PREPARED BY: GROUP 1 BSE-ENG1A

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