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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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