Reading Skills

Reading Skills

1. 1. TheReading Skills Fame clan
2. 2. Reading It is a cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive meaning from text (as in reading a book or reading music).Three Components of Reading1. Decoding2. Comprehension3. Retention
3. 3. Decoding Decoding refers to the process of translating a printed word into a sound.Two Skills in Decoding :1. Identification Skill2. Word Attack Skill
4. 4. Comprehension It is defined as the level of understanding of a text/message. This understanding comes from the interaction between the words that are written and how they trigger knowledge outside the text/message.Comprehension relies on a mastery of decoding. Children who struggle to decode find it difficult to understand and remember what has been read. Because their efforts to grasp individual words are so exhausting, they have very little mental energy left for understanding.
5. 5. RetentionThe condition of retaining (keeping) something. It could be in the Short term memory or Long term Memory. The ability to retain, which relies heavily on a child’s decoding proficiency and ability to comprehend what is read.
6. 6. Factors Influencing Acquisition of Reading Ability Intelligence Interest Motivation Language Facility Factors Auditory Discrimination Influencing Home Acquisition Background of Reading Ability Teaching StrategiesVisual Discrimination 1. Vocabulary 2. Comprehension Motor-Ocular 3. Literary Discrimination Appreciation Attitude of/toward 4. Study Skills 1. Parents 2. Siblings 3. Teachers 4. Peers
7. 7. Required Skills in Reading ito1. Skills Related to Eye Movement2. Abilities Related to Visual Discrimination3. Association Skills4. Interpretation Abilities
8. 8. STAGES of reading DevelopmentStage 0: Pre-reading - Preschool (ages 6 mos. To 6 years) -”Pretending” to read, retelling story when looking at pages of book previously read to the child -Naming letters of alphabet; recognizing some signs -Printing own name -Playing with books, pencils, and paperStage1: Initial Reading and Decoding -Grade 1 and beginning Grade 2 (ages 7-8) -Learning relation between letters and sounds and between printed and spoken words -Being able to read simple text containing high frequency words and phonically regular words -Using skill and insight to “sound-out” new one syllable words
9. 9. Stage 2: Confirmation and Fluency - Grades 2 and 3 (ages 7-8) - Child reads simple, familiar stories and selections with increasing fluency. This is done by consolidating the basic decoding elements, sight vocabulary, and meaning context in the reading of familiar stories and selections.Stage 3: Reading for Learning the New - Grades 4-8 (ages 9-13) - Reading is used to experience new feelings, to learn new attitudes. - Reading generally from one viewpoint
10. 10. Stage 4: Multiple Viewpoints - High School (ages 15-17) - Reading widely from a broad range of complex materials, both expository and narrative - Reading a variety of viewpointsSage 5: Construction and Reconstruction - College and beyond ( ages 18+) - Reading is used for one’s own needs and purposes professional and personal) - Reading serves to integrate one’s knowledge with that of others, to synthesize it and to create new knowledge - Reading is rapid and efficient
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