5.

To integrate information, write & critique texts Requires critical evaluation of the
information to decide what information to integrate and how to integrate it for the readers
goal Requires abilities to compose, select & critique information from a text
6. For general comprehension Requires very rapid and automatic processing of words,
strong skills in forming a general meaning representation of main ideas, efficient
coordination of many processes
7. Reading Strategies Specifying a purpose of reading Planning what to do/what steps to
take Previewing the text Predicting the contents of the text or section of text Checking
predictions Posing questions about the text Finding asnwers to posed questions Connecting
one part of the text to another Paying attention to text structure
8. Reading Strategies Rereading Guessing the meaning of a new word from context
Using discourse markers to see relationships Checking comprehension Critiquing the
author Critiquing the text Judging how well objectives were met Reflecting on what has
been learned from the text
9. Processes in fluent reading comprehension a rapid process (200-300 words per minute)
an efficient process (coordinated & carried out automatically) an interactive process
(recognizing words & analyzing sentence structure to find clause-level meaning, finding main
ideas, monitoring comprehension, etc; linguistic information from the text and background
knowledge)
10. THE EXAMPLES John is willing to help John is difficult to help John is willing to
help someone John is difficult for someone to help