I.

ORIENTATION TO THE COURSE (3 hours)

II. DEVELOPMENTAL READING (3 hours)
a. Definition of Reading and Developmental Reading
b. Extent of Reading Ranges
c. Word Meaning
d. Types of Reading
e. Mannerism or Reading Habits to be Avoided
f. The Stages of Developmental Reading
g. Reading Classification as to Speed Rate
III. READING COMPREHENSION (6 hours)
a. Comprehension
b. Level of Comprehension
c. Methods of Teaching Reading Comprehension
IV. CONTEXT CLUES (6 hours)
a. Context Clues
b. Semantic Clues
c. Syntactic Clues
d. Presentation clue
V. ENUNCIATIONAND PRONUNCIATION (3 hours)
a. Enunciation
b. Pronunciation
c. Diacritical Marks
d. Pronunciation Guides
VI. STRESS (3 hours)
a. Rules on Stress
VII. INTONATION (3 hours)
a. Intonation
b. Juncture
VIII. MIDTERM (3 hours)
IX. Reading Skills (3 hours)
a. Previewing
b. Scanning
c. Skimming
d. Visualizing
e. Paraphrasing
X. Reading Processes (6 hours)
a. Reading as a Constructive Process
b. Reading as a Physiological Process
c. Reading as a Cognitive Process
d. Reading as a Communication Process
e. Reading as a Psycho-Social Process
f. Reading as a Process Development
XI. Theories on Teaching and Learning Reading (6 hours)
a. The Top-Down Approach
b. Bottom-Up Reading Model
c. Interactive Reading Model
d. Literary Appreciation Skills
XII. The Factors that Affect Reading Performance (3 hours)
a. Reader factors
b. Text factors
c. Context factors
 d. Implications of the various factors
XIII. Study Skills and Multiple Literacy (6 hours)
a. Reading various types of literature
b. Strategies in reading literature
c. Reading in other content areas
d. Strategies in reading the various areas
XIV. FINALS (3 hours)