Republic of the Philippines

POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE OF BOTOLAN

(Formerly Botolan Community College)
Botolan Zambales
E-mail: polytechniccollegeofbotolan@gmail.com
Website: pcbzambales.com
Contact Number 0949-155-3113

College Department Certificate in Professional Education (CPE)

Course Code EDMS 8
Course Title Developmental Reading
Place of Course in the Program Major
Semester and Academic Year Second Semester AY 2020-2021
Module 10 – Reading Comprehension / Submission on or before December 10, 2021@11:59PM

MODULE 10

READING COMPREHENSION

OBJECTIVES/ LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Appreciation of the importance of reading Comprehension in development reading,

2. View the significance higher reading comprehension practical understanding of the types of
reading comprehension

INTRODUCTION

Reading comprehension is not a simple concept. We read to comprehend, but possibly miss out
on so efficient and satisfactory reading due to lack of awareness about the process of reading
comprehension. Since researches on reading comprehension is a continuing effort by reading specialists,
there is no last word on the subject matter. But let's try to get the latest information and research
results we can find.

DISCUSSIONS

Reading then and now

In the past, reading is simply known as getting meaning from the printed page by way of a
passive and receptive phase of written communication. Stress was given to literal reading or reading the
lines to get the message drift on the what, who, where, why and how of information. In this traditional
idea of reading, it is enough for the reader to perceive letters and words. Using semantic cues (word
meanings), syntactic clues (word order), phonetic/ gramaphonic cues (sound-and-word relationships),
picture cues, and structural cues. The use of study guides are helpful in careful reading and increased
retention.

Today, there is much advancement on concepts about reading comprehension.

Module 10 – Reading Comprehension / December 6-10, 2021@11:59PM

Take note:
1. The schemata theory states that as we read, we are influenced by the knowledge previously
stored in our memory.
2. The schemata (store of past experiences) influence us in interpreting new textual information.

3. The first level of comprehension is at the literal level. This refers to recognition of what is simply,
directly and explicitly the textual message. Reading at this level is called Literal Reading is
reading the lines of the textual message.

4. The second level of comprehension is the inferential level which goes beyond the direct and
explicit statement and adds on by enriching the meaning of the textual message. Reading at this
level is referred to a Interpretative Reading or reading between the lines combining information
with inferred meanings

5. The third level in reading comprehension is the critical level wherein the reader raises questions
and evaluates the printed text for its veracity, style, patter, etc. Reading at this level is referred
to as Critical Reading. Or reading beyond the lines.
6. Another level of comprehension is the creative level in which the reader sees new ideas/insights
from the textual material. Reading at this level of comprehension is known as Creative Reading.

The case of metacognition

The reading teacher does well to develop in students the meta-cognitive ability which provides
natural ease in reflecting, summarizing, questioning, classifying and predicting as one reads.

In meta-cognition, reading comprehension has the following characteristics:

 a self-awareness while reading
 a dynamic and interactive process of constructing meaning
 an interaction between the reader and the text/context
 the incidence of a constructive/creative process which happens not only
during reading, but after the reading activity
 while reading, the reader makes judgments (confirming, testing, sampling hypothesizing)
 the reader takes corrective action when comprehension fails
 on reading for information, SQIR (Survey, Question, Read, Recite, and Review) is now adopted as
an effective reading formula

ACTIVITY

Differentiating:

(a) traditional views and the modern views on reading comprehension

b) reading comprehension and meta-cognition in reading
(c) comprehension at the literal, inferential, critical and creative levels

Module 10 – Reading Comprehension / December 6-10, 2021@11:59PM