Nature of Reading Annex A

Anticipation Guide:

Directions: .

This activity is done in five (5) mins.

In your group choose a Facilitator, who will facilitate the discussion, a Recorder,
who will record the discussion, and a Reporter, who will report your answers in
the plenary.
Read the statements.
Discuss with your group as to whether you agree or disagree with the given
statements.
Your group should come up with a consensus.
The reporter with report your answers in the plenary
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Agree Disagree
Agree1. Before children learn to read they should know the sounds of most
letters.
Agree 2. The more symbols (letters or words) there are in a text, the
Longer it will take to read it.
Agree 3. We gather meaning from what we read.
Agree 4. When one reads one tries to find some cues in an effort to Make sense
of the written text.
Agree 5. Visual information provided by maps, charts, or pictures help Young
readers store and retrieve information they have read.
Agree 6. A reader who is familiar with the subject matter of a text Already has a
basis for making sense of it.
Nature or Reading Annex B

Questions for discussion After the viewing activity

Directions:

This activity is done in ten (10) mins.

In your group choose a Facilitator, who will facilitate the discussion, a Recorder,
who will record the discussion, and a Reporter, who will report your answers in
the plenary.
Answer the given questions.
For question number 3 use the chart below.

Questions:

○ What is Reading? What does dynamic process mean?

○ What are the important and/or crucial elements needed by the reader to
be able to interact with the text.
○ What are the five alternative views about reading?
○ Using the Chart provided fill in the column as indicated:

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