Lecture notes

Topic: Introduction to Reading

Course: Reading and Writing

Date: 1/31/2022 (7-9am, Monday)

Professor/Speaker: Ma'am Vergara

INTRO TO READING
Reading is a survival skill
1. Reading in our everyday lives.
road signs, messages, drinking medicine, nutrition value, groceries

READING
simultaneously extracting (simply getting info from the text) and constructing
(connect to own perspective; process and interpret based on own understanding)
meaning through interaction and involvement with written language
not just a basic skill
a big skill composed of micro/mini skills
pragmatics - meaning in context of discourse
semantics - literal meaning
syntax -
complex process - developmental, involves different stages
situationally bound
depends on personal preference
casual reading - no highlights, take your time, no annotations; academic
reading - highlighting, annotations / side notes
not the same as decoding - reading requires understanding, decoding is just
recognizing the text
requires fluency and accuracy = proficient readers
fluency - without error, smoothly without stuttering
accuracy - ability to understand what you are reading