LEARNING AND

TEACHING
VOCABULARY,
COMPREHENSION, AND
CRITICAL THINKING
Prepared By:
Ms. TETCHIE JANE V. REID
 Demise means:
a.hope
LET US TEST b.end
YOUR
VOCABULARY c.guilt
d.trend

It is mostly used in medical or legal

language. It comes from
French- demettre means “ to
dismiss”
Latin – mittere means “let go, send”
 Concur means:
a.congratulate
LET US TEST b.agree
YOUR
VOCABULARY c.bustle
d.rave

It is a verb that means to be in

agreement.
 Compulsive means:
a.Terminating abruptly by
LET US TEST having an end or point cut off
YOUR b.Given to arguing
VOCABULARY
c.Having an air of allure,
romance and excitement
d.Caused by an irrational motive
for repetitive actions
 Consensus means:
a.Status established in order of
LET US TEST importance or urgency
YOUR b.Agreement in the judgement
VOCABULARY reached by a group as a whole
c.State of elementary or
undifferentiated consciousness
d.Any epidemic disease with a
high death rate
 abject means:
a.frivolous
LET US TEST b.wretched
YOUR
VOCABULARY c.common
d.simple

It means absolutely miserable,

the most unfortunate, with utter
humiliation.
 benevolent means:
a.Of, affecting, or being on or
LET US TEST near the surface
YOUR b.Relating to or presented by a
VOCABULARY graph
c.Intending or showing kindness
d.Of or relating to the temples

It comes from the Latin

– bene means “well” and
- volent from the verb “ to wish”
The Nature Reader’s Knowledge
of the
Reading 1. Knowledge of the language
Process 2. Knowledge of the world/
knowledge of the topic/
knowledge of the subject matter
3. Knowledge of the text structure
The Nature
of the
Reading Dis- moi et j’oubli.
Process Enseigne-moi et je me
rappelled.
Implique-moi et
j’apprends.
The Nature
of the
Reading Tell me and I forget.
Process Teach me and I
remember.
Involve me and I learn.

Benjamin Franklin
Theoretical
Models of Bottom-Up Model
Reading  Emphasizes a single-
direction, part-to-whole
processing of a text
Theoretical
Models of Bottom-Up Model
Reading  Je suis en route
 I’m on my way
Theoretical Bottom-Up Model
Models of
Reading
Theoretical
Models of Bottom-Up Model
Reading  The act of reading is triggered
by graphophonic information
such as letters,syllables, and
words in order to drive
meaning from print.
Theoretical
Models of
Reading
 Try to read the following
Theoretical
Models of
Reading
 Try to read the following
Theoretical
Models of
Reading
 Try to read the following
Theoretical
Models of
Reading
Theoretical
Models of Top-Down Model
Reading  Emphasis on deep structure
Theoretical
Models of Top-Down Model
Reading  The act of reading is
triggered by the reader’s
prior knowledge and
experience in order to
derive meaning from print.
Theoretical
Domain of the Reader
1. Schema/Background Knowledge
Models of
a. Language
Reading
b. Word/Subject Matter
c. Text Structure
2. Attitude, Enthusiasm, Motivation,
Interests
3. Strategies and Skills
Theoretical
Models of
Reading
Theoretical
Models of
Reading
Theoretical Reading
Models of
Reading
--------is the active construction of
meaning out of the interaction of
the reader, the text, and the
context.
 Linguistic Correlates of
Theoretical an Effective or Strategic
Models of Reader
Reading
Four Cueing systems
a. Graphophonic
b. Syntactic
c. Semantic
d. pragmatic