Reading is a

physiological process
Lecture by: Jahnese Domingo- Asuncion
Reading is a physiological process
PHYSIOLOGICAL
- pertaining to the function of
the body (physical)
EYE MOVEMENTS
- fixation inter-fixation return sweeps saccades
regressions span of recognition
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Eye-movements-during-reading-of-a-text_fig1_240623157
Reading is a physiological process.
Reading research since the 1930s has included
the study of eye-movements. Up to 20% of eye-
movements in reading are for regressions -- that
is for re-reading words, usually just one or
two words upstream from the word last read.
Regressions, in many instances, reflect the
reader's work and difficulty with parsing
sentences.
http://www.clipread.com/sbir/pp/pp26.htm
Bottom-up processing happens when someone tries to understand
language by looking at individual meanings or grammatical characteristics of
the most basic units of the text, (e.g. sounds for a listening or words for a
reading), and moves from these to trying to understand the whole text. 

Example:
Asking learners to read aloud
may encourage bottom-up
processing because they focus
on word forms, not meaning.
Reading is a physiological process.
- Eye defects, weak eyesight,
concerns on vision
- Posture (oral and silent)
- Health and well-being
Reading is a physiological process.
More importantly, we all know that
there are two general types of reading
that is the oral and silent reading. In
both types of reading, it is important
that we also teach our students the
proper posture and the proper way of
handling the book or the material.
Even in silent reading, experts tell us
that there is or should be a proper
posture in reading.
Reading is a physiological process.
Health
and well-being