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Engl3 Notes
Comprehension
Stage 1: Intial Reading or Decoding (Age 6-7, Readers are instructed in reading/study
Grades 1-2) skills, and reading strategies for
success.
The children begin gluing to print and The successful Stage 3 readers grows
sounding out words. Even words that in their ability to analyze what they read
were easily recognized in stage 0 may and react critically to the different
now be sounded out by the stage 1 viewpoints they encounter.
readers. Stage 4 readers are able to deal with
Children in this stage are beginning to the layers of facts and concepts and
utilize their knowledge of consonants have the ability to add and delete
and vowels to blend together simple schema previously learned.
words.
Over time and with guidance, the Stage 5: Construction and Reconstruction
children at this stage will eventually Stage (College; Ages 18 and up)
move to reading whole words.
Stage 2: Fluency (Age 7-8, Grades 2-3) Stage 5 readers know what not to read,
as well as what to read.
Children consider this to be the “real” Readers have acquired the ability to
reading stage. construct knowledge on a high level of
In this stage it helps to have children abstraction and generality.
reread books fluently. Learners now have the ability to
The learners in this stage need the synthesize critically the words of others
opportunity to hone the skills of reading and are able to form their own educated
in comfortable text and comfortable stance on the subject.
reading situations.
Reading Models
Stage 3: Reading for Learning the New
Stage: A First Step (Age 9-13, Grades 4-2nd Bottom-up Reading Model
Year )
It is a reading model that emphasizes
Readers at this stage have mastered the written printed text.
the code and find it easy to sound out It emphasizes the ability to decode or
unfamiliar words and read with fluency. put into sound what is seen in the text.
Learners are now ready to begin the Readers derive meaning in a linear
study of subject matter and the use of manner.
information text. Readers need to bring
prior knowledge to their reading.
The readers in this stage must use
reading as a tool for acquiring new
knowledge.
Interactive Reading Model
Interactive Roles
1. Planner - creates goal, use existing
knowledge, decides how to align with
the text
2. Composer - searches for coherence in
gaps with inferences about the
relationship within the text .
3. Editor – examines his interpretation
4. Monitor – directs the other 3 roles