Compare and Contrast

The Simple View of Reading The Cognitive Model

Identifies two key areas of proficiency
for literacy development which includes
word recognition and language
comprehension
Reading Consists of three seperate
components: reading comprehension,
purpose of reading, and the ability to use
the strategies needed to achieve one’s
purpose in reading the text.

Cognitive Model Features:

Simple View Features: Similar Features: It uses only the cognitive

Word Recognition x
language comprehension
equals reading
comprehension
Language comprehension
includes vocabulary
knowledge, language
structures, verbal
reasoning and literacy
knowledge increases
strategic to skilled reading
Word Recognition includes
Phonological Awareness,
Decoding and Spelling, and
Sight Recognition increases
automatic to skilled reading
Automatic Word
Recognition, Decoding and
Sight Word knowledge
Ph Skills- Phonics and
Phonological Awareness
present
Background Knowledge
Vocabulary
Increases an approach to
skilled reading
or thinking aspect of
reading and not the other
dimensions.
Two pathways- Automatic
Word Recognition: Fluency
in Context, Decoding and
Sight Word Knowledge, to
phonological awareness and
print concepts
or Oral Language
Comprehension :
Background knowledge,
vocabulary knowledge and
text and sentence
structure knowledge
3rd pathway- Strategic
Knowledge which includes
general and specific
purpose of reading

Summary Paragraph (3 – 5 Sentences)

These two models have many components to each and is used to enhance reading and reading
comprehension as well as gain knowledge on word recognition, decoding and sightword knowledge. These
two models may have different goals into achieving skilled and fluent reading but they both have
important concepts that enhance automatic and strategic reading. The cognitive model helps us look at
the thinking side of things where as the simple view helps us look at the areas of proficiency for
literacy development. Both are important to lead the pathway to reading success.