PDF handout of the 32 Powerpoints - Mark Fullmer

6/5/2012Developmental ReadingThis lesson delves into the differentreading strategies. It is expected that atthe end of the lesson you not onlyunderstand the principles but also knowhow to apply them when you read. Researchers have shown that readers processtext in different ways. They have identified 3models to explain the complex process ofreading comprehension:1. Bottom Up Processing2. Top-Down Processing3. Interactive Processing Readers read in a linearmanner, first decodingletters, then words, thenphrases and sentences Emphasizes the meaningfound in the actual text Theorizes thatunderstanding beginsin the mind of thereader Readers bringmeaning to a textbased on theirbackgroundknowledgethe actual words the reader’s ideas1