The document discusses the psychology and models of the reading process. It covers:
- Early bottom-up models of reading that viewed it as a stimulus-driven process of building words from individual letters.
- Research in the 1970s challenged this by showing words are read as a whole rather than letter-by-letter.
- Top-down models demonstrated the impact of context, semantics, and prior knowledge on reading.
- An interactive model integrating bottom-up and top-down processes is now widely accepted, with reading as an interaction of text, context, goals, and prior knowledge.
1. Reading
Psychology of
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2. E.B. Huey (1908)
“ . . .to completely analyze what we do
when we read would almost be the acme of
a psychologist’s achievements, for it
would be to describe very many of the
most intricate workings of the human
mind . . .”
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5. Reading
Early Bottom-Up Model of
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P+A+T PAT
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6. Study
LaBerge & Samuels
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Research carried out in 1972 –
demonstrated that we do not read
bottom up exclusively. Words with
1 , 4 or + letters generally take
the same amount of time to read !!
We do not read letter by letter,
building up words from individual
letters
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7. results?
word superiority effect
Some words with more letters
may be read faster than words
with fewer letters
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8. Model
Top-down
Miscue- analysis of readers’ errors as they read aloud
I walked up the sidewalk, across the porch, and
knocked on the door of the house.
home
horse
how
Goodman noted that when they misread a
word, good readers are more likely than
poor readers to substitute a word that
makes sense in the sentence context
9. Model
Top-down
Semantic priming effects
chair
Less fluent when
read alone. More
easily recognized
when read after the
word “table”
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10. Model
Top-down
Semantic priming effects
chair
Less fluent when
read alone. More
easily recognized
when read after the
word “table”
At the head of the table was a beautiful
chair.
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11. Model
Top-down
Semantic priming effects
doctor
Less fluent when
read alone. More
easily recognized
when read after the
word “nurse”
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12. Model
Top-down
Semantic priming effects
doctor
Less fluent when
read alone. More
easily recognized
when read after the
word “nurse”
The hospital administration, nursing
staff, and doctors were professional and
knowledgeable.
13. Model
Top-down
Prior knowledge effects
When Daku, Kazimir, and Yannick
arrived, Tiffany was sitting in her living
room writing some notes.
14. Model
Top-down
Prior knowledge effects
When Daku, Kazimir, and Yannick
arrived, Tiffany was sitting in her living
room writing some notes.
15. Model
Interactive
Not a compromise between bottom up or top-
down approach to reading – a little of both
Reading is…
The text on the page
Context from previous text
Prior knowledge
Reading goals
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16. Model
Interactive
Where does all of this stuff go?
Letters
Words
Word meanings
Memory for general story structures
Memory for a specific text
Prior knowledge of the topic
Long Term Memory
17. Model
Interactive
Where does all of this stuff go?
attention
Automaticity
LTM
20. automaticity
Interactive model &
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21. instruction
reading
Reading furnishes the mind
only with materials of
knowledge; it is thinking
that makes what we read
ours.
--John Locke
22. grouping
student
Cross-age tutoring
Small learning groups
Combined group formats
Peer tutoring
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23. learner
English language
Assess need
empathize
Foster appreciation of cultural diversity
Sense of belonging
Assign buddy
Teach keywords
Read/reread aloud
Opportunities for success
Keep track of language process
Value bilingualism
Encourage family involvement
24. learning disabilities
Students with
Teach vocabulary word before you
start reading
Preview the content
Read passage aloud
High interest reading material
Short passages or breaks
Focus strategies
Physical limitations?
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25. richard steele
Sir
Reading is to the mind what
exercise is to the body.
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