Understanding Reading Flashcards
Short Quiz 1
Schemata
Previous Knowledge
Background Info
Schemata
Stock Knowledge
Schemata
Experiences
Schemata
Acquired Information
Schemata
1st step in process of reading
Recognize the Printed Language
2nd step in process of reading
Assign meanings to symbols based on schemata
3rd step in process of reading
Relate schemata with the author’s ideas
4th step in process of reading
Create or modify knowledge about the text based on combined schemata and author’s ideas
How many steps are there in the process of reading (simplified)
4
How many ways are there of processing info when reading?
3
Reader is less than book
Bottom-up
You get more information from the book than your schema
Bottom-up
Reader is more than book
Top-down
Reader has more knowledge than the book from schema
Top-down
You give meaning to what you read
Top-down
Reader and book is equal
Interactive
You get a lot from what you’re reading but you also know something about it
Interactive
Beginners process of reading
Bottom-up
Uses the Lower Order Thinking Skills (LOTS) and literal meaning
Bottom-up
Intermediate level of reading
Top-down
Due to the nature of the information that
aims to challenge or compare what the
reader knows with what he/she is currently
reading
Top-down
Involves the Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)
Top-down
Contextualized meaning
Top-down
