Understanding Observable Reading Behaviors How This Knowledge Informs Your Teaching & Your Understanding of The Reading Process

“None of the exemplary teachers were tied to commercial materials. Exemplary teachers taught children, and typical teachers taught programs.” Richard Allington

Observable Reading Behaviors Underlying Cognitive Processes Reading Behaviors that YOU can See In-the-head Strategies

Observable Reading Behaviors Underlying Cognitive Processes  hesitates  rereads  looks at picture  looks at print  rereads after an error  rereads & makes another attempt  rereads & corrects an error  Self-monitoring  Searching for meaning cues  Searching for visual cues  Cross-checking on cues  Self-correcting

The Reading Process Understanding How We Read

The Reading Process  is an interaction between the text and the reader...  who uses “in-the-head” strategies or cognitive processes…  when using the cue systems to problem solve on continuous text to make meaning

The Reading Process: An Interaction Between Text & Reader

As a review…  What are the observable reading behaviors?  What are in-the-head or cognitive processes?  What is the reading process?  What are the cues?

Observable Reading Behaviors Underlying Cognitive Processes  hesitates  rereads  looks at picture  looks at print  rereads after an error  rereads & makes another attempt  rereads & corrects an error  Self-monitoring  Searching for meaning cues  Searching for visual cues  Cross-checking on cues  Self-correcting

What is the Reading Process? A continuous process of the reader... Sampling or Searching Predicting Monitoring Cross-checking on cues Self-Correcting by using sources of information: Meaning Cues, Structure Cues, &/or Visual Cues

What are the Cues?  Meaning - Semantics  Structure - Syntax  Visual - Graphophonic M S V

References  Clay, M., (1991). Observation Survey: Observing Young Readers.  Clay, M. (1991). Becoming Literate: The Construction of Inner Control