Activity/Methodology for A Reading Project

Seminar for Teachers and students “The Changing Concept of Reading”   

Reading forms the basis for all other areas of learning, and it is expected for children's success in the process. Children are able to apply reading competencies independently as they try to obtain and utilize information from a variety of sources. Unfortunately, this expectation has not become a realization for many children, and the high rate of illiteracy continues to have adverse effect in many districts. The changing concept of reading, which emphasizes the interactive model, has encouraged a shift from traditional approaches in teaching reading to a greater emphasis on methodologies reflecting cognitive principles.

This seminar will cover the areas of emergent literacy (the literacy behaviour and concepts of young children that precedes conventional reading and writing), and phonemic awareness (the awareness of the sounds) are being emphasized to encourage and accelerate the literacy development of young children. Teachers need to continue to provide these experiences for children when they start their formal education.

The reading process include the application of elements that can enable the reader to achieve the basic function of reading which is communication, and engaging in effective reading as a meaning - getting problem – solving process requiring thinking - and reasoning. These elements include utilizing appropriate strategies to activate prior knowledge, knowing and applying appropriate word identification strategies:

 

• ·         Interpreting graphs and illustrations
•           Making predictions and reading to confirm or refuse them
•           Monitor linking information to life experiences
•           Responding to the text.