Unit 1: The Reading Process and Thinking Strategies

Question 1

Can be defined as a cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive meaning from a text. It is also a skill that can be improved through consistent practice.

Answer 1

Reading

Question 2

Phonological Process (Bottom to top)

Answer 2

Paper > Thalamus > Cortex

Question 3

Problems of a proficient reader

Answer 3

Eye span, eye sweep, and Fixation

Question 4

The neurocognitive process of reading

Answer 4

Cortex > meaning > Memory

Question 5

It is the organization of words grammatically

Answer 5

Syntactic

Question 6

The words’ meaning in a sentence

Answer 6

Semantic

Question 7

The sounds made by the words in text

Answer 7

Phonemes

Question 8

Pre-reading Strategies

Answer 8

Previewing, Skimming and Scanning

Question 9

Means looking at the readily visible parts of the text. It helps you become familiarized with the contents of the selection.

Answer 9

Previewing

Question 10

Means looking for specific information.

Answer 10

Scanning

Question 11

You look for the main point of the reading and identify the ideas that develop it.

Answer 11

Skimming

Question 12

This is where the reader recalls their background knowledge, and make sense of the text by seeing how it fits with what you already know.

Answer 12

Schema

Question 13

These are words, phrases, and sentences that surround an unfamiliar word.

Answer 13

Context Clues

Question 14

These are multifaceted definitions of a word.

Answer 14

Connotations

Question 15

Are the basic, precise, and literal meanings of words.

Answer 15

Denotations

Question 16

These are the during reading strategies.

Answer 16

Context Clues, Connotations and Denotations

Question 17

Thinking Strategies in Selecting and Organizing Information

Answer 17

1. Brainstorm list
2. Graphic Organizer
3. Topic Outline
4. Sentence Outline