Developmental reading for college

1. Reading as a
Developmental
Process

2. Development in reading
is influenced by:
Personal maturation
Social demands
Values
Aspirations

3. Stages in
Reading
Development

4. Reading Readiness (Nursery &
kindergarten)
The teacher:
 Prepares pupil for learning how to read
 Guides the child in acquiring functional listening and
speaking vocabulary
 Initiates activities using real/concrete objects
 Imparts skills in auditory and visual discrimination, motor-ocular
coordination
 Introduces fun experiences (reading rhymes, listening to
stories, etc.)
 Imparts acquisition by the child of basic sight vocabulary
using pictures, actions and context clues
 Introduces phonetics and structural lessons
 Impart lessons to make the child ready for other studies

5. Beginning Reading (G-I&II)
The teacher:
Introduces words that relates to real-life
situations
Initiates both oral and silent reading
Engages the child in repetitive,
interesting and meaningful vocabulary
building activities

6. Rapid or Expanding Reading
Growth (G-III&IV)
The teacher guides the child in the
mastery of reading techniques by:
Enriching vocabulary, deepening
comprehension, awakening critical thinking
Encouraging free reading
Applying scanning and skimming techniques
Introducing the use of the dictionary to locate
meaning of new words
Assigning summaries, outlines and book
reports

7. Refinement (G-VI, high school &
college)
The teacher:
 Encourages independent reading and ample use of library materials
 Introduces research work
 Encourages the practice of note-taking, efficient organization of notes,
and wide reading for pleasure
 Engages the student in oral reading using poetic, exhortative and
dramatic materials
College teacher:
 Guides in careful, detailed and analytical reading
 Induces mastery of language w/c leads to facility with words,
functionality of reading for writing, and innovative study work
 Helps students in familiarity with technical words/terms
 Builds the students’ literary appreciation