The document discusses different theories of teaching reading, including the top-down model which uses meaning given by the reader, the bottom-up model which focuses on the written text, and the interactive model which combines the two approaches. It also mentions literary appreciation skills and poetic language.

1. Theories on Teaching Reading<br />*Top Down Reading Model<br />-also known as inside –out model, concept-driven model, and the whole-to-part model, uses the meaning given by the reader to the text.<br />*Bottom-Up Reading Model<br />-also known as part-to-whole model, considers the importance of the written or printed text as it brings about reading.<br />Researchers:<br />1.Leonard Bloomfield<br />2.Emerald Dechant<br />3.Charles Fries<br />4.Phillip B. Gough<br />*Interactive Reading Model<br />-is an attempt to combine the two models, the top-down and the bottom-up. It selects the strong points of both models and integrates them in learning to read.<br />*Literary Appreciation Skills<br />-It tells you the stories of real people who grapple with problems that the urgency in today’s living brings. It recounts the experiences of ordinary country folk who delight at the simple joy’s of life. It exploits or adventures of the immortals and the supernatural beings who thrill us with their incredible powers.<br />1.Poetic Language-words or phrases that conjure up vivid pictures in your mind, that appeal to your emotions, or that communicate ideas beyond the literal meanings of the words.<br />