Reading Reflections

Reading Reflections

Chapter 1

1 . Who is a disabled /delayed reader

Classrooms often times encounter some students who demonstrate some form of struggle when learning how to read or when developing this particular skill . In this case , there are some instructional strategies that can be applied in to respond to this challenge . However , it is important to identify the difference between a disabled reader and a delayed reader . According to MacCormick , a disabled reader is an individual who can display substantial learning skills but has had problems learning how to

read . Hence , this does not mean that a disabled reader is someone is "not able . Even though these disabled readers have the intelligence to learn other skills and they receive substantive instruction , their reading abilities seem to be hindered . A delayed reader , on one hand , has a slower rate in developing his or her reading skills

2 . What practical applications might the Rumelhart model suggest for use in your classroom

The interactive model can be used in the classroom as a means to assist struggling readers to learn reading at a more regular and efficient rate . In this model , Rumelhart proposes a more visual approach in reading through the bottom-up and top-down processes . This works because this model follows the directional movement of the eye and the student gets to register information related to a particular visual movement . The model also integrates the other processes that a reader also factors in as a way to learn meaning : these processes...