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Reflection on the Reading Process

Reading is in itself an interaction process that occurs between the reader and the writer . The idea of the writer is expressed in symbols in the form of letters . When the reader recognizes these symbols , he would then create meaning based on his comprehension . While the purpose of reading is comprehension , it is important to teach or develop in

br students their comprehension skills

I have learned from the previous modules the importance of language in the development of reading skills . From Unit 2 , I have learned that language and cognitive development starts from the grassroots , that is the child 's parents . The child develops oral communication skills as the result of home education offered by family members . This development can also be affected by various factors such as genetic make-up and the environment . Nevertheless , the development of language plays a major role in developing reading skills . Unit 3 is about the transition from language to print . The development of language skills such as phonemic awareness helped my students in mastering beginning reading skills that will serve as the foundation for reading development . Studying language helped me understand my students ' needs . I have applied the lessons taken from NEFEC which had significant effects in my students helping them understand basic concepts in reading , spelling , and writing

Five Components of the Reading Process

Summarizing all the modules , I have identified the five components of the reading process , namely : phonemic awareness , phonics , fluency vocabulary , and comprehension

Phonemic awareness is the skill to identify , understand , and put into use the different sounds of words , or phonemes (Katzir et al , 2006 . A clear differentiation of the sounds of words supports the student 's ability to decode in both oral and print . Scientific findings showed that phonemic awareness can be taught and learned (Armbruster et al , 2001 . Phonemic awareness instruction effectively improved children 's ability to read words as well as to comprehend what is being read . This is achieved through rapid and accurate reading of words Through rapid and accurate reading , the child has the freedom to focus on the meaning of what they read (Armbruster et al , 2001

Phonics , as differentiated from phonemic awareness , is the understanding of the letter-sound relationships and applies this knowledge to words that are unknown to them . It also allows them to get meaning from what they have read . Phonics instruction teaches the children how the letters (graphemes ) in print are linked with the sounds (phonemes ) in spoken language . Scientific findings showed that systematic and explicit phonics instruction is more effective than non-systematic or no phonics instruction (Armbruster et al , 2001 . Some of the approaches to phonics instruction include synthetic phonics , analytic phonics analogy-based phonics , phonics through spelling , and embedded phonics (Armbruster et al , 2001

Fluency is the ability to read written text accurately and quickly by...