Essays on Teaching Reading

Reading is a complex cognitive process of decoding symbols for the intention of deriving meaning and/or constructing meaning. It is the mastery of basic cognitive processes to the point where there is the analysis of meaning. It is a means of language acquisition of communication and of sharing information and ideas. It is a complex interaction between the text and the reader which is shaped by the reader s prior knowledge experiences attitude and language community which is culturally and social situated. The reading process requires continues practices development and refinement. Now the teaching of reading is made a teaching component in many schools across the advanced countries.