Reading Process

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• It proceeds from the parts to the whole.

• Reading is driven by a process that results in meaning.

• Emphasizes what the reader brings to the text.

• Reading is driven by meaning

• The reader identifies letter features first, links letter features to recognize letters, links spelling patterns to recognize words and proceeds to sentences, paragraphs and text-level processing

• Proceeds from the whole to the part

• Requires to comprehend a text without understanding every word.

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