SORSOGON STATE COLLEGESchool of Graduate Studies

Sorsogon2nd Semester, A.Y. 201-2015

SUBJECT: Psychology of ReadingTOPIC: Module 5

Viewing READING as DEVELOPMENTDISCUSSANT: John Carlo D. GicaroPROFESSOR: Dr. Magdalena Ocbian

American linguist. Member of the Michigan A

cademy of Science, Arts and Letters.

He founded the English Language Institute at the University of Michigan and served as its director from 1941 to 1956.

Always concerned with how languages could best be taught and learned.

Reading Readiness Theory

What is Developmental

Reading? Developmental reading is a pattern

and sequence of normal reading growth and skill development in a child in the learning-to-read process.

Developmental reading is the process in which students make a habit of reading continuously and not only when necessary.

Developmental Stages of Reading Growth

1. Reading Readiness Stage 2. Beginning Reading Stage3. Listening Skills4. Word-Study Skills5. Literary Appreciation Skills6. Speaking Skills7. Reading Skills8. Writing Skills9. Rapid Growth and Development10. The Acquisition of Reading

Charles Carpenter Fries