Do you
agree with Marilyn Adams (1990, p. 108) who argued that rather than relying on
context, Skillful readers of English thoroughly process the individual letters
of words in their texts? Why or why not?
After reading Chapter 5 I quickly
formed my own opinion about reading and processing words. I do not agree with Marilyn Adams quote about
reading individual letters for many reasons.
On pages 92 and 93 of the text I found myself trying to identify words without
all of the letters and I was able to read them quite easily. This is showing that I do not look at every
individual letter while identifying words.
In the middle of page 108 there are
a list of myths about eye fixations and reading. It shows that we as readers do not
fixate on every word when we are reading.
I think that good readers rely on context to thoroughly process words. Good readers also do not read word for word
and line for line. (Weaver, 2002). When
reading, most children, or adults do not read every letter. We group letters together ot make words and
string those words to make sentences. As
we read we are able to identify words based on where they re in a sentences and
what relationship they have to the words or sentences before them. It is because of this that good readers
identify words with the surrounding context whether it be apart of a story, a
sentence before, or words around that particular word.
Weaver, C. (2002). Reading Process & Practice (3rd ed.). Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann
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