1. Introduction to Reading                          

Reading—Meaning and Process 1; Reading Process at a glance

Models of Reading Process —(i) Bottom-up approaches model ; (ii) Top-down approaches model; (iii) Interactive approaches model ;
(iv) Schema Theory & Reading

Schema Theory —Introduction ; Types of Schema —(i) Linguistic Schemata ;
(ii) Formal Schemata ; (iii) Content Schemata —Schema Theory and Reading Comprehension —Three types of schemata and reading comprehension —(i) Linguistic Schemata and Reading Comprehension  ; (ii) Formal Schemata and Reading Comprehension  ; (iii) Content Schemata and Reading Comprehension —More Definitions of Reading ; Process of Reading

Importance of Reading Across Curriculum .

Characteristics of Reading —The Pace of Reading ;

2. Reading Skills                                               

Levels of Reading —Literal  Inter-pretative , Critical and Creative .

Types of Reading —Intensive Reading ; Extensive Reading ; Oral Loud Reading ; Silent Reading or Reading for meaning .

Reading Techniques—Skimming and Scanning—Skim  Scan

Methodology of Reading—1. Methodology of  Word Recognition (decoding) Stage and Phase Models of the Development of Reading; 2.Methodology of Comprehension /Reading Comprehension including Metacognition a)Inference Making (b) Metacognition (c) Understanding Text Structure—Methodology of Reading  The perceptual Span in Reading and the Use of Parafoveal Information ; Reading by Ear or by Eye–; Methodology of Teaching Reading for Word Perception (i) The Alphabetic Method ; (ii) The Phonic Method ; (iii) The Whole Word Method ; (iv) Sentence Method ; (v) The story Method–; (vi) An Eclectic Method ; Teaching Reading in a non-alphabetic language–Chinese ;

3. Reading the Text                                           

Types of Texts—(i)Descriptive(ii)Narrative(iii)Expository(iv)  Argumentative(v)Persuasive(vi)Reflective  (vii) Interpretative

Types of text: According to Nature —
(i) Suggestive ; (ii) Empirical ; (iii) Conceptual .

Types of Texts: According to form 109—
(i) Test on Ethnography   ; (ii) Policy Document ; (iii) Field Notes .

Making Sense of a Text .

Importance of Different Texts in Curriculum —(a) Non-prose text ; (b) Expository (c) Fiction, poetry, novel and short story

4. Reading Comprehension                            

Reading Comprehension — Defining Reading Comprehension ; Texts  Readers ; Task ; Integrating information about Reader, Text and Task Theories of Reading Comprehension ; Developing Reading Comprehension ; Strategies thatWork—

(i)Activelistening;
(ii) Comprehension monitoring ; (iii) Activating Prior knowledge ; (iv) Mental imagery
(v) Mnemonics ; (vi) Graphic organizers ; (vii) Text structure / Story structure ;
(viii) Question answering  (ix) Question generation ; (x) Summarization

Developing Vocabulary for Reading —Vocabulary as a language skill required for comprehension

Techniques of Developing Vocabulary —Classroom techniques —A. Using objects  
B. Using gestures and symbols ; C. Using known vocabulary ; D. Using word categories  
E. Definition and para-phrase ; F. Using the mother tongue ; G. Finding meanings from the context ; H. Semantic grouping ; Semantic Map ; Word-Map & Concept Map —Sustaining Ambiguity .

Problems of Reading 146—(i) Problems related to Mechanics of Reading  (ii) Faulty Reading Habits ; (iii) Miscues or Decoding Errors  (iv) Vision Loss ; (v) Problems  that Learners Face while Reading —Reasons for Com-prehension Failure ; (vi) Reading Handicaps —Developmental Dyslexia .

5. Developing Reading Skills                       

Developing Critical Reading Skills—Strategies for Critical Reading; Three popular techniques for developing critical reading—
(i) SQ3R Technique (Robinson); (ii)  SCROL Procedure Summary of the SCROL procedure (iii) Think-aloud techniques in critical reading
(iv) Structure-proposition-Evaluation (SPE) Method, (v) Multiple Intelligence based Method

Developing Reflective Skills.

Developing Metacognition in Reading.

Activities for Developing Reading Skills—Type of Reading Comprehension Activity; Different Forms of Reading Activities—Comprehension Exercises

Types of comprehension exercises—Questions;
(i) Fixed Response Items; (ii) Free Response Items ..