Reading and comprehension in the African context : a cognitive enquiry / Agnes Wanja Kibui.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kibui, Agnes Wanja.

Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, author, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reading comprehension--Africa.

Reading comprehension.

Kenya--Politics and government.

Kenya.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (138 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Limuru, Kenya : Zapf Chancery, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book makes an important contribution to existing knowledge on the processes of reading and comprehension by identifying the various approaches and corresponding theories. The book is organized in various chapters that cumulatively lead to our entry into the three key areas. Chapter One provides important background to reading as a skill, explaining the hidden dynamics that avoid the process and outcome of reading. Chapter Two deals with comprehension and vocabulary, both very important aspects of the reading process, while Chapter Three focuses on the relationship between reading, remembe

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright page

Foreword

Preface

Contents

CHAPTER ONE - Introduction

Background

A Kenyan Historical Perspective

Rationale for a Cognitive Study of Reading and Comprehension

An Overview of the Book

CHAPTER TWO - Reading and Comprehension: An Overview

What Happens When We Read

Definitions of Reading

Approaches Taken by Readers in Reading

A Basic Theoretical Framework about Reading

Conclusion

CHAPTER THREE - Reading and Comprehension: A Theoretical Framework

Comprehension and Vocabulary

Models of the Reading Process

The Bottom-Up and Top-Down (Interactive) Processes of Reading

The Cognitive Implications of Reading-Theories

CHAPTER FOUR - Reading and Comprehension: Cognitive Components

Reading

Memory

Memory and Perception

Memory and Words

Memory and Comprehension

Schema and Perception

Vocabulary and Reading Performance

Relationship between Knowledge of Word Meanings and Comprehension

Word Meanings, Schema, and Reading Comprehension

Strategies for Reading

Learning English as a Second Language

CHAPTER FIVE - Reading and Comprehension: Techniques of Assessment

Approaches of Reading Assessment

The Informal Reading Inventory (IRI)

The Oral Reading Miscue Analysis (ORMA)

The Cloze Test

CHAPTER SIX - Reading and Comprehension: Some Practical Applications

Extensive Reading

Some Possible Approaches for Teachers and Curriculum Developers

The Teaching Process

Teaching Learners Vocabulary

Proposals for Teachers as Examiners

CHAPTER SEVEN - Concluding Remarks

Appendix One - A Reading and Comprehension Exercise (Level One)

Appendix Two - A Reading and Comprehension Exercise (Level Two)

Appendix Three - A Reading and Comprehension Exercise (Level Three)

References.

Index of Personal Names

Back cover.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9966-040-51-X

9966-040-53-6

OCLC:

847753323