Reading involves using the eyes to see words or images and the brain to give meaning to what is seen. It is the interaction between the writer and reader, with the writer trying to paint a mental image and the reader constructing understanding. Reading requires identifying words, comprehending their meaning both individually and as part of phrases and sentences, and coordinating these skills fluently.

1. What comes to mind when you hear the word reading? Reading

2. What comes to mind when you hear the word reading? Reading

3. What comes to mind when you hear the word reading? Reading

4. your eyes seeing something… Reading is…

5. your eyes seeing something… your brain giving a meaning to what you are seeing. Reading is…

6. What is this?

7. What is this?

8. What is this?

9. What is this?

10. What is this?

11. Reading Reading is the brain giving meaning to what the eyes are seeing It is not just understanding words but also understanding phrases, sentences, and paragraphs as a whole.

12. Reading is a skill. Reading is a way to learn. It is the ability of the eyes to look at words or images and give meaning to it. It is an interaction between the one who writes and the one who reads as the writer tries to paint an image into the readers mind. What is reading?

13. Reading is making meaning from print. It requires that we: Identify the words in print – a process called word recognition Construct an understanding from them – a process called comprehension Coordinate identifying words and making meaning so that reading is automatic and accurate – an achievement called fluency What is reading?

14. Mental Image What do you see in the picture below?

15. Mental Image What do you see in the picture below?

16. What do you see in the picture below? Mental Image

17. What do you see in the picture below? Mental Image

18. What do you see in the picture below? Mental Image

19. What do you see in the picture below? Mental Image

20. What do you see in the picture below? Mental Image

21. What do you see in the picture below? Mental Image

22. What do you see in the picture below? Mental Image

23. What do you see in the picture below? Mental Image

24. What do you see in the picture below? Mental Image

25. Let’s talk about this house.

26. Knowing words Understanding words Putting words together and give meaning to it Reading requires…

27. Let’s read some words Same sounds Different meanings Affect – มีผลต่อ Effect -มีผล All ready - ทั้งหมดพร้อม Already –แล้ว Past – อดีตกาล / ติด Passed –ผ่านการ Course -หลักสูตร Coarse -หยาบ Cite –อ้าง / อ้างอิง Site –เว็บไซต์ / ที่ตั้งเมือง Sight -การเห็น To Too - ด้วย Two -สอง You’re Your

28. Read these phrases

30. He called me.

31. Have you seen it?

32. We had their dog.

33. What did they say?

34. One more time

35. When would you go?

36. No way

38. He has it.

39. Can you see?

40. Sit down.

41. If we were older

42. Now and then

43. But not me

44. It’s no use.

45. Go find her.

47. An angry cat

48. More people

49. May I go first?

50. Write your name.

51. Go down.

52. This is my cat.

53. That dog is big.

55. What are these?

56. Look up.

57. We were here.

58. There was an old man.

59. All or some

60. Could you go?

61. It may fall down.

62. A long way to go

64. Water and oil do not mix, that is the way it is. You can not have it your way all the time. I have not said a word to them in a long time. I did not see him or her when they last visited us I will not call them. Easy to Read Sentences

65. Was he the one who said the time was up? He did not say it that way. Do I have to do it now? There has to be a first in a contest. It has been a long time from then to now. Easy to Read Sentences

66. Do it my way or do not do it at all Did you get his number? He said he is on his way. Do not turn your back on your buddy. Dogs and cats have tails. Easy to Read Sentences

67. Did you see the gleam in his eye when he went for it? I had no clue why she acted the way she did -- she was nasty. No, no -- a thousand times no. He put a ring on her finger. Play with matches and you will get burned. Easy to Read Sentences

68. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A big black bug bit a big black bear,made the big black bear bleed blood. I saw Susie sitting in a shoe shine shop.Where she sits she shines, and where she shines she sits. Some Tongue Twisters

69. What is Reading? Lesson 1-Reading and Summarizing