Chapter 3

This chapter talked about the reading comprehension and the way we interpret the literature. It talked about the teachers' role in aiding and guiding the comprehension process. It discussed Rosenblatt's theory of comprehension. She proposed many great new ideas. Aesthetic being pleasure reading and efferent as complex or challenging reading. Of course there has to be a medium between the two types. I totally agreed with her idea of reading transactions. Everyone has different backgrounds and experiences that we bring to the table. These effects what we receive from the literature and what it means to us. I thought it was really interesting the way Rosenblatt explained the idea of text as static, that the author can no longer control. The chapter goes on to discuss various way students can convey what the material meant to them. Accessing comprehension is important to ensure that students are actively engaged in their reading. Also to ensure the reader can truly comprehend the material their given. Lexicon is a big word for a person vocabulary. Expanding this is supposed to be the outcome of reading. The chapter finishes with the importance of pre and post reading discussions. It tells us to ensure that the discussion is productive by letting the student play an active role in it. This chapter was informative but covered a lot of different information.