Jun 27, 2026 · 16 min · 10 segments
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Andy JohnsonHost
All right, this is taken from my book, uh, Teaching Reading: A Meaning-Based Perspective.
And in Chapter 1, I provided a very basic understanding of literacy and described two common views of reading.
In Chapter 1, you learn that, A, reading is not sounding out words, rather it's creating meaning with print, and B, information doesn't magically flow off the page and into your head.
Instead, readers use the information in their head, along with the information on the page, to construct meaning.
These are two essential understandings for teaching reading, and you'll see these ideas pop up in various forms throughout this book that I am writing.
All right, this is taken from my book, uh, Teaching Reading: A Meaning-Based Perspective.
And in Chapter 1, I provided a very basic understanding of literacy and described two common views of reading.
In Chapter 1, you learn that, A, reading is not sounding out words, rather it's creating meaning with print, and B, information doesn't magically flow off the page and into your head.
Instead, readers use the information in their head, along with the information on the page, to construct meaning.
These are two essential understandings for teaching reading, and you'll see these ideas pop up in various forms throughout this book that I am writing.
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