Definition of Reading and Reading Comprehension
Definition of Reading
Reading
has various definitions; it depends on the variety of people’s point of view,
so the writer presents as follow definitions of reading:
Cline,
F., Johnstone, C., & King, T. (2006:2) point out the definition of reading
as follow
1. Reading
is decoding and understanding written text. Decoding requires translating the
symbols of writing systems into the spoken words they represent. Understanding
is determined by the purposes for reading, the context, the nature of the text,
and the readers’ strategies and knowledge.
2. Reading
is decoding and understanding text for particular reader purposes. Readers
decode written text by translating text to speech, and translating directly to
meaning. To understand written text, readers engage in constructive processes
to make text meaningful, which is the end goal or product.
3. Reading
is the process of deriving meaning from text. For the majority of readers, this
process involves decoding written text. Some individuals require adaptations to
support the decoding process. Understanding text is determined by the purposes
for reading, the context, the nature of the text, and the readers’ strategies
and knowledge
In
addition Bennete (1997: 23) Reading is a visual process - vision is a symbolic
process of seeing an item or symbol and translating it into an idea or image.
Images are processed into concepts and whole dimensions of thought.
Gambrell,
Collins & Pressley (2002: 4-5) Reading comprehension as acquiring meaning
from written text with text being deļ¬ned as a range of material from books to
the. In this meaning making process, the reader interacts with the print and is
involved in making sense of the message. Readers comprehend text by acquiring
meaning, confirming meaning, and creating meaning. In sum, reading
comprehension is the process of meaning making
Reading
comprehension is the activity between the reader and the writer’s idea. Where
the writer sends his/her idea in the written symbols and then the reader
catches the idea it. Readung is on activity cognitive process of interactive
with printing and minitoring comprehension to establish meaning (Kustaryo in
Hasriani, 2006:22).
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