Abstract
The present paper gives summary about some development theories which focuses on how development of reading takes place in a child. It then focuses on one particular theory, i.e. the Phase theory by Ehri (1999) where this theory mentions with the help of four stages how a child goes from the stage of no knowledge of letters to full knowledge of letters in children. Though this theory has been criticized by some but it is still considered as the theory which explains the basic stages of development in a child while reading while refuting the earlier theories on development of reading. Further, this paper discusses how this theory can be used as a form of instruction for children to develop reading comprehension.
Highlights
Reading is a process which includes meanings to be accessed with the help of print (Cain, 2010)
Interim processes are required to decode print and attach meaning to it
These develop when the child learns to decode words and to read
Summary
Reading is a process which includes meanings to be accessed with the help of print (Cain, 2010). Interim processes are required to decode print and attach meaning to it. These develop when the child learns to decode words and to read. We do not know how the child goes from decoding words to reading. It was a kind of mystery which several researchers as well as teachers have always wanted to solve. There are many researchers who have investigated this issue but Ehri’s (1999) work regarding the development of reading is considered the most important. The present paper discusses the stages in the development of reading where children go one from stage of no knowledge of letters to skilled reading through theoretical viewpoint and how this knowledge can be used by the teachers to give instructions to develop reading comprehension in children
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