M.Ed. (Language Teaching) / The value and importance of reading as a skill is increasing. The demand for literacy is becoming more and more important in this technological age with the many job opportunities it has created. The value of reading lies in the positive influence it has on our daily lives and tasks, social adjustments as well as on our academic and personal development. As the child progresses from primary to secondary to tertiary level, the demands of readings skills, increase in volume and complexity. The responsibility of the secondary school teacher not only consists of the teaching of the reading skills but also of motivating people to read. In this study attention was given to the teaching of reading skills, namely speed and comprehension. It was endeavored to improve motivation for reading by stimulating individual interests; the correlation between speed and motivation, comprehension and motivation were determined as well as the correlation of reading frequency of child and family. During the basic planning of the study attention was given to the following aspects: (a) Reading is defined as a process or skills that consists of different components that can be taught. Attention was given to: 1. Speed. The eye and mind can be trained to read bigger segments with one fixation. 2. Comprehension is the essence of reading. Rapid reading without comprehension is worthless. Comprehension is divided in three dimensions I.e. literal comprehension, interpretation and critical comprehension. (b) Motivation for reading evokes human action; it is directed at a specific aim. Attention is given to intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:4115 |
| Date | 18 February 2014 |
| Creators | Geyser, Hester C. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
Page generated in 0.0013 seconds