Reflection on Chapters 4, 5, and 6
Chapters 4, 5, and 6 readings were highly informative as they gave the learner great explanations on how complex the processes of vocabulary development and development of sense in texts are. The discussion of these issues as a student and a future teacher was of great value to me to realize how students read texts and how we could assist them to be better readers and thinkers. The part of fourth Chapter that appealed to me in particular was the focus on vocabulary development since it demonstrated the level of interconnectivity that exists between vocabulary and comprehension. I always knew that vocabulary was significant yet the argument about morphism analysis and how knowledge of the word structure can aid the students to know the meaning of a word was enlightening. The method is at the same time more active than rote learning memorization and will allow students not just to learn new words but also compre...