1. Review and analyze the cognitive-constructivist view and the concepts that compliment this and briefly discuss this approach to reading.
2. Discuss what it means to be literate today.
3. Research tells us that doing a substantial amount of independent reading is an essential part of becoming a good reader. List some approaches that you might use to encourage today’s students, many of whom do not read independently, to do more reading.
4. Discuss the concept of automaticity.