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reader-centeredEmphasis is on
the role played by the reader
Definition of reader-centered approach
The reader-centered approach emphasizes the individual as a reader-responder.
READER = READER
RESPONDER
The WRITER leaves the
TEXT for readers to explore
The READER
encounters the text
READER RESPONSE
THEORY
READER RESPONSE THEORYREADER RESPONSE
builds upon the transaction between reader and text to encourage students to identify explanations, form their own opinions, and create meanings.
A text is re-created every time someone new reads it, and it becomes, in the process, increasingly richer.
reader-RESPONSE approach
THE TEXT PROVIDES A…
Stimulus
Readers respond based on their
•past experiences•previous reading•Thoughts•feelings
Stresses the importance of the reader's role in interpreting texts.
reader-RESPONSE approach
Objectives of the reader-centered approach
Objectives of the reader-centered approach
To encourage individual readers to feel comfortable with their own responses to a literary work.
To encourage the readers to seek out the reasons for their responses and thereby come to understand themselves better.
Objectives of the reader-centered approach
To encourage the readers to recognize, in the responses of others, the differences among people and to respect those differences.
Objectives of the reader-centered approach
To encourage readers to recognize, in the response of others, the similarities among people.
Objectives of the reader-centered approach
The Role of the teacher:
Bring children and books together.
The Role of the teacher
Give them as many different types of literature as possible.
The Role of the teacher:
Encourage honest and open responses
The Role of the teacher:
Challenge them to explore those responses and learn something about themselves
The Role of the teacher:
Provide them with the critical language that they might clearly express their responses
The Role of the teacher:
Encourage toleration.
The Role of the teacher:
Encourage mutual understanding.
The Role of the teacher:
THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING!
