Reading: An Orchestration of Cues

Reading is perhaps one of the most important skills taught in schools. Its use is not confined to the curricular area under which it is taught, namely language(s), but it is used right across the school curriculum. Consequently, the success in reading has serious implications for other subjects as well. Despite the obvious significance of reading, it continues to be an area of concern especially in the primary grades. Largely, children are taught reading skills which are often not lasting, and do not result in meaningful reading. Contemporary research in reading conceptualizes it as essentially a meaning-making process