TMN3702 Assignment 3 2025 Due 31 July 2025

TMN3702 Assignment 3 2025

DUE: 31 JULY 2025

QUESTION 1: TEACHNG READING AND VIEWING

1.1 Explain the difference between bottom-up and top-down approaches to
reading.

The bottom-up approach to reading begins with decoding letters and sounds,
progressing through morphemes, words, and sentences to reach meaning. It relies on
the reader’s ability to decode language starting from phonics (TMN3702/1, Learning
Unit 4, p. 64). In contrast, the top-down approach assumes that meaning is derived
from the reader’s prior knowledge, experiences, and predictions, rather than word-forword
decoding
(TMN3702/1,
Learning
Unit
4,
p.
64–65).
Readers
use
the
context,

visuals,
and
background
knowledge
to
interpret
the
text,
even
when
not
all
vocabulary

is
understood.