Reading is explained as the primary process of the associative learning by Anderson and Dearborn. “Reading, as a physiological process, primarily involves visual perception, but associative learning must occur if reading is to be more than mere word-calling” as stated by Barbe.(1965) Reading comprehension is a complex intellectual process involving a number of abilities. The two major abilities involve word meaning and verbal reasoning. Without these there would be no reading comprehension; without reading comprehension, …showed first 75 words of 1053 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1053 total…When children learn to read, they then learn how to understand more things and also attempt to communicate with others. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Bibliography Barbe, W. Teaching Reading: Selected Materials. Oxford University Press, New York. 1965. Beck, R. The Three R’s Plus: University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis. 1956. Herber, H. Teaching Reading in Content Areas: Prentice-Hall, London. 1970. May, F. Teaching as Communication: Prentice-Hall, New Jersey. 1998. Rubin, D. Teaching Reading and Study Skills in Content Areas: Allyn-Bacon, Boston. 1992.