Reading is a complex problem-solving process of integrating available
information in order to make sense of the presented message.
The reading process begins with a prediction or hypothesis of what the
text might say, how it will sound and what it will look like. Checking
out the prediction or testing the hypothesis is the next step in the reading
process. Finally, the process ends with a confirmation or rejection of
the hypothesis or prediction. If confirmation is the result, the process
continues on. If rejection occurs, then self-correction or an attempt
to do so should occur.
Form Hypothesis 
Test Hypothesis Confirm
Hypothesis
OR
Form Hypothesis
Test Hypothesis Reject
Hypothesis Attempt Self-Correct
Each step in the process is dependent on information available to the
reader. This available information, which we will later refer to as reading
cues, depends on the knowledge structure of the reader. It includes the
reader's experiences and understanding of the world, knowledge of language
structures, knowledge of how print works, and knowledge about letters
and words.
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