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In the pedagogy of second-language reading comprehension, proficient readers navigate texts by integrating bottom-up and top-down processing models while utilizing diverse reading sub-skills across different genres. Consider the following four advanced propositions regarding reading skills, cognitive models, and comprehension strategies:I. Bottom-up reading processing models emphasize a text-driven, part-to-whole decoding sequence where readers first identify letters, morphemes, and phonemes, subsequently combining them into words, clauses, and sentences to construct meaning.II. Top-down reading processing models rely on reader-driven cognitive mechanisms, where prior knowledge, cultural schemata, contextual expectations, and predictive hypotheses allow the reader to sample the text and confirm or reject assumptions without needing to decode every individual word.III. Skimming is a detailed, intensive reading sub-skill that requires the reader to inspect every single word and grammatical structure closely to extract exact lexical meanings, chronological sequences, and fine-grained nuances.IV. Scanning is a targeted reading sub-skill utilized when a reader searches rapidly through a text to locate a specific piece of information, keyword, date, or figure without processing the broader context or overall discourse structure.Identify the option that correctly evaluates the pedagogical, cognitive, and theoretical validity of propositions I, II, III, and IV according to modern language acquisition theory and reading comprehension methodology.
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In second-language reading pedagogy, reading is viewed as an interactive cognitive process. Proposition I correctly describes the bottom-up model, which focuses on decoding linguistic units from letters to full sentences. Proposition II correctly outlines the top-down model, where readers utilize prior schemata and expectations to interpret texts. Proposition IV accurately defines scanning as a rapid search strategy for specific information. However, proposition III is incorrect because **skimming** is a rapid, macro-level reading technique used to grasp the overall gist, main ideas, or general theme of a text, whereas *scanning* and *intensive reading* involve close, detailed examination of text components. For deeper insights into cognitive processes during reading, refer to reading comprehension theory.
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