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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, …

…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.