The correct answer is A: proceeds from whole to part.. The Top-down reading process starts with the reader's overall understanding, background knowledge, and prediction (the whole) and then moves down to specific details like sentences, words, and letters (the parts). It contrasts with the Bottom-up process which goes from parts (letters/words) to whole (meaning).
A.proceeds from whole to part.✓ Correct
B.proceeds from part to whole.
C.proceeds from centre to periphery.
D.proceeds from bottom to top.
Explanation
The Top-down reading process starts with the reader's overall understanding, background knowledge, and prediction (the whole) and then moves down to specific details like sentences, words, and letters (the parts). It contrasts with the Bottom-up process which goes from parts (letters/words) to whole (meaning). Hence option (1), whole to part, is correct.
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