

Reading and the Information Processing Model: Why Penguins Continue to Mishear What I Say
The Reading Instruction Show by Dr. Andy Johnson
S27 · E11
Jul 7, 2026
16:04
Episode notes
Reading is a thinking process, not a responding-to-stimuli process or a sounding-out-words process. And since cognitive psychology studies human thinking; it makes good sense to examine the reading process from a cognitive or thinking perspective using the information processing model.
• Purpose statement: The reader will develop a basic understanding of reading from a cognitive perspective.
• Behavioral objective: After reading this chapter, the reader will be able to explain why penguins continue to insist the Dr. Johnson doesn’t believe in direct and explicit phonics instruction.
https://thereadinginstructionshow.substack.com/p/reading-and-the-information-processing
Keywords
reading
reading instruction
reading process
andy johnson
teaching reading
educational psychology
science of reading
reading science
cognitive psychology
information processing model