A Reading Path

Reference/Source:
https://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-
linear-and-nonlinear-text/
 In a linear text, a reader can make sense of the
text by reading SEQUENTIALLY, from beginning
to the end. However, in a nonlinear text, the
reading path is nonlinear and NON-SEQUENTIAL;
thus, the reader can choose his own reading path.

A reading path is the path or

the way the reader’s take
through a text.
 Refers to traditional text that
needs to be read from beginning
to the end.
 The reader makes sense of the
text according to
the grammatical and syntactic e.g. Novels, poems,
arrangement of the words. short stories, letters,
educational texts
 It’s typically the author of the text
who decides the order of the text,
or its reading path.
 It is nonlinear and non-
sequential.
 The readers do not have to go
through the text in a sequential
manner in order to make sense
of the text.
 This type of text has many
reading paths since it’s the
readers who decide the
sequence of reading, not the
author of the text. e.g. flowcharts, graphs, charts,
graphical organizers, digital,
electronic texts
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