That is, it is better to do too few things at once than too many. In the short run this may not seem important but complications can easily arise. A mistake can be expensive as well . After the procedure is completed one arranges the materials into different groups again. Then they can be put into their appropriate places.
Most readers find the above passage disconcerting.
Although the words themselves present no problem, the meaning somehow fails to emerge. This phenomenon suggests that reading consists of more than decoding. Understanding the above passage, for example, becomes possible only when what we see on the page and what we know about washing clothes interact to produce meaning. Conceiving of reading as the interaction of mind and text has important implications for the classroom. As teachers, we typically do little to bring about that interaction.