The Importance of Reading September 1st 2012 People are living in a world where new technological advances have replaced the desire to read. Reading‚ in my opinion‚ has become less important to many adults and children. Some children and teenagers prefer to watch a movie or playing video games instead of reading a book. Some adults prefer to watch television than to read a good novel. Reading‚ in some people’s agenda‚ is not as important as it used to be like in the early 1900’s. To some people
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CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW A. Reading Comprehension 1. The Definition of Reading Comprehension There are many experts who give the definition of reading. One of them is Aebersold and Field. They say: “...‚ reading is what happens when people look at a text and assign meaning to the written symbols in that text‚ further‚ the text and the reader are the two physical entities necessary for the reading process to begin (1997: 15).” It means that when someone sees written symbols in
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1. Reading habit- When there were no televisions or computers‚ reading was a primary leisure activity. People would spend hours reading books ‚ traveling to far away lands in their minds. With time‚ people have lost their skill and passion to read as there are many other exciting and thrilling options available these days‚ aside from books. And that is a shame because reading offers a productive approach to improving vocabulary and word power‚ it helps to learn things that are not taught in school
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something about reading‚ writing‚ and literacy. In fact‚ our understanding of what literacy is varies widely. Jeanne Chall concluded in Learning to Read: the Great Debate (1983)‚ that children get a better start in reading if they are taught phonics because they break the code that links what they hear with what they see in print. Harvard Professor Jeanne Chall has outlined the stages of reading development that begin at preschool age and continue until university age. The stages of reading development
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4. Fluency Activity • Genesis scored a 2 for both oral and written language for her SOLOM results. To help Genesis with her fluency I provided her with 2 different stories. One story focused on “th” sounds and the other focused on “sh” sounds. Genesis is only 5 years old and does not know how to read many words so I helped her with this activity. For both of the stories‚ I read out loud and Genesis had to find and circle the words that started with “th” and “sh.” After she circled all of the words
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Expository Essay: Reading has many benefits. What are they? Most of us have been exposed to reading since we were young but not many of us have the habit of reading for leisure. Most students read only because they have to study for their examinations but reading is not only limited to study materials. It is fun to read storybooks‚ novels‚ magazines‚ comics‚ newspapers and other reading material that is of interest to us. Reading is a good hobby. It is a form of pastime which brings many benefits
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Part (A) SHARED READING Introduction: Shared reading is an important instructional strategy in which the teacher explicitly engages students in the reading process. The shared reading offers an approach where teachers can use authentic literacy text to enable children to develop tactic and become confident and independent readers. The pioneer of this strategy was New Zealander Don Holdway (1979). Holdway (1979) explains shared reading as “the unison situation properly controlled in a lively
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ranged anywhere between mid-20’s and late 50’s. The most common interests of the group were listening to music and watching TV. Three students listed some kind of sport (such as football or swimming) as their main hobbies‚ while two students put reading as their main interest. Other hobbies included cooking‚ going to the theatre and travelling. Most students have been learning English for somewhere between 1 year and 2 years. The most inexperienced student said she’d only been learning for 2 months
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Why is it important to Read ? Reading‚ I believe‚ is something that many of us practice (perhaps) daily‚ but often unreflectively‚ if not even unconsciously—much like breathing. If only we lived as dependently on reading as we do on breathing for the continuance of life. By way of metaphor‚ to aid your consideration of active‚ engaged reading‚ I point out that in many forms of meditation this usually ignored activity of breathing should be at the forefront of consciousness. With similarly heightened
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Importance of Reading When there were no televisions or computers‚ reading was a primary leisure activity. People would spend hours reading books and travel to lands far away-in their minds. With time‚ people have lost their skill and passion to read. There are many other exciting and thrilling options available‚ aside from books. And that is a shame because reading offers a productive approach to improving vocabulary and word power. It is advisable to indulge in at least half an hour of reading a day to
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