NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY MATL Action Research Project VERIFICATION COVER SHEET MATL Student Name and NSU ID ARP School Site Where Project was Implemented: ___________________ Elementary School Dates of Implementation: AUGUST 2008 – JANUARY 2009 School Site Address and Phone: ARP One-sentence Problem Statement: By incorporating cooperative learning‚ guided reading and Reader’s Theatre‚ this research educator improved nineteen second grade at risk students reading comprehension levels by increasing
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Whoopi Goldberg’s Journey with Dyslexia “That’s why they hired me‚ honey‚”said Goldberg (Blue 15) at the sixty-sixth annual Academy Awards in 1996. The crowd was amazed to see her up on the stage because she was the first women to be hosting in the show’s history. The crowd did not know one thing though; she had dyslexia. Dyslexia is a serious learning disease. Many people do not realize they actually have it. Caryn Elaine Johnson was born on November 13‚ 1955 in New York City (Blue 19). She
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dyslexic child. Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability that specifically affects one’s ability to break words down into their component sounds‚ then quickly and accurately combine these sounds with symbols (such as letters and numbers). (Kuder 2013) Because of this deficit‚ affected children score lower on academic tests requiring phonics (such as reading‚ spelling‚ and phonological processing) than what would be predicted based on their educational placement. Children with dyslexia also make
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Mr. Disney was a talented man‚ there is no denying that. But who knew that this man had a secret? Walt Disney had a disability‚ but not just one‚ he had two. Those two were ADHD and dyslexia. Walt had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It is a problem with not being able to focus‚ being overactive‚ not being able to control behavior‚ or a combination of the three (NIH). Most people with ADHD think it will hold them back‚ but truthfully they can get a handful of exquisite traits (Krans)
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a. Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth-19 These are the main areas of development‚ which are all very important - Physical development - Social and emotional development - Intellectual development - Language development The sequence is in the order that children follow each stage and progress. The rate is by this age range they will have mostly met these requirements. Physical development • Turn their head toward some sounds
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The purpose of this essay is to explain the effectiveness of the reading recovery program (RR) on students with reading and or learning disabilities (RD or LD). The studies reviewed looked at students who were at-risk for LD‚ who had RD‚ or who had a severe reading difficulty. The studies revealed that research that explores the implicit effect of the reading recovery program on students with LD is limited‚ but provided evidence for its importance as a tool to identify students early on and act as
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Running head: SCHOLARLY ARTICLE CRITIQUE Jennifer P. McCord Scholarly Article Critique Grand Canyon University Scholarly Article Critique The problem as stated appeared to be of profound significance for determining how to best benefit children with cleft type who have a learning disability in reading. While this may be true‚ the study resonates that there are signs of inconclusiveness. To specifically address shortcomings to the study‚ however‚ the stated problem was not clearly
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Reading Among Students Reading Among StudentsByAbdullah I. Al FaifiIntroductionReading in general is a big word that branches into so many topics. Nations advancement is based on education which includes reading as a main part of its elements. Therefore‚ whenever a nation wants to advance‚ reading must be one of its characteristics. Reading is not dedicated to certain people indeed. It is a gift for anyone can read and understand as well. But‚ there are places where reading must take place. In
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Reading Leads to Prosperity Sherman Alexie recalls his childhood memory of learning to read‚ and his teaching experience in “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me”. He devotes his interest to reading. By this way‚ he breaks the stereotype that Indian boys are expected to be stupid and dumb‚ and later on he becomes a successful writer because of his endeavor to read. Alexie vividly narrates his younger life by using metaphor and repetition with a confident tone‚ in order to strengthen
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Scanning What for: get specific/detailed information How to: * Read the question * Bear in mind keywords/ synonyms * Find and read the sentence containing the keywords/ synonyms * Find the answer * If unable to find the answer‚ read some sentences before and/or after the sentence containing the keywords/synonyms * Find the answer . Techniques: Scan from the bottom of a paragraph from right to left. Look at either side of the diagonal line. Scan vertically from the bottom
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