Not too long ago my best friend told me “Lexy you are like a best friend out of a book”. This statement came across as flattering yet confusing. I knew she meant it as a compliment‚ but what was the explanation behind this assertion? Over the next couple of days I pondered on what she had said. The more I thought the more I realized I had always seen the world through the eyes of a character. Books have always been an outlet for me. When I was younger‚ I would purposely try to live out the lives
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decode print (Hirshorn‚ Dye‚ Hauser‚ Supalla‚ & Bavelier‚ 2015). Decoded print relies on oral language and vocabulary that are essential components for reading comprehension. As a main factor for mastery in early reading skills‚ phonological awareness skills at the word level is a critical milestone in the development of reading (Hirshorn et al.‚ 2015). For hearing children to become proficient and successful readers‚ they need early skill abilities that include foundational phonological awareness
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When I was eight‚ my parents took my siblings and I to a production of Romeo and Juliet at the 2008 Stratford Festival. As an eight year old girl who barely had the ability to understand the majority of common english‚ let alone Elizabethan english‚ I comprehended almost nothing of what was said‚ but it wasn’t the words that caught the attention of my hyperactive mind; It was the way the actors could make me understand what was happening in the story just by how they expressed their emotions in the
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Where I am now as a reader is I am not reading a lot ‚I am only reading for 20 minutes not pushing myself to do more and‚ It takes me a long time to read the book that I am reading. Where I see myself now is when I look at my reading log I am not reading a lot at home or during the intervention time. When I read at home‚ every day right after I do all my other homework I read‚ but‚ sometimes I read right before I go to bed. When I read at home‚ I only read the required 20 minutes not pushing myself
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Literature‚ A Necessary Subject In Michael Resist article‚ he argues that "Latin died out because it became a ’dead language’ you could not use for anything ... [and literature] is dying the same slow death". This is false as even in modern society where majority of our vocabulary can only be defined in urban dictionary‚ still uses Latin. This suggests that literature is not dying a gradual death as Resist suggests and like Latin‚ it still remains relevant even after many years. This is a result
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Assignment #7: Article Summary (Fluency) Fluency is being able to read a text smoothly and rapidly. If children can read smoothly‚ they place more attention on the meaning of the overall text rather than letter-sound relationships in each word. According to Seitz & Bartholomew (2014)‚ “Fluency bridges the gap from word recognition to comprehension” (p. 22). When children are not fluent readers‚ they concentrate more on decoding and the message of the text tends to get lost. There are different ways
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DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE? People should read only those books that are about real events‚ real people‚ and established facts. Use specific reasons and details to support your opinion. Reading a book is indispensable part of our lives. We started read books as early as we were 6 and continue to read throughout our lives. While reading is ongoing process‚ we reads for different reasons. At schools‚ pupils reads books in order to get know the world around them or at college we may read articles
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I read The Giving Tree which is children’s picture book and written by Shel Silverstein. The reason I chose it is because my friend recommended it to me. I borrowed another book from UTSA library‚ but I was not interested in that book after I read it. When I consulted with my friend about book report‚ she recommended it and said to me “The Giving Tree will make you moved and think about the implication of that book.” That’s why I chose. I think a shape of love is written in it. The main characters
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Purpose: This assessment plays a role in identifying characteristics that lead to persistence of stuttering and measuring the severity of each individual case of stuttering. In addition‚ this test also allows for documentation of a child’s progress in therapy over time. Standardized Ages: 4-12 years old Administration: Individually administered during a 20-30 minute time period. Information: There are 4 tasks involved in the 4 subtest of the TOCS assessment. (1) Children are shown 40 different
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Why I Write I have never considered myself to be a writer; from a young age‚ I always believed that this title was reserved for scholarly composers and gifted novelists. I have always enjoyed writing‚ and always thought I was pretty good at it‚ though I never took myself too seriously as a so-called “writer”. I can’t say that I have ever deeply pondered my habits‚ style‚ and motives regarding my writing‚ it just never seemed to be a priority. Though now I’m sitting here‚ pondering all of those things
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