The Internet TESL Journal Extensive Reading: Why? and How? Timothy Bell timothy [at] hsc.kuniv.edu.kw Kuwait University Abstract An extensive reading program was established for elementary level language learners at the British Council Language Center in Sanaa‚ Yemen. Research evidence for the use of such programs in EFL/ESL contexts is presented‚ emphasizing the benefits of this type of input for students ’ English language learning and skills development. Practical advice is then offered
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Shared Reading An Instructional Strategy for Teachers Grades K–3 Description: Shared Reading is an interactive reading experience that occurs when students join in or share the reading of a big book or other enlarged text while guided and supported by a teacher or other experienced reader. Students observe an expert reading the text with fluency and expression. The text must be large enough for all the students to see clearly‚ so they can share in the reading of the text. It is through Shared Reading
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life. I have always had many opportunities to read and they have all been positive experiences. These experiences include my teachers and my parents and how they have always showed and encouraged me to read and XXXXXXX. My earliest memory of reading was when I was in kindergarten and I would pretend to play school and I would sit my dolls around me while I read them a story by looking at the pictures because I was unable to read the words. My mom would also take me to the library and check out
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practice makes perfect in almost everything we humans do and reading is no different. 2. Reading exercises our brains. Reading is a much more complex task for the human brain than‚ say‚ watching TV is. Reading strengthens brain connections and actually builds new connections. 3. Reading improves concentration. Again‚ this is a bit of a no-brainer. Children have to sit still and quietly so they can focus on the story when they’re reading. If they read regularly as they grow up‚ they develop the
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Effective Reading The adoption of strategies for effective reading is crucial to the attainment of educational goals and objectives. A reading process entails the analysis of the content from a wide variety of materials such as textbooks‚ academic journals and lecture notes. Effective reading ensures that student retains an appropriate percentage of the content read to facilitate the attainment of academic goals. Before one starts to read‚ it is important to set goals concerning a reading task‚ identify
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Running head: Reading Reading Philosophies Monica Grand Canyon University-EED 470 March 17‚ 2013 Reading Philosophies: Chart Comparison |Reading Philosophies |Definition |Reading Activity |Assessments | | |This theory believes that past experiences |During whole group instruction‚ students will read|Assessments through participation
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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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The reading experience: keeping it traditional or going beyond? The experience of reading a book can vary depending the reader. Many people find it a learning activity‚ others find it a way to escape from their real world. There is a lot of debate surrounding electronic books or e-books‚ in regard to if they will ever replace real books as the conventional way to digest writer’s works. Although humans are creatures of habit‚ recently electronic books have become more reachable and popular than
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Reading has at all times and in all ages been a source of knowledge‚ of happiness‚ of pleasure and even moral courage. In today’s world with so much more to know and to learn‚ the importance of reading has increased. In the olden days if reading was not cultivated or encouraged‚ there was a substitute for it in the religious sermon and in the oral tradition. The practice of telling stories at bed time compensated to some extent for the lack of reading. Books are our best friends. They never deceive
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The Importance of Reading Reading is a very important part in our lives. Sometimes the importance of reading is difficult to express‚ but we can experience it by ourselves. We need to take time everyday and read at least 20 to 30 minutes a day in order reading can be our habit. We can get some benefits of reading such as giving a lot of knowledge‚ making smarter and helping to find a good job. By reading‚ we can get a lot of knowledge. The more we read‚ the more valuable pieces of knowledge we
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