http://e-flt.nus.edu.sg/ Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching 2011‚ Vol. 8‚ No. 1‚ pp. 108–115 © Centre for Language Studies National University of Singapore The Effects of Vocabulary Knowledge and Background Knowledge on Reading Comprehension of Taiwanese EFL Students Peter Tze-Ming Chou (drpeterchou@yahoo.com) Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages‚ Taiwan Abstract Many studies have shown that vocabulary knowledge and background knowledge can help students read and comprehend
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(H) 3 Jan 2011 Improving Reading Comprehension. Reading is usually an easy task. However‚ for some people‚ remembering and understanding what they read is the difficult part. To better improve the skill of reading comprehension‚ here is a technique that may be useful. When reading something that is interesting to you‚ it may seem easier to follow along. Your brain responds to things that you like quicker than to things that you are unfamiliar with. While reading a book that you are not particularly
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7th Grade Literacy Lesson Plan Learning Target(s)Weekly Targets | * Students will build reading stamina and strengthen word recognition‚ fluency‚ and comprehension skills * practice active reading strategies * Students will learn the difference between “decoding” and “reading” and recognize that comprehension is an active process * Students will learn multiple reading comprehension strategies (visualizing‚ predictions‚ questions‚ clarifying‚ comments‚ identifying unfamiliar vocab
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Reading and Comprehension Using the SQ3R Method GEN/105 August 12‚2012 Christopher Geist Reading and Comprehension Using the SQ3R Method 1. What was the main point of the written piece? The main point of this article is the art of giving a successful business presentation. It tells of eight key points to use during the preparation and delivery of your presentation so that your audience will gain useful information and not be bored in the process. 2. What did each section deal with
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Third Level “C” Reading Comprehension Quiz Name: ……………………………………………………………………..Date: ……………….. Score: …………….. Mark: ………………………. Objective: Read comprehensively and answer questions Read the text and answer the following questions. Dear readers‚ I’m one of those guys who have “the quite normal” problem: I’m in love with a girl‚ but I don’t know what to do. I have already had a crush on some girls‚ never with any success‚ but this is something different. My problem is actually that I’m too cowardly
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Grade Level(s) | K-3 | When? | Literary Focus | Before | Fluency | During | Comprehension | After | Vocabulary | | Writing | | Oral Language | Q.A.R. (Question-Answer-Relationships) Question-Answer Relationships‚ or QAR‚ is a reading comprehension strategy developed to aid in the approach that students take when reading texts and answering questions about that text. Students learn to categorize types of questions which in turn help them know where to find information.
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Related Literature and Studies Reading is a complex cognitive process of decoding symbols in order to construct or derive meaning (reading comprehension). It is a means of language acquisition‚ of communication‚ and of sharing information and ideas. Like all language‚ it is a complex interaction between the text and the reader which is shaped by the reader’s prior knowledge‚ experiences‚ attitude‚ and language community which is culturally and socially situated. Reading is all about information. It’s
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Liberty University’s Standard Lesson Plan ** TEACH IT‚ PRACTICE IT‚ TEST IT! ** Lesson Plan #1: Module 2 |Teacher Candidate: A Super Smart Student |Course: Reading and Language Acquisition | |LESSON PREPARATION [before the lesson] | |Topic: Phonemic Awareness |Concept: Sound
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Lesson Plan 1. Lesson: Общественно-политическая лексика Theme of the Lesson: Preparation for newspaper reading. Newspaper lexicon. Types of British and American newspapers. Students’ aims: 1. To develop speaking skills. 2. To develop listening and understanding skills. 3. To develop reading and analyzing skills. 4. To get acquainted with newspaper lexicon. 5. To get acquainted with American and
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OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LINGUISTICS AND LITERATURE -------(((------- LESSON PLAN Student name: Nguyễn Thị Bích Nga Student code: 1067010290 Group: 19 Class: NHDT3 (2010) Instructor: Ms. Vũ An Như HOCHIMINH CITY – August‚ 2013 LESSON PLAN I. DESCRIPTION OF THE GROUP OF LEARNERS: There are 30 students with 10 boys and 20 girls at 16 years old in grade 11. At
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