A part of my identity that feel is incredibly meaningful to me is that I’m dyslexic. This is an odd thing to cherish but it is fundamental to who I am. Some people believe that dyslexia only deals with reading and writing but it can affect the individual’s personality as well. Some kids with dyslexia seem "too quiet" and that’s how I am. In class‚ I would much rather just sit and listen to then talk. I like being able to focus on what other people are saying and why what they’re saying is important
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The night before my presentation I had read the chapter two times and as I read the chapter for the third time that is when I started to analyse the chapter‚ and create questions for the class. When I got confused with a paragraph I would ask my brother to see if he understood it. Once I finished the chapter and had a long list of discussion questions that is when I knew I was ready to present. After finishing my teaching‚ overall I felt I did a good job clarifying some key points in the book. This
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In the text Nancy Farmer also uses Spanish words to help describe the characters. In the text when Nancy Farmer uses Spanish words it shows how characters act toward others‚ and how they feel about others. In the text she wrote‚ ¨Don´t cry mi vida. I love you more than anything in the world. Ill explain things to you when you’re older” (Farmer 6) This is showing character description because it shows that the character can speak Spanish. It also shows the Celia is nice and cares about Matt. I know
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Action Reading Reflective Paper Anissa Gaines EDU 371 Karen Foster June 7‚ 2010 Action Reading 2 Learning to read is the most important thing a child will ever learn. We learn to read to read to learn. Yes we learn through experience‚ but the majority of what we learning comes through reading. Developing a love for reading will lead to a success educational experience. My experience with teaching the lessons from CD 1 & 2 was for the most part fun. I used my seven and nine year old daughters
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Phonological Awareness Explained through a Case Study Foram Naik Brock University Phonological Awareness Explained Through a Case Study Phonological awareness is the understanding that oral language can be manipulated and broken down into many smaller components (Chard & Dickson‚ 1999). Manipulation of sounds refers to adding‚ subtracting‚ and substituting phonemes (smaller components of words) to make different sounds. Sentences can be broken down into words‚ words into syllables
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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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RUNNING HEAD: Vocabulary Development Vocabulary Development Islah Dillard-Mostafa August 17‚ 2012 EED-470 Grand Canyon University Vocabulary Development Knowing vocabulary is essential to reading and comprehending what was read. It is very important that teachers foster students development of a large “word bank” and use vocabulary learning strategies that are effective. I developed a chart that list several effective explicit and implicit strategies that teachers can use with teaching
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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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In the poem ‘‘In My Craft or Sullen Art’’ Dylan Thomas talks about the reasons poets write and in his usual considered way. I’m going to talk about Dylan’s way of writing about people who only care about fame or money. Dylan Thomas is saying that he isn’t writing for fame or money‚ he isn’t writing to compare himself with other great writers of the past but simply for ordinary lovers‚ even though they’ll never read his poems or acknowledge their power. He writes because of the lovers with their arms
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EDRD 355 Understanding Research Assignment March 22‚ 2010 1. A. “The Effect’s of Storytelling and Story Reading on the Oral Language Complexity and Story Comprehension of Young Children” Early Childhood Education Journal‚ Volume 32‚ 8 pages. B. Rebecca Isbell‚ Joseph Sobol‚ Liane Lindauer‚ April Lowrance C. The purpose of this study is to determine how storytelling and story reading influences the
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