Unana‚ Dina B. AB Political Science In Praise of Reading and Fiction I learned to read at the age of five‚ in Brother Justiniano’s class at the De la Salle Academy in Cochabamba‚ Bolivia. It is the most important thing that has ever happened to me. Almost seventy years later I remember clearly how the magic of translating the words in books into images enriched my life‚ breaking the barriers of time and space and allowing me to travel with Captain Nemo twenty thousand leagues under the sea
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Some of the earliest reading memories I have come from reading flashcards with basic words on them‚ reading closed captions on cartoons (something I still utilize to this day‚) and being read to by my mother and preschool teachers. A memory I remember in vivid detail (which is one of my earliest memories) is sitting in the lap of one of the preschool assistants (Jan) as she was reading to me. I do not remember what book it was‚ however‚ I do remember I was wearing a sweatshirt and my pink snowboots
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Extensive Reading - a Valuable Language Learning Opportunity http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/esolonline/teachers/prof_read/jeanette_grundy/home_e.php Jeanette Grundy ABSTRACT This report explores the language learning opportunities provided by Extensive Reading (ER) for ESOL students. It includes a literature review which is very positive about the role such an approach can play in both improving reading skills and developing learner language. It explores how extensive reading contributes to
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Reading Lolita in Tehran In the memoir‚ Reading Lolita in Tehran‚ it talks about all the extreme risks the women of Iran are taking just to be able to do simple tasks‚ such as reading westernized literature (The Great Gatsby‚ Pride and Prejudice). It documents the experiences of women in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. A very thought provoking book might I add. The men are practically free to run around and do as they please within reason. Following the revolution‚ everything changed…leading
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The cognitive dimension of the Reading Apprenticeship framework concentrates on problem solving strategies that help students make sense of the text and provide various powerful ways to read (Schoenbach p.191). Some of these reading strategies include chunking‚ previewing‚ clarifying‚ making connections‚ visualizing‚ questioning‚ predicting‚ and summarizing. I will focus on chunking text and reciprocal teaching because I feel that these strategies are vital to comprehending a text because they demonstrate
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* * How do your surroundings affect your reading comprehension? How might you minimize distractions while you are reading for your class assignments? * * Our surroundings while reading play a big part in comprehension. If your in a loud and distracting atmosphere you won’t understand what your reading. Being in a quiet and peaceful atmosphere helps you concentrate more. I can minimize distractions by turning off my phone‚ reading alone‚ and avoiding everything. * *
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Basically children have very similar structure. I will not be talking in details‚ because most of the thing will be pretty much the same as last my 2 times above. Yesterday we had really full group. Between 9.30 and 10a.m children had their free play time. All of them were playing with blocks but different styles. At 10a.m children had breakfast time. They finished around 10.30. After that we had circle time. Children were introduced 2 new letters “r” and “m”. We repeated the letters what children already
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Mrs. Early In 1979‚ I began to attend public school at Meadow’s Elementary at the age of five and graduated in the spring of 1985. Mrs. Early the kindergarten teacher was my very first teacher. During my tenure at Meadow’s‚ she was my reading teacher three times in the three different grades. She taught me the alphabet in kindergarten‚ to read and write in first grade and write cursive in the fourth grade. It was like she was following me as I grew up to make sure I succeed at
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Material Reading Strategies Worksheet Identify two reading goals‚ one short-term and one long-term. * Long-term reading goal: Read with more of an understanding of the text in our textbooks with the help of my short-term reading goals Short-term reading goal: : Learn to incorporate the reading study skills like mapping and note-taking and highlighting Write a 100- to 150-word response to each of the following questions: * * How do you currently approach the weekly readings in the
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is important to consider the reading capability of students because reading is the foundation of all academic learning. Hence‚ if pupils fail to master basic reading skills at the outset‚ consequently‚ they would have a constant struggle to other disciplines. Thus‚ depriving them of the chance to become literate and productive individuals (The Philippine Star‚ 2012). Obviously‚ the ultimate purpose of reading is comprehension. Therefore‚ it is absolute that no reading takes place when there is no
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