inside classrooms across the country‚ there is such a problem on how technology is being used for the enhancement of reading comprehension. It is not the unavailability particularly of computers but how they are being used in the classroom discussion. In teaching reading‚ technology is one of the available effective approaches. However‚ the use of technologies to enhance reading instruction is still its infancy. This reflects that the technological capabilities that are known to have potential in
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Burn After Reading Burn After Reading is a black comedy directed‚ produced and written by the Coen brothers in 2008. It stars some major actors such as Brad Pitt‚ George Clooney‚ John Malkovich and Francis McDormand. (Adams 40-42) In this film‚ all of the characters interweave with one another and they don’t necessarily know so. The film begins with John Malkovich as Osbourne Cox being fired from his position as a C.I.A. analyst. He then decides to begin writing his memoirs which eventually end
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Reading Lolita in Tehran 1. Explain the Blind Censor. How does Nafisi use the Blind Censor to help express what she and her girls hope to do when they meet at her house every week? The book informs the reader that the Blind censor was "the chief film censor in Iran up until 1994" and before that‚ " he was the censor for a theater and he would sit in the theater wearing thick glasses that seemed to hide more than they revealed." We were also told that he had an assistant who sat by him who would
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Fahrenheit 451 The Hearth and the Salamander Reading Comprehension Questions 1) The country is not at peace. The country defends itself no matter what. Jets fly across the sky‚ meaning there is a war. 2) Captain Beatty seems to be directing Montag’s remarks at the fire station. Montag’s comments make the other firemen suspicious because he talks about how all firemen resembles a mirror image of him‚ and asks why don’t they prevent fires instead of burning
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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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took an enormous risk by inviting these seven women into her house to discuss literature. If caught she and or her students could face jail time because the books were banned in fear of conspiracy against the new revolutionary Iran. In the memoir‚ Reading Lolita in Tehran‚ the extreme risks these women take are due to the reoccurring theme of oppression throughout the story. As each day progressed these women were faced with new‚ more difficult battles of repression that they had to overcome in order
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used the before‚ during‚ and after reading comprehension strategies for reading The Rocking Horse Winner to understand the story better. Using the before strategy‚ I discovered the purpose of reading was to meet course expectations and comprehend what I was about to read. I decided to read the story slowly and cautiously to make connections‚ get involved‚ and create mental images. I only had the title and first few sentences to ponder upon before actually reading the story. I thought it was about
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AN INVESTIGATION OF STUDENTS’ COGNITIVE STRATEGIES IN READING COMPREHENSION (A Study of First Semester of Postgraduate English Students’ Reading Strategies in UPI) Lelita Ratna Sari ABSTRACT Reading is a tool to get information and knowledge from texts. But it is quite difficult for the student to comprehend it well. It needs strategies that may expose students in enhancing their reading comprehension. This study attempts to investigate the cognitive direct strategies employed by the students
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Article: Building Fluency through the Repeated Reading Method Author: Joshua Cohen Topic/Focus: Teaching methods Date read: November 5‚ 2012 Key Words: repeated reading‚ fluency‚ speed‚ accuracy‚ comprehension‚ oral repeated reading‚ paired repeated reading‚ reader’s theatre Summary: This article is a helpful introduction and a kind of a manual to a method called Repeated Reading (RR) used in a classroom to improve speed‚ accuracy and comprehension of learners while reading texts. RR is
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FACTORS AFFECTING THE READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS AMONG GRADE V PUPILS Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Reading comprehension skills are essential to success in society today. The ability to read is highly valued and very important for economic advancement. Reading can be a challenge but is one that must be met accordingly in order to succeed. Children who are successful readers tend to exhibit progressive social skills. Having confidence in reading only comes from
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