Reading report: Two Kinds by Amy Tan A summary of the passage Two kinds‚ one of the short stories in The Joy Luck Club‚ by Amy Tan‚ first published in 1989‚ vividly displays a bittersweet relationship between Jing-mei‚ the narrator and protagonist‚ and her mother Mrs. Woo‚ and explores conflicts between a Chinese mother and her disobedient Americanized daughter. The story happened in the Chinatown in San Francisco throughout the 1950s and maybe the early 1960s. It begins with Jing-mei and her
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In Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë‚ Jane uses reading as a mean to cope with her hardships of living at Gateshead. She uses this mechanism because it is effective way of relieving her stress. This is a good way to deal with her problems because it takes her mind off what is happening in the outside world . Also‚ Jane rads because when we the audience are introduced to Jane in the text‚ she is very lonely because she has no one in her life and this allows her to be distracted from that so she can
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Restatement of problem The problem stated in the Action Research Project was that 66% of third grade students lack the ability to draw conclusions and make inferences to answer comprehension questions correctly. This was evident by the state reading test scores‚ specifically the inference test given by their teacher. This indicated a need for increased student achievement in making inferences and drawing conclusions. Third grade students were not proficient at making inferences to gain a deeper
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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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2.2 Reading Comprehension In Walpole and McKenna’s (2007) phrase‚ reading comprehension can be defined as “a cognitive act of extraction and construction of meaning‚ an act that is influenced by characteristics of the reader‚ the text‚ and the activity or goal‚ each of which is influenced by multiple sociocultural texts” (p. 7). According to Day & Park (2005)‚ there are six types of reading comprehension- literal comprehension‚ reorganization‚ inference‚ prediction‚ evaluation‚ personal response
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The Change in Reading Style In the article “Literacy Debate: Online‚ R U Really Reading?‚” Motoko Rich (2008) writes about the differences between online reading and printed books presenting various opinions and studies regarding the relative impacts and benefits. According to Rich‚ web critics argue that the decreasing scores in teenagers’ standardized reading tests are due to the significant amount of hours young people spend on the Internet. The Internet‚ as some say‚ is damaging the readers’
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1. Discuss a diagnostic pattern. Explain how to determine reading potential. There is no single correct method for teaching a student how to read. A teacher must try all methods until they find what works best for that child. Throughout this time‚ a teacher must use a diagnostic pattern to prevent difficulties in learning to read as well as how to improve a student’s reading so that they can reach their potential for reading. There are two parts to the diagnostic pattern. The first is identification
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How much more could you get done if you completed all of your required reading in 1/3 or 1/5 the time Increasing reading speed is a process of controlling fine motor movementperiod. This post is a condensed overview of principles I taught to undergraduates at Princeton University in 1998 at a seminar called the PX Project. The below was written several years ago‚ so its worded like Ivy-Leaguer pompous-ass prose‚ but the results are substantial. In fact‚ while on an airplane in China two weeks ago
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abulary Reading Strategies Vocabulary is very essential to the reading process as it is one of five core components that is essential to successfully teach children how to read. The other four core components include phonemic awareness‚ phonics and word study‚ fluency and comprehension (United States National Reading Panel‚ 2000). According to Rupley‚ Logan & Nicholas‚ 1998/99 in their book “Vocabulary instruction in a balanced reading program” stated that vocabulary knowledge is virtually vital
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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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