Reading has many benefits. What are they? Introduction Most of us have been exposed to reading since we were young but not many of us have the habit of reading for leisure. - read only because they have to study for their examinations but reading is not only limited to study materials - fun to read storybooks‚ novels‚ magazines‚ comics‚ newspapers and any other reading material that is of interest to us Main body a) Reading enhances our general knowledge. - learn about various and cultures
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BOOKS AND READING Topical Vocabulary 1. Categorisation: Children’s and adult’s books; travel books and biography; romantic and historical novels; thrillers; detective stories; science fiction/fantasy; non-fiction; pulp fiction. absorbing; adult; amusing; controversial; dense; depressing; delightful; dirty; disturbing; dull; fascinating; gripping; moralistic; obscene; outrageous; profound; whimsical; unputdownable
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Alternative/dominant and resistant readings Dominant readings are the most common and widely-accepted interpretations of a given text. An alternative reading is any reading that differs from the commonly-accepted interpretation. A resistant reading is an alternative reading that contradicts the dominant reading. Think about the words resistant (the noun form of the verb to ’resist’) and dominant (the noun form of the verb to dominate) and it will help you to retain the meanings of the terminology
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The Importance of Reading Imagine walking in for a job interview; the supervisor hands you an application to fill out and after sitting down and staring at it blankly for a couple minutes the humiliation gets to you and you finally admit that you cannot read. The supervisor then politely thanks you for coming in‚ but says there is no way he can hire anybody who cannot read. Reading is more important than ever in today’s society. If you cannot read well than you will find it hard to have a successful
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the Soul by Richard E Miller has been written with a main point always in mind‚ that reading and writing has very powerful influences people and their imagination but‚ the act of reading and writing is not being utilized as much in the modern world. Richard has created an essay that proves his point by taking five very different short stories and giving each a twist that helps the reader see the power of reading. As the reader is chronologically going through the essay he or she is given many possible
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Role of Speech in Reading In earlier days‚ people would not have questioned that talking in inherently linked to reading - silent reading was rare: St. Augustine in his "Confessions" remarks about monk Ambrose to reading without obvious speech "But while reading‚ his eyes glanced over the pages‚ and his heart searched out the sense‚ but his voice and tongue were silent. Role of Speech in Reading Practical importance of this issue - How do we teach reading phonics method
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the one change fix-all is something that intrigues me. People have made claims that a single change within our education system would lead to a monumental change that would place us amongst the top countries in terms of our education system. In the Waiting for Superman movie‚ a claim is made that if we were to remove the bottom 6-10% of bad teachers in the work force our education system would automatically become good enough to contend with Finland. A claim by the PISA reviewers in the book the smartest
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Waiting for the Mahatma (1955) is perhaps the most controversial novel of R. K. Narayan. Apart from its artistic merits and demerits (which are considerable)‚ many Indian readers of the novel have felt dissatisfied with it and found it difficult to warm up to it particularly because of the way the Mahatma is portrayed in it. Non-Indian readers however have more or less favourably reacted to it‚ while being alive to its artistic lapses. An extreme instance is H. M. Williams who regards it as one of
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Theories of Reading http://parlindunganpardede.wordpress.com/articles/language-teaching/a-review-on-reading-theories-and-its-implication-to-the-teaching-of-reading/ So far‚ there are three main theories which explain the nature of learning to read. First‚ the traditional theory‚ or bottom up processing‚ which focused on the printed form of a text. (2) the cognitive view‚ or top-down processing enhanced the role of background knowledge in addition to what appeared on the printed page. Third‚ the
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5 Ways a Clairvoyant Reading can Help You Clairvoyant readings are conducted on a more intimate level than plain vanilla psychic readings. Because the clairvoyant psychic is versed in clear seeing‚ she observes what is in your soul‚ what is lacking‚ what Spirit wants you to know‚ whether you need physical‚ mental or spiritual healing. Here are 5 ways a Clairvoyant reading can help: #1 - Inspire Me Because your clairvoyant can see into the past‚ she will review details of past actions that may link
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