544 Search Results for Reading Comprehension Activities and Strategies
Because she knows that she is good in writing and improves consistently, Katya is encouraged to put a large amount of energy into writing. She has also attempted to submit some fiction to magazines, with somewhat limited success. Katya has shown som Continue Reading...
However although the authors say that "the first section provides a brief overview of research on learning difficulties in the middle-school years" (p. 222), the discussion of the research itself could have been more in-depth, beyond only mentioning Continue Reading...
TESOL: Materials and Course Design
A situation analysis, giving all details available before the course begins:
New comers of the TESOL school scheme will be assessed for their English language proficiency by the teachers assigned by TESOL (Teachin Continue Reading...
Educator Patricia M. Cunningham says in "What Research Says about Teaching Phonics," for example, that children do profit from systematic phonics instruction. However, there is more than one effective way to teach phonics. Positive results are the r Continue Reading...
Keene & Zimmerman's Mosaic of Thought: Teaching Comprehension in a Reader's Workshop (1997): Summary and Impressions of Three Chapters from the Text
Having carefully read Chapters 5; 7; 9, 10 of Ellin Oliver Keene and Susan Zimmerman's Mosaic of Continue Reading...
Charter Schools
Case Study Review and Development of Questionnaire
There is in existence a plethora of research that has been conducted on the long-term effectiveness of charter schools. Much of the research shines negatively on charter schools and Continue Reading...
Reciprocal Teaching
In recent times, researchers and practitioners are focusing more and more in understanding the role of meta-cognition in reading. This is evidenced by the opinions proposed by researchers like Brown and Palinscar and Gracia and P Continue Reading...
The author offers some concrete suggestions for creating a literacy-friendly household. The first step offered is to make reading a central household activity. This can be achieved by holding daily reading sessions in which collective reading takes Continue Reading...
(Thompson, Morse, Sharpe and Hall, 2005, p.40)
The work of Vaughn, Levy, Coleman and Bos (2002) entitled: "Reading Instruction for Students with LD and EBD" published in the Journal of Special Education repots a synthesis of "previous observation s Continue Reading...
Decoding: Identifying Improved Techniques and Approaches for Helping Children Learn to Read
Because reading is essential to overall academic success, one of the most serious and explosive issues in the United States today is how to meet the educati Continue Reading...
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Stated to be indentified in this framework are three categories of knowledge that represent "key components in the process of cognitive appraisal" which are those of:
1) Person knowledge;
2) Task knowledge; and 3) Strategy knowledge.
Task knowl Continue Reading...
The therapist will read the passage aloud to Jonathan, and ask him comprehension questions orally. This process will be repeated during Week 3. Week 3 will also feature a passage and comprehension questions. This time, however, Jonathan will be ask Continue Reading...
visual cues come from students developing knowledge of letter/sound relationships and of how letters are formed what letters and words look like often identified as sounding out words
Example 2- Phoneme Awareness -- Recognizing Rhyme Assessment (Kl Continue Reading...
Classrooms That Work
The paragraphs below respond to the text and look at alternative ways to demonstrate reading comprehension to students. These paragraphs will offer new ways to look at ways to enhance students' reading experience.
Reading compr Continue Reading...
Increasing of skills and knowledge and even knowledge of the society cannot be possible without social interactions. That is the basis of the social cognitive theory as it brings together attitudinal and cognitive effects. The major forms of continuo Continue Reading...
Direct Instruction: The Effect on Special Education Students
Direct Instruction Overview
Direct instruction is an increasingly popular and supported education technique that has been utilized for several years. Direct instruction has historically b Continue Reading...
References
Corona, F., Perrotta, F., Polcini, E.T., & Cozzarelli, C. (2012). Dyslexia: An altered brain architecture. Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 2, 235-237. Retrieved April 28, 2013, from http://ehis.ebscohost.com/ehost/results? Continue Reading...
2010).
What Needs to Be Done
The research quite clearly suggests that something needs to be done about the gender gap in literacy rates and the lower comprehension and skill levels of male students. What is somewhat less clear is exactly what need Continue Reading...
" May (2003) emphasizes the need exists for greater technological sense and knowledge for all current and future students. Consequently, this need has led to incorporation of technology in classrooms settings, as technologies aim to increase students Continue Reading...
VI: YOUR PERSONAL DEBREIFING: (After lesson is implemented)
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Your Name ____ Grade 3-6 Topic: Prefix and Suffix Spelling Dice Game
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DIBELS/Justin
The Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) are a set of procedures and measures designed to assess the acquisition of early literacy skills from kindergarten through sixth grade. As emphasized by Kaminski, Cummings, Continue Reading...
spelling instruction are presented and compared in the article, 'Three paradigms of spelling instruction in grades 3 to 6' (Taylor-Heald, 1998).
In this article the three paradigms are identified as the traditional, the transitional, and the studen Continue Reading...
Feedback should also inform the planning of subsequent lessons and activities and come from a variety of perspectives including the student, classmates, and the teacher (Kirkwood, 2000).
Problems with this method of instruction occur when expectati Continue Reading...
Technology to Support Beginning Readers in K-3
More and more technology is being adopted in the classroom to facilitate student learning. Recent initiatives established by the no child left behind act have strengthened educators desire to ensure th Continue Reading...
English as a Second Language - Background Knowledge
KNOWLEDGE
Shirley Adams established in her research that "Along with vocabulary, a reader's background knowledge has been shown to be an important component of reading comprehension. The backgroun Continue Reading...
Due to the hearing impairment, there will be included next to the Braille pictures of American Sign Language to correspond with the vocabulary words presented in Braille. With his vision being impaired, but entirely gone, this will help him better c Continue Reading...
To include: the study of mathematics, science, English, geography, second languages, history, reading comprehension, writing and vocabulary. To achieve these different objectives, administrators will work hand in hand with educators to create lesson Continue Reading...
This lesson would itself actually consist of several smaller lessons in order to incorporate all tasks and provide proper room for learning and absorption. This extended time period will also assist learners in making greater strides with the multim Continue Reading...
teacher instructional technology literacy instruction improve elementary (K-5) student achievement reading vocabulary? Create a qualitative research scenario phenomenology approach.
Using phenomenology
Does the use of instructional technology impr Continue Reading...
Academic Competence includes a number of components that are critical for effective English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction, including universal pragmatic knowledge, knowledge and skills in the target language, and background knowledge (Adamso Continue Reading...
Several approaches will be helpful in creating this environment:
1. Developing useful study guides useful for ELLs. This will focus their ideas and attention on major ideas and gives a place of focus.
2. Assign reading partners or groups. Pairing Continue Reading...
10-year-old boy, Alec. The child has had pervasive relocations in his life, beginning at age 2 and endured a challenging separation between his parents. Since the separation he first experienced 50% split parenting, living with his mother one week t Continue Reading...
Why do Most ESL students struggle with reading and literacy and what can be done to improve this? Strategies teachers can use?
It is indeed the case that many ESL students have difficulty with reading and literacy but there are things that can be Continue Reading...
Gustav Klimt Lesson Plan
Central Focus
"Describe the central focus and purpose for the content you will teach in the learning segment".
Students will learn the art of Gustav Klimt, which will assist in creating the work of art that will resemble K Continue Reading...
Similar to the suggestions offered by Gahala (2001), Brody (1995) identified several traits to be considered when developing a comprehensive professional development program. Among those traits include the reputation of the trainer, the rewards avai Continue Reading...
Speaking with professors in these subjects, to prepare them for student comprehension difficulties, is one cost-effective way to deal with the problem. Professors, particularly in technical subjects, might be able to schedule special review sessions Continue Reading...
Although these students are very active learners, they also enjoy reading silently and time for their own thinking. The students enjoy participating in sports, dancing, and singing.
Luis
Luis (not his real name) is a bright, outgoing 3rd grade boy Continue Reading...
McKinley (2005) calls for the use of these varying technologies to give students with language disorders a sense of empowerment so they can then overcome their problem and learn as they are capable of learning. Technology has offered a means of tre Continue Reading...
JAMES' CASE STUDY
Case Study on James in IDEA
Case Study on James in IDEA
James is a six years old boy living with his parents in first grade. With his intellectual disability, he has been placed under special education classroom having 15 other s Continue Reading...