Cold reading

in between the first and the last one is in fact two stanzas divided by two lines, twelve and thirteen that are indented. This indentation not only expresses the disorientation of the structure of the poem, but it also affects the reader’s flow of reading which in turn may cause them to stumble in their eye movement as they gaze at the…

Shenandoah was asked to read from list A. She read fourteen words correctly: and, the, pretty, had, after, let, there, little, did, what, them, one, like, yes. She attempted to read four words, but read them incorrectly: dune/down, hurry/here, may/am, come/cold/could. She did not attempt to read where, over. Her score was 14/20 which puts her in the sixth stanine for fall. Running…

Make Children Hate Reading” is a personal memoir of John Holt’s recollections of being an English teacher. Holt remembers the times when he was the teacher that made children dissect books until their minds no longer held the real meaning of them. Their minds were drilled into finding the ‘correct’ answer and moving on as fast as possible. After multiple arguments with his sister telling him his approach to teaching reading was wrong and hurting the children's love for reading, he slowly started…

extremely worrying statistic, because it shows that reading education programs are failing at preparing the youth for the future. As a society we put a full faith in these individuals to veer our future down the right path of education when they have not fully explored the path themselves. Yet literacy is under addressed and under researched. Another 21 percent of adults read below a fifth grade level, meaning a book comparable to their reading level would be Holes by Louis Sachar. While being…

I felt there should have been a little more hands-on section, for children to show what they have learned individually. By doing this, it will benefit, you, the teacher to see where each student is at and what they have accumulated throughout the reading. Rubric 8: Deepening Student Learning is graded on a level 4 as well. Asking students questions and student responses to build upon and explicitly portray, extend and clarify literacy strategy. The candidate did ask valuable questions but wish…

to her read aloud. Mindful of keeping herself looking neat and tidy she made sure her crisp white apron and bright yellow skirts were not bunched up underneath her so that they would not become wrinkled. Her toes kept time with the rhythm of her reading. She read with the McGuffey Third Eclectic Reader resting on her chest, her head on a pillow borrowed from the armchair to which the settee belonged. She had been learning to read for close to eight months, and both Anne and Father Murphy…

Madiha is six years old. Her birthday is March twenty-ninth. Madiha enjoys reading books and doing her homework. She loves to play with her friends. Once upon a time, there was a girl named Mia. Every day, she would go to her aunt's house. Every day, she thought the walk was boring. Until one day, she went to a shop, and she found a beautiful rug. She took the rug home, and she found out that it was a magic carpet. She flew everywhere. She went to India to see an elephant. She went to…

already learned about the five senses through Rain by Manya Stojic, with a discussion focusing on the difference in the five senses and the impact they have on the story and its characters. Information about the Class Grade Level: 27 Kindergarteners Reading Levels: The students in this class cannot read on their own yet. Diversity – Gender: 12 girls and 15 boys. Linguistic Diversity: From what has been observed, I believe all the students speak English besides one boy who speaks another…

SLUG The Homeless Snail INTRODUCTION I am writing this introduction… Why am I writing this myself, you may well ask,…… alright I will tell you anyway, I don’t know any famous authors who would write it for me, in fact, I don’t know any authors and why would I, I don’t read very much and actually I’m not very keen on books and since I don’t read their books why would they read mine or introduce it. I remember, as a child, somebody asking me if I would like a book for my birthday, I replied, “I…

In this week’s reading the focus was on reading instruction for grades three through five since in those grades the focus shifts from learning how to read to comprehension. So these grades need strategic reading instruction because it lays the foundation for critical reading. In order to do so, the teacher must provide the purpose and give them the opportunity to practice on their own. In addition, the importance of vocabulary was mentioned because, through reading children learn more vocabulary…