Reading comprehension

locating any type of literature can be difficult. Nevertheless, presenting an interesting novel where a student can relate to the material might be a different story. Students that have books that they are interested in, most like will be interested in reading, especially if it pertains to their lifestyle. A few weeks ago, author Shaka Senghor visited Dr. Ronald E. McNair HS to promote his book, “Life Death, and Redemption in an American Prison: Writing My Wrongs.” This author captured the…

Literacy Instruction Framework The ability to read and write does not develop naturally. Teaching reading and writing to emergent readers and writers needs careful planning and systematic instruction. In a joint position and statement of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and International Reading Association (IRA), it stated that “learning to read and write is a complex, multifaceted process that requires a wide variety of instructional approaches” (1998, p.…

Reading Attitude of young people and how social media encourage reading Reading is a complex make up. It is an aspect process involving word recognition, comprehension, fluency, and motivation. Others prefer to read printed texts (such as books, newspapers, journals etc.) while others prefer to read online, especially now that we are living in the 21st century or most preferable named as the digital era. Online reading on the other hand, is a process of getting information or meaning of the text…

I believe that strengths as a writer are that I have excellent ideas on what to write my paper about. When it comes to how to correctly structure my paper that’s where I begin to mess up. A lot has to do with procrastination, waiting till the next day or the day the paper is due to turn it in. My laziness and procrastination had a lot to do with my overall grade. That’s when I begin to stress and just put things together to just at least turn the paper in. I know that writing has not been one of…

In the class of ACA-122 we as students were asked to complete and review a group of self-assessment tests which totaled to 3 tests; these included a basic skills overview, an interest inventory, and a work values sorter. Upon completing these tests allowed myself to further understand my strengths that I have developed and the skills I already have. Due to these testing results allows me to understand which program that I will eventually transfer to after my time at Rockingham Community College…

group to focus in on key vocabulary instruction. Teachers found that added minutes to vocabulary instruction with students that had reading weaknesses and difficulties do not get the full influence during whole group instruction. When students receive extra interventions with fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary they make more of a dramatic change on weekly comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency…

struggles”. An article titled “Guided Reading Approach Teaching Reading to Students Who Are Deaf and Others Who Struggle” appeared in the search. I selected this article due to the title. It fit with my curiosity and I was eager to read what the researcher had concluded. The reference to this article is: Schirmer, B. R, & Schaffer, L. (2010) Guided Reading Approach:…

School is working diligently to improve students reading comprehension. In doing so, Wilson requires students to read one hundred and seventy pages independently a week, and language arts classes are required to do a minimum of one novel per unit. Good reading comprehension comes only with practice. The basic aspects of reading, such as word recognition, phonetics and fluency, can be mastered in just a few years (Improving). Good reading comprehension is necessary for academic…

in the classroom Slide 10 The Purpose and Benefits of Assessment The purpose of effective reading instruction to promote literacy growth, first new teachers need to know students’ literacy strengths and weaknesses. All students do not learn the same way, meaning, students come into the classroom with diverse backgrounds, whether being a strong, struggling, reluctant, or ELL student. Therefore, creating reading instruction that is tailored to the individual needs are important. Through initial…

most was reading. Now first off I could read, I could sound out the words with usually not that much trouble. Although when it came to question time, I was doomed. I just couldn’t put the words together and figure out what they meant, what they were saying, and what story was being told. Each time the reading teacher asked me what happened in the story, I would sort of cower a little, look around the room, the walls covered with alphabet. I wouldn’t say anything. I wouldn’t dare say,…