Reading comprehension

When reading something have you ever had such a strong feeling about what’s happening? Ever put yourself in the shoes of the character or person writing, and wondered, how or why am I connecting to this so much? Pathos, ethos, and logos are all things that help you connect and trust what you are reading. Pathos are things that emotionally connect to the reader to stir up their emotions to help them connect to the piece they are reading more and to persuade them to agree with the author. The…

idea's on effective reading strategies. The differences between sitting down as a kindergartner reading a Dr. Seuss, and a collegiate scholar finding evidence on a claim he must either prove or disprove is an entirely different game to say the least. The differences, according to Adler, are broken into four unique reading levels, elementary, inspectional, analytical, and syntopical. Each of these has distinct features that are helpful at many different stages of reading. The reading zone…

Student J Reading Intervention Plan Student Information: Student J is a seven-year-old Caucasian male English-speaking student in the second grade. At the end of first grade, Student J was recommended by his parents for assessment for special education. The assessments done revealed that Student J has a specific learning disability in reading that is affecting his phonemic awareness and phonics milestones. Currently, Student J is behind grade level in phonics, and fluency as demonstrated by the…

STAAR test can be the scariest, most intimidating test an English student will ever take. Or, it can be a piece of cake. By using the strategies of highlighting, carefully reading questions, and budgeting time, anyone can be a star at taking the STAAR. Before even looking at questions, carefully analyzing and highlighting the reading will make the questions much easier. Highlighting can be helpful because it allows the reader to find the main idea, topic sentence, and challenging words in the…

sound structure of language—that is, that language is made up words, syllables, rhymes, and sounds (phonemes)” (Chapter Two: Phonological Awareness, n.d.). Phonological awareness is important because it is a strong and reliable predictor of future reading and writing success. The phonological awareness test is a standardized test that is used to identify children who struggle with phonological knowledge and have difficulties identifying sound correspondences in words. The phonological…

decrease in interest in reading has only lowered as technology has grown. The more technology we have, the less interest we show in reading for pleasure and for gaining knowledge. With more research and studies they showed respondents ages 16-29 are less likely than adults 30 and older to say they read for pleasure; 76% of those younger than 30 read for this reason, compared with 81% of adults 30 and older. Obviously looking at these studies shows that interest in reading has decreased over time…

Between the Lions is a PBS program that promotes reading and literacy. Each episode features a letter or a sound that the whole episode’s focus is built upon. The letter or sound is featured throughout the episode using songs, stories, skits, on-screen text, vocabulary, and animations. The information is presented and modeled in many ways, using many examples. When a character in Between the Lions says a word that contains the letter or sound focused on in the episode, the word is shown on the…

1. What stood out to you about each reading? a. The first thing that stood out to me about both of these articles was the level at which they were written. The first time I attempted to read these articles, I got about halfway through and realized I didn't understand a single thing I had read. Ultimately, I ended up having to read these articles multiple times. Once I got past the unique sentence structure and the complex vocabulary I started to understand some of the issues being presented.…

The thesis I chose for term paper , is utilized from Skopos theory. Because, to decide word choice, phrases, subjects and plot of book are vital for the translation for children’s literature. “As an important branch of literature, CL plays an important role in the growth of children’s psychology and the formation of their perception of things around them.”(Alsabbagh,2014;9) Subjects and words which are chosen in children’s book, should be proper for children. To care for psychological state of…

I chose to do my book trailer for a public library, Bruce Public Library. My book trailer is on Kelley Armstrong’s first book in the Cainsville series, Omens. When I was trying to figure out what book I wanted to do my trailer on, I made a massive list of all the books I read that teens might like to read. Then I went through the list and watched book trailers for each of them, slowly narrowing down my list. I crossed off books that didn’t have any trailers I liked and books that I couldn’t come…