Reading comprehension

References Duke, N., Purcell-Gates, V., Hall, L., & Tower, C. (2006). Authentic Literacy Activities for Developing Comprehension and Writing. The Reading Teacher, 344-355. doi:10.1598/rt.60.4.4 The article discusses authentic literacy activities in the classroom replicate and reflect literacy activities that occur in people 's lives outside of school and instructional contexts. A growing body of research supports use of such activities in teaching and learning. The authors elaborate on the…

After reviewing the reading rockets website, I found that the 5 components of beginning English reading are phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary development, reading fluency, including oral reading skills and reading comprehension strategies. Beth Antunez, author of English Language Learners and the Five Essential Components of Reading Instruction, says using these 5 components teachers can really reach their students who struggle with English reading development. The first component of the…

is a fifth grade student who is having troubles with reading. Mary’s teacher has indicated that Mary has been having difficulties with keeping pace with the other students while reading, completing homework and classroom assignments, and with reading comprehension. Mary’s teacher has made note that Mary is a very pleasant student who is good with following directions and gets along well with other classmates. Mary is having difficulty in reading, writing, social studies, and science. Currently…

general area of reading problems are classified into several components according to Jennings, Lerner and Caldwell (2014). Emergent literacy, word recognition accuracy, reading fluency, comprehension and language and meaning vocabulary (pg. 95-96). I think the major problems in reading may occur in decoding, comprehension, and retention. Children who are diagnosed with learning difficulties have a primary problem with reading and related language skills. Through my readings and class…

strong predictive relationship between word recognition skills and reading comprehension. The ability to recognize words facilitate good comprehension. It is really imperative that students master the precise skills/vocabulary in each subject matter before advancing to upper-level classes. With solid bases in Reading skills, students can easily understand; Reading is the base of learning. Proficiency on vocabulary and comprehension skills will permit a child’s success in any curriculum area. The…

2.15. The Correlation between Reading Story and Vocabulary Reading comprehension and vocabulary are closely related to each other. Each skill is essential to reading achievement, yet one skill is depended deeply on the other skill. Now this relation is argued as follows: 2.15.1 Reading and Vocabulary Knowledge Many studies related to vocabulary knowledge and word instruction, has demonstrated that there is a strong relationship between recognizing words and understanding text. In this regard,…

(Dole et al., 1996) collaborates the importance of declarative, procedural, and conditional knowledge. They found procedural and conditional knowledge were important in the reading process, especially for at-risk readers with limited declarative knowledge (p. 74). Reciprocal Teaching Reciprocal Teaching refers to the cycling of information from the teacher to the students. The Reciprocal Teaching technique, also known as the “Fab Four,” consisting of four strategies. The strategies include…

the pictures to obtain a visual that would lead to a possible outcome of the text. She notices the first letter of each word and sequences the others to predict an outcome. Her self-corrections are based on memory, and her comprehension is evident. Her slow, deliberate reading appears to increase fluency and together with the visual and written text; the student was able to…

her difficulties in reading and spelling. TR has difficulty in identifying the sounds in spoken words as well as the ability to manipulate these sounds. She has an underlying difficulty with phonological processing speed indicating that she has a problem with her verbal working memory, her ability to retrieve and articulate language quickly. The awareness of sound structure underpins literacy skills. TR also has problems with her speed of visual processing which affects her reading and writing…

The close reading lesson was beneficial for my intermediate literacy reader and writer as her met cognitional awareness of gathering information and organizing facts for reasoning was assisted by note taking, highlighting key details, and finding vocabulary meaning…