Reading comprehension

these core issues and assisting ESL students by meeting their individual needs (p. 249). This article highlighted many effective methods for nursing faculty to assist these struggling students with achieving success. One question that surfaced from reading this article is the concept of an active education model. In the past, the college…

These interventions include explicitly teaching of good reading behaviors and providing time to practice those modeled strategies (Laureate Education, Inc, 2009a). By doing so will help to enhance comprehension. "Comprehension is a creative, multifaceted thinking process in which students engage with the text" (Tompkins, 2010, p. 258). Comprehension depends on several factors. These factors are prior knowledge, word recognition, and reading fluently (Tompkins, 2010). Through a "Read With"…

Introduction The researcher teaches Special Education Reading at the high school level. Some students in the researcher’s classroom receive special education services and are English Language Learners (ELL). Students whose first language is English and students whose second language is English bother need support in learning content language that is used in the classroom to aid with reading, discussion, and assignments (Sibold, 2011). The researcher works with students who are cognitively…

thinking skills are a rarity (Groce & Groce, 2005). Biggers (2001) posits that in relation to assessment and comprehension, students should be provided with multiple opportunities to revisit texts, as well as possibilities for written responses and extension activities related to texts read. Since teachers use performance on the AR quizzes as the primary tool to gauge students’ comprehension abilities, it is possible that critical-thinking and higher-order literacy activities are absent from the…

reflection, “A possible game he could like is Tic Tac Toe for reading comprehension, or a cube dice while reading,” (reflections, 2/7) I feel that a cube dice for reading comprehension will help my student focus more because he loves playing games and doing hands-on activities. I thought of this idea, but haven’t followed through with the credible resource or by implementing it into my lessons. My student struggles with comprehension and I believe that this would be…

Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition, or CIRC, is a reading and writing team focused, fast-paced curriculum typically implemented in second through eighth grade classrooms. As its name indicates, the program’s main focus is to have students work together in groups with varying achievement levels in order to learn from one another and achieve one main goal, to be successful in reading and writing. Instructors are provided with daily 90-minute lessons of direct instruction and group work…

tips for ells. Scholastic Instructor, 36-38. The author of the article describes 32 tips that teachers can implement for English Language Learners. Such ideas include: ideas for first day of school, ways to help them build vocabulary, and tips for reading lessons. The article provides some useful and innovative guidelines; however, it does not appear to be beneficial because it does not go into much detail about the strategies therefore additional research would have to be conducted. Because…

The passage was given to me by Ms. Halsey and was intended for the student to work on fluency and comprehension. I took that passage and stayed with fluency and comprehension, but I also added in learning strategies for difficult vocabulary terms that are in the passage. Pre-Assessment: The student will read the Susan B. Anthony article in one minute. The teacher will high-light each of the words that were incorrect in that one minute and add up how many words the student read correctly.…

Approaches to Learning: Students in the class are mostly social, auditory, and visual (spatial) learners. The students do well when the teacher goes through the book or lesson with the whole class. The students need a variety of examples and cues for comprehension. Writing examples on the board as well as prepared visuals put on the board help the visual learners. Group work and games help many of the students in the class understand the content. These students do well with learning a new…

Supporting students who struggle with reading on the secondary level is an area that is often overlooked. It is assumed that if a child has broken the barrier into his/her secondary level of education they are on a clear path to college. However, recent research shows that students entering their first year of college are faced with taking remedial reading courses and cannot meet the demands of college level reading. The purpose of this literature review undertake the challenge of…