Reading comprehension

designing the book bag, I made sure that the activities I included were activities that the children would know how to complete. They were activities that the students had completed in their class with other stories or in another context. When reading stories in class, the students would create a story sequence to summarize what happened through the story. So, I knew that they would know what to do to complete the story sequence activity. To personalize it and make it fit with the story, I…

Chapter 23: “It’s Never Just Heart Disease…and Rarely Just Illness” • Heart disease in literature is metaphorical and lyrical • The heart has been the symbolic source of emotion since ancient times • Homer has characters describe other characters as having “a heart of iron” to mean that that character is hard-hearted or tough-minded • All great writers use the heart as a center of emotion • Writers use it because readers feel emotion in their hearts • Writers can use heart ailments as a way to…

literacy in my own way could benefit me in the sense that it would help me to be more knowledgeable and observant of others. You see, to me literacy is the ability to understand and connect with other’s deepest and most personal thoughts by just reading one’s writing. Being able to truly understand literacy is being able to read, and also write, between the lines. I believe one’s virtue is evident in their own writing, I believe that in order for me to understand someone I must understand their…

disorder you have. Over two million children have a learning disability and the most common is dyslexia. Dyslexia is a condition that alters the way the brain measures reading comprehension, writing, spelling, and even speaking. Many know this as the reading disorder because it commonly used to describe someone who has difficulty reading. This is because of a complication with sounds and how they express letters and words. Sometimes pronouncing just one word can…

In this article we discuss a range of ideas concerning the use of illustrations in picture books where we have several levels include Look and feel of the book and the role of visual information in the form STORY correct landing to small levels as long as we have seen visible elements of this change in the art of printing or the style of this art is used to create meanings and emotional effect. Images used in children's books to attract readers' attention and beautify the form book and giving…

Literacy Prop Box A prop box is a box full of age-appropriate props that pertain to a specific story. They help the children learn more about the story through play. Props not only help children learn new words, but also express their comprehension of the story in a fun and creative way. Vukelich, Christie, and Enz (2010) wrote that “stories for dramatizing need dialogue and action-characters who say and do something” (p. 95). For this assignment, I created a prop box for a circular book called…

understanding of reading speed is that the speed is determined mainly by two factors; how fast an individual’s eyes can move and how fast their brain can comprehend the information (Collins Dictionary, 2016). If an individual is forced to move their eye faster along with the words on a page or screen, such as that with a Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP) software, will it cause them to read faster without largely reducing their overall comprehension of the material? One major measure of…

Speed reading is traditionally looked upon highly and is seen as a great skill in the academic and professional community. There is a relationship between reading speed and retention when one holds the assumption that reading faster is better (McLaughlin, 1969; Smith, 1975). The capability of reading faster is possible but the quality of retaining the information read is variable (McLaughlin, 1969). The average person reads 200-250 words per minute (WPM) for upper intermediate grades and…

Development of Word Recognition Sight Word Inventory To get a better understand of Franklin’s reading level, I administered the ____ Sight Word Inventory (______). This test consists of sight words, or words students can recognize immediately, appropriate for each grade level. Thus, as you continue through the words, they become increasingly difficult. Franklin’s instructional level is at the third-grade level. At his level, he was able sound out the beginning consonant, “r,” for the word…

on the Internet, often reading many things. Unfortunately, the content and writing caliber of what they choose to read may not be high level or factual, therefore reading such material would not help to develop the literature skills of this individual. Reading, both for pleasure and for education, exposes the reader to high quality writing. It is generally believed that members of Gen X and Gen Y spend less time reading than generations before them. Choosing not to reading for pleasure has…