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Shakespeare which were hard for me to comprehend what I was reading. This lead not only to frustration but I would quit reading the book which caused me to miss out on whatever the teacher was trying to teach. As a teacher I would strive to promote a love of reading in my students by allowing them to choose what they read from a selection of books. If I can get my students interested in reading I would think that it would help to improve upon their reading skills…

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…

In her article “Readers’ advisory and underestimated roles of escapist reading,” Soheli Begum explains the benefits in escapist reading, and how many misunderstand and misinterpret the role it has. While escapist reading is seen as something that should be prohibited, it in fact, has a use in many scenarios. For example: those within the military who seek to escape into a world where there is no violence, blood-shed or grotesque scenes, may seek to read novels that have no war within them.…

When introducing a child to comprehensive literacy a major aspect that is involved in the reading and writing instructions in helping them progress on literacy development skills. Some approaches that are used to these type of instructions are read and write alongs, shared and guided reading and writing. For children that are in Pre-K to first grade it is important to have instructions that are simple and understandable when being read aloud so there will be very little confusion in the…

“Dyslexia is a disorder that is characterized by a difficulty processing words” (Kuwana). Another way to describe dyslexia is as the American Heritage Dictionary defines it: “A learning disability marked by impairment in the ability to read.” (Hoiland). Reading does not come naturally as does speaking. One must activate certain areas of their brain to comprehend what the individual sound of every word means. That’s why “The inability to break speech into its parts is the main reason why children…

the learning areas. Within each of the areas there are bookshelves that contain a variety of reading materials, such as read aloud, picture books, story books, recipe books, magazines, genres, and informational context that will capture the interest of the students ( Seefeldt, C., & Galper, A., 2001). Students should have access to interesting materials and books in both online and print. When children work in a well-organized…

he two types of supplementary materials that a teacher can use to promote the students' English reading development is to use a visual meaning-base strategy and auditory discrimination. If a teacher uses visual meaning-base strategies this will help his or her students see a word or letter and correspond it with its meaning. With that being said, if the student L1 is transparent, then the students can benefit from having almost the same alphabet letters. The students will only need to go over…

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…

different medias and scholars. Although, Nicholas primarily focused on Google, the general consensus is that he was using Google as a cover for internet. His inspiration foe writing the article was because of his difficulty in concentration while reading long texts. He found out that the internet was capable of having a far greater consequence on our comprehension and learning capacities. The internet and various technological advances have changed the way we conceive various actions and do…

Minilesson One: Phonological Awareness Natalie Marchetti Georgia Gwinnett College Dr. Jennifer Greene READ 3200 Approaches to Reading Instruction September 24, 2017 Minilesson One: Phonological Awareness Introduction: The purpose of this phonological awareness minilesson is to develop students’ abilities to distinguish between spoken words containing / æ / sounds and words containing the / ɛ / sound. Phonological Awareness is defined as knowledge about the sound structure of…