Speed reading

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…

As a result, Bob listened to lessons from the other grades, which encouraged him to “learn about reading more.” He also received his first recognition as a writer in fifth grade, with a story “about the Pilgrims landing in the New World.” He remarks that the story was probably “historically way off base,” but nonetheless the story reached “the top county…

Maria Tatar in her novel introduction reasons that the process of reading a fairy tale triggers our cultural outlook (Tatar 4). This gives rise to the reaction we give to the fairy tale. This can also contribute to the many variations of fairy tales. While there are several variations of fairy tales Tatar emphasizes that…

fluency in reading, writing, and comprehension skills, and ultimately strive towards becoming literate. As described by Sahari and Johari (2012) “a child with dyslexia typically…

Literacy Rollercoaster Every young student gets excited for the book fair, even if they don’t like reading, there are lots of fun erasers and pencils to look at or get. I was one of those kids that gazed at the book catalog to create a wishlist of books. I wanted every single book, the scary books, funny books, even comics. The book fair is what blossomed my love for books and reading. I loved how the books were presented and displayed. I got so psyched to read the new books they had to offer.…

Reading the book Horten’s Miraculous Mechanisms by Lissa Evans from pages 1 to 117 has been an exhilarating journey so far. I started reading this book a little after the beginning of the year all the way until October 13th. Usually reading mostly at school and some components at home. I have yet to finish it. Horten’s Miraculous Mechanisms is set a little after World War II and it describes a short ten year old boy named Stuart Horten who is going through a boring and long summer when his…

Picture books have been around for a long time. They have been read by many generations as a source of pleasure reading and to tap into their imagination. In these books, the writers and illustrator include various language, narrative and visual conventions to appeal to the reader and make them read with a deeper analytical eye to find the intended meaning. While some picture books are simple and the meaning is straightforward others are more complex and metaphorical. An example of such a…

computer watching videos on YouTube or opening books and having my mom read them to me. Over time, I got better at pronouncing and enunciating words which allowed me to sit in class every day and be happy. I would be that weird kid sitting there reading a dictionary but I did not care. I was comfortable, this place had started to feel like home to…

parts, reading and writing. Both of which I have had different experiences of. Reflecting off my past experience reading was the more challenging one out of the two. I have always enjoyed writing and learning how to express myself on paper. For those reasons, I will be exploring both of these literacies separately. Ten years ago, me being around eight years old, sitting in a reading circle with my fellow classmates. It comes to be my turn to take on the next paragraph of the book we were reading…

In his speech, “Why our Future depends on libraries, reading, and daydreaming” Neil Gaiman discusses the importance of reading books fostering literacy and imagination, especially for children. Whether it is fiction or non-fiction or any other genre, Gaiman supports people’s freedom of reading whatever they desire. Reading can only be beneficial in the end and people can learn much from books. Gaiman’s reasoning and use of rhetoric allow his argument to be persuasive to the audience he is…