Speed reading

When asked what literacy was at the beginning of the semester, I thought it was simply teaching a child to read. Easy, right? I did not realize all that was involved in literacy. Literacy includes reading, writing, vocabulary, fluency, and phonemic awareness. There are also a number of assessments and observations that fall under literacy, all of which are extremely important to effectively teaching literacy to young children. I learned a lot about the different types of assessments this…

First, I chose the disability: Dyslexia. I know many students, friends, and family with the disorder and even though I know the generalities of Dyslexia, I am still a notice at intervention techniques to help an individual with the disorder. In short, it is a disorder that affects the way the brain processes written and spoken language. The student does not lack intelligence, but merely needs to learn strategies to assist in learning. I think one of the most astounding items I found was that one…

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…

hand-held devices facilitated an improvement in reading speed and comprehension in many of the students.” (Choski) Some may say that e-readers don’t provide the same feeling as a book and that’s why some students don’t get the same retention of it, but in this case, it helps a lot of students that suffer from Dyslexia. The authors of this study speculate that, “the shorter lines and less crowded text small e-readers helps reduce word fixation and reading regression.” (Choski)The studies showed…

Dyslexia is a reading and writing disorder that makes it complicated to see letters right, words right, or general symbols. it is estimated that 1 in 10 people have dyslexia. Over 40 million people have it, but only 2 million know. Dyslexia is a big disorder that people don’t usually think about. unfortunately i have to, because i have been diagnosed with it. I was tested for it my 6th grade year and first got in my 2nd grade year. Throughout the years school has been tough on me. Reading was…

The word dyslexia was first used by Rudolf Berlin of Stuttgart, Germany, in 1887 to describe the inability to read. In 1905 W.E. Burner published the first report of childhood reading difficulties in the U.S.. It was not until 1925 that an American neurologist Dr. Samuel T. Orton proposed the first theory of how specific reading difficulty arose. That was the true breakthrough…

Skills I as a teacher am going to teach children how to read and write. I am going to discuss an understanding of how a child’s literacy develops, how to establish a literate environment, my teaching and learning strategies, and provide an assessment. Reading and writing are very important part of our children’s education. It also is important that a teacher understands how to provide a classroom with resources to accomplish their goals. Literacy Development Children develop literacy skills…

TEKS: 6.2E (2) Reading/Vocabulary Development. Students understand new vocabulary and use it when reading and writing. Students are expected to: (E) use a dictionary, a glossary, or a thesaurus (printed or electronic) to determine the meanings, syllabication, pronunciations, alternate word choices, and parts of speech of words. Content Objective(s): • The students will use a dictionary to find the meaning, and pronunciations of unknown words. • The students will use newly acquired learn…

alphabet. After teaching him the alphabet, Douglas mentions in his article “Learning to Read and Write” that his mistress “... to her satisfaction, that education and slavery were incompatible with each other.” His mistress decided to teach him no more reading leading Douglass to hide books from his mistress. Unlike, Malcom X was an actual prisoner, who had learned more than just the alphabet thanks to his educational level no more that the eighth grade. Malcom X had the ability to read during…

After binge watching the Harry Potter movie series, I've decided to live a life, or even a couple lives if there is a need to complete my full exploration of the world. It's really been likeable so far, and I could experience the whole world while reading the books too! But I do truly wonder whether or not I should live multiple lives there. Another thing is, I wonder whether or not I should become Harry Potter or become a side character and become part of the lore as a wizard more powerful…