small text for beginners PART – II: Describe the person using the information given. Age: 23 Country: England Phone number: 00 334 379 561 Marital status: married Occupation: student Languages: French, English Learn English: Studies, Travel Sports: Volley, Gymnastics Favourite food: Fruit, bread Car: (no car- a motorcycle) Music: Rock and Roll Abilities: Play the violin, dance Notes for the teacher: Did your students enjoy Sunflower's activity?
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Beginning Level English Reading Comprehension - Adverbs of Frequency Reading Comprehension Read the following short paragraph about Mary and her hobbies and interests. Pay attention to how often and when she does her various hobbies. Once you understand, make sure to take the quiz to test your knowledge. Mary's Hobbies and Interests Mary has a lot of hobbies and interests. Take the quiz about Mary's Hobbies and Interests to check your understanding. This reading focuses on adverbs of frequency with the present simple tense to describe habits and routines. Looking for a Pen Pal - Reading Comprehension Read the following information about different pen pals. 1. Mary, 24 years old, comes from Scotland and would like to find a pen pal who comes from East Europe. She likes playing the piano and listening to jazz music. She is interested in history but does not like discussing politics. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Comprehension Questions Which pen pal is best for these people? Petr Vladovic, 18, comes from Serbia and would like a pen pal who is interested in discussing the current political situation in the world.
Kavaliauskiene - Using the Lexical Approach for the Acquisition of ESP Vocabulary The Internet TESL Journal Galina Kavaliauskienë and Violeta Janulevièienëukk [at] ltu.ltDepartment of Foreign LanguagesLithuanian Law University, Ateities 20, Vilnius 2057, Lithuania Introduction No one argues that the scope of specialized vocabulary in teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP) is a primary goal. Quite recently computer analysis of the English language has revealed a widespread occurrence of lexical patterns in language use. Michael Lewis (1993) challenged the standard view of dividing language teaching into grammar and vocabulary by arguing that language consists of lexical items. A second category is collocations. There are specific types of collocations in ESP which cause students' errors due to a lack of translational equivalence between the first language (L1) and the second language (L2). In Lewis's approach, a third category is fixed expressions, and a fourth, semi-fixed expressions. Intake of Vocabulary Chunks in ESP Conclusion References
SAT Reading Comprehension : Practice tests and explanations Reading Comprehension (also known as Critical Reading) questions test your ability to understand a passage and answer questions on the basis of what is stated and implied in the passage. You need to read the passage first so that you can identify the main idea of the passage and appreciate features such as the author's tone and attitude as well as the organization of the passage. Scroll back to the relevant point in the text as you do each question. Passages on the SAT vary in length from short paragraphs that take 3 minutes to read and answer two questions, to ones that take 15 minutes to read and answer 13 questions. There is no shortcut to improving your critical reading ability. Directions The reading passage is accompanied by a set of questions based on the passage and any introductory material that is given. In the case of a double comprehension: The two passages are accompanied by questions based on the content of each and the relationship between them.
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A Scientific Approach to Reading Instruction By: Barbara Foorman, Jack Fletcher, and David Francis (1997) Direct, systematic instruction about the alphabetic code is not routinely provided in kindergarten and first grade, in spite of the fact that at the moment this might be our most powerful weapon in the fight against illiteracy. Important research findings Reading problems occur primarily at the level of the single word. Decoding problems in reading are primarily associated with problems segmenting words and syllables into phonemes. Causes of poor reading Neurological: Brain metabolism when doing reading tasks involving sounds of words, such as whether they rhyme, is different in good and poor readers. Important intervention findings Direct instruction in decoding skills emphasizing the alphabetic code results in more favorable outcomes than does a context-emphasis or embedded approach. Necessary & sufficient conditions for learning to read About the authors Dr.
Whole language Overview[edit] Whole language is an educational philosophy that is complex to describe, particularly because it is informed by multiple research fields including but not limited to education, linguistics, psychology, sociology, and anthropology (see also Language Experience Approach). Several strands run through most descriptions of whole language: Underlying premises[edit] Cognitive skills of reading[edit] Sub-lexical reading Sub-lexical reading[2][3][4][5] involves teaching reading by associating characters or groups of characters with sounds or by using phonics learning and teaching methodology. Lexical reading Lexical reading[2][3][4][5] involves acquiring words or phrases without attention to the characters or groups of characters that compose them or by using Whole language learning and teaching methodology. Learning theory[edit] The idea of "whole" language has its basis in a range of theories of learning related to the epistemologies called "holism". Chomsky and Goodman[edit]
whole-word-approach - eReadingPro There are many different beliefs of what the 'best' way of teaching a child to read is, and on-going debates persist as to whether the use of the whole-word approach or phonetics is more effective. Our suggestion is to use the whole-word approach to ease into phonics! eReadingPro utilizes the whole-word approach, as research has shown that over 80% of the population identify themselves as visual learners. Small children are also predominantly visual learners and can therefore learn to read more effectively using the whole-word approach. Our system of teaching reading using the whole-word approach ensures that each word is shown first as a single word, then it comes back and is shown as a couplet (when paired with another single word), again within a 3-word phrase, and finally within a sentence. Comprehension is ensured by using words that represent 'people or things'. Once the child masters each word as a whole, begin to show how the decoding of that word works.
Whole Language vs. Phonics Reading Instruction Whole language reading instruction (also known as "look-say" or "sight" reading) is the most widely used method of teaching reading in the U.S. and many other countries. Its development dates back to early in this century (for more information, see our upcoming book Turning the Tide of Illiteracy), and its continued use is based on two factors, one factual and one . . . emotional. First, researchers learned that experienced readers grasp the meaning of entire words at a time. Further, when children talk they use complete words without conscious attention to the individual sounds that make up those words. Why, therefore, should children be taught to read — as was the norm at the time — by teaching them the component sounds of words. Whole language "founders" believed that children should, then, be taught from the beginning to read whole words. Unfortunately, both points are based on faulty reasoning. On point one, it is true that readers recognize familiar words as a whole.
Reading Wars: Phonics vs. Whole Language Phonics versus Whole Language© Jon Reyhner, Northern Arizona University, Revised December 13, 2008 There is an educational and political battle going on between proponents of a phonics emphasis in reading and a whole language emphasis. This battle is going on in newspaper editorial pages, in state legislatures, and congress. Figure 1: National Assessment of Educational Progress 4th Grade Reading Scores 1992-2005 As education moved from the home into schools in the eighteenth century, textbooks were developed to teach reading. At the beginning of the Twentieth Century, the Progressive Education Movement pushed for instruction that focused more on the interests of students and what science was discovering about teaching and learning. Phonics proponents led by Rudolph Flesh in his 1955 book Why Johnny Can't Read attacked the whole word approach because it did not get students into reading children's stories that did not have carefully controlled vocabularies. Learning Theories Compared Notes