Reading Works

Chapter 4, Reading: How Muscle Reading Works pp.136-141 While the concepts and ideas that are presented in this article may be helpful to some, to me, it is rather late to completely adjust my techniques in reading. The process of muscle reading can generate decent results, but following every step will only become a burden. Instead, I prefer to do steps out of order, and void specific steps out if necessary. The part that resonated with me specifically is the highlighting technique. It states that one should read an entire chapter or section before going back to highlight. This is a logical strategy that has developed into one of my habits. I prefer highlighting and underlining key terms to remind myself of the material being presented. After…

early Middle Ages, when books were scarcer and readers focused on intensive reading. Because of the abundance of books during the 16th and 17th centuries, styles of selective reading and note taking developed to address the issue of too many books, too little time. This can be considered the shift when extensive reading versus intensive reading became popular and the school of scholasticism became widespread. The author points out that throughout history scholars have made distinctions in how…

parents. Nowadays, kids and teens are always on their electronic devices and you can’t tell if they are really reading or just messing around. The article “Reading Literature Makes Us Smarter and Nicer” by Annie Murphy Paul argues that reading can help us improve our minds. She argues that “deep reading” is something we have to protect like a historical painting or a historical building, because it immerses you greatly. Deep reading is a robust exercise that the brain does to increase our…

the learner begins to read the teacher notices that the learner is reading very slow and word for word. The leaner is using their decoding strategies as they read to read unfamiliar words. When the learner finishes the teacher begins to ask the learner different questions about the book. The learner looks at the teacher and does not answer the question. The teacher tries to ask the learner another question and the learner is able to give a response but…

Chapter one summary talks about how children benefit from reading and apply it to different subjects whom they have acquired through variety of strategies in elementary. Teachers need to know the student and how the different methods may or may not work for them. From there whole comprises the child decoding and coding how that helps them with making mean with instruction. Next it starts comparing both research based reading instruction with culturally relevant instruction and gives examples of…

education and a reading endorsement. She has been teaching for about twenty years in grades first through fourth. Currently, she teaches third grade in Liberty Township; but before that she was a reading tutor for first and second graders. Do to her being in early childhood education, she teaches all subject…

should accentuate the significance of language, reading, and writing as well as motivate students (Test, Carlson, King, & Bender, n.d.). Classroom Environments Appendix A is a kindergarten classroom setup to support literacy and learning. There are many areas where the children can work together in a group or individually reading and writing. Children can delve into books of different genres in the library, at reading times, as well as during social studies, math, and science. Resources in the…

good jobs.” (Concordia University-Portland) The same study then shows that more than 37 percent of fourth graders are not at their basic reading level and 26 percent of eighth graders are not on a basic reading level. (Concordia University-Portland) By fourth grade, 78 percent of those not on the basic reading level will never catch up. This leads to a harder life not only in school but for other things like applying for jobs. Although the achievement gap is decreasing, literacy rates are not…

Mary is a fifth grade student who is having troubles with reading. Mary’s teacher has indicated that Mary has been having difficulties with keeping pace with the other students while reading, completing homework and classroom assignments, and with reading comprehension. Mary’s teacher has made note that Mary is a very pleasant student who is good with following directions and gets along well with other classmates. Mary is having difficulty in reading, writing, social studies, and science.…

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