October 25th, 2009
Category: Literacy Articles
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BARRIERS TO READING COMPREHENSION
Elley (1984) exploring the reading difficulties of second – language learners in Fiji supports more books in schools and an instructional approach that encourages students to read even much more than that taught in the schools. A reading program that is based on high interest stories in order to encourage reading by primary school students is also suggested by him.
The major difficulties in reading comprehension have been identified by various researchers and can be summed up as follows:
ANXIETY
Anxiety is a basic human emotion that consists of fear and uncertainty. According to Deutsch (2005) there are many variables…
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October 14th, 2009
Category: Literacy Articles
Tags: at, balanced literacy, Crucial, dg, Difficulties, dyslexia, dyslexic, Information, learning to read, Literacy, Overcoming, Phonics, phonological awareness, Programs, Pronunciation, Reading, reading comprehension, Success, teach reading comprehension strategies, Translate, Writing
Research shows that approximately 20 percent of children in the United States have substantial difficulties learning to read. As these boys and girls grow up, the problematic effects of their reading difficulties are abundant and clear. During the early grades when they should be learning to read, they are embarrassed by their difficulties. This early humiliation leads to a decrease in self-esteem and motivation for school. A child can be easily frustrated and ashamed of poor reading skills once they notice that many of their classmates read fluently. Many of us can probably remember that the slow readers in our…
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October 12th, 2009
Category: Blogs
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Bill Allen, well-known entrepreneur and life-long dyslexic, launched an exciting new website—ReadingTools.org—aimed at giving parents a means to assess and address their children’s reading problems. It is estimated that 11.7 million young people between the ages of 6 and 18 struggle with reading difficulties. Mr. Allen said, “Many parents are confused and surprised when their happy, well-adjusted children seem suddenly to hate school and find excuses to stay home. This is usually followed by a serious drop in their self-esteem. Parents consult teachers, and the teachers can only say the child is having trouble reading and need more phonics based…
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October 6th, 2009
Category: Literacy Instruction
Tags: at, dyslexia, dyslexic, Illiteracy, Korea, Literacy, literacy rate, literacy rates, Outrage, Phonics, phonics scotland, Reading, Spelling, This, web, Writing
Graham Stringer, MP for Blackley in Manchester, said it was “wicked” to label children as dyslexic because they were confused by bad teaching methods.
“The education establishment, rather than admit that their eclectic and incomplete methods for instruction are at fault, have invented a brain disorder called dyslexia,” Stringer wrote in a column for the Manchester Confidential website.
“Dyslexia is a cruel fiction. The sooner it is consigned to the same dustbin of history, the better.”
About 6 million people suffer from the condition, according to the charity Dyslexia Action.
It said that it was not the same as having reading problems and was…
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