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  2. Reading comprehension - Wikipedia

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    Reading comprehensionis the ability to process written text, understandits meaning, and to integrate with what the reader already knows. [1][2][3][4]Reading comprehensionrelies on two abilities that are connected to each other: word reading and language comprehension.[5] Comprehension specifically is a "creative, multifaceted process" that is ...

  3. Storytelling - Wikipedia

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    Storytelling is a means for sharing and interpreting experiences. Peter L. Berger says human life is narratively rooted, humans construct their lives and shape their world into homes in terms of these groundings and memories. Stories are universal in that they can bridge cultural, linguistic and age-related divides.

  4. Reading - Wikipedia

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    Reading is the process of taking in the sense or meaning of letters, symbols, etc., especially by sight or touch. [1] [2] [3] [4]For educators and researchers, reading is a multifaceted process involving such areas as word recognition, orthography (spelling), alphabetics, phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and motivation.

  5. READING STRATEGIES: WHAT ARE THEY - ed

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    Reading is an integral part of academic affairs and it is equally important outside academic contexts. Apart from the essential linguistic requirements of the reading process (e.g. vocabulary and grammar), there are some so-called reading strategies that are attested to improve reading. Many articles and, indeed, whole books

  6. An important specification of the SVR is that reading comprehension is the product of language comprehension and decoding, rather than the sum of these two components. Thus, an increase or decrease in one com ponent depends on the level of the other component in terms of influencing reading com prehension ability.

  7. Engaging the Youngest Readers with Shared Reading Experiences

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    The Basics of Shared Reading. The following is a description of the activities you might observe or plan for during a shared reading experience with children: The teacher orients the children to the text to help them develop schema for the topic. The teacher reads the text using a pointer to help the children track the print while reading.

  8. Short story - Wikipedia

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    The short story is a crafted form in its own right. Short stories make use of plot, resonance and other dynamic components as in a novel, but typically to a lesser degree. While the short story is largely distinct from the novel or novella/short novel, authors generally draw from a common pool of literary techniques. [citation needed]

  9. Reading Fluency: A Brief History, the Importance of ... - ed

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    words not read, words inserted, and skipped words) over the course of one minute. The problem with this definition is the exclusion of prosody, the third indicator of reading. To facilitate clear understanding among the reading community, particularly teachers, the term accumaticity has Reading fluency is defined by reading rate, word ...