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  2. Reading - Wikipedia

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    Reading is the process of taking in the sense or meaning of symbols, often specifically those of a written language, by means of 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.

  3. Bloom's taxonomy - Wikipedia

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    Bloom's taxonomy is a framework for categorizing educational goals, developed by a committee of educators chaired by Benjamin Bloom in 1956. It was first introduced in the publication Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: The Classification of Educational Goals.

  4. Reading motivation - Wikipedia

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    Reading and writing motivation are the processes to put more effort on reading and writing activities. [1] [2] Different strategies can be followed to develop a student's motivation to read. Integrating sensory organs with text materials. For example, when reading the word "apple", read it loudly, visualize, feel the texture, taste, and odor.

  5. Student Learning Objectives - Wikipedia

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    For example, when working with a literacy standard dealing with non-fiction reading comprehension it would be beneficial to use real-world documents like an electric bill or an over-the-counter children's pain relief label. The students apply their reading comprehension strategies to documents that they are likely to encounter in the future.

  6. Critical reading - Wikipedia

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    For example, chapter 6 is about "Recognizing the many voices in a text". The practical advises given are based on textual theory ( Mikhail Bakhtin and Julia Kristeva ). Chapter 8 is titled "Evaluating the book as a whole: The book review ", and the first heading is "books as tools".

  7. Independent reading - Wikipedia

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    Independent reading is a term used in educational settings, where students are involved in choosing and reading material (fiction books, non-fiction, magazine, other media) for their independent consumption and enjoyment. Students that read independently have an emphasized creative choice in what they want to read and choose to learn.

  8. Glossary of language education terms - Wikipedia

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    A type of gap fill where the gaps are regular, e.g. every 7th or 9th word. The technique can used to assess students’ reading comprehension or as a practice activity. Collocation The way words are often used together. For example, “do the dishes” and “do homework”, but “make the bed” and “make noise”. Colloquialism

  9. Readability - Wikipedia

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    Readability is the ease with which a reader can understand a written text.The concept exists in both natural language and programming languages though in different forms. In natural language, the readability of text depends on its content (the complexity of its vocabulary and syntax) and its presentation (such as typographic aspects that affect legibility, like font size, line height ...