It is probably best to see the situation not in terms of accuracy work or fluency work, but accuracy work and fluency work. ... Originally in this method students write out the answers as the primary skills to be developed are reading and writing. ... Whereas grammar is taught deductively in Grammar-Translation Method (grammar rules are presented with examples) Direct Method uses an inductive way so students are given examples and they figure out the rule or generalisation from those examples. ... In the Grammar-Translation Method after the students have understood the rule, they are asked to...

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Teachers and students may adapt favorite stories for readers' theatre through shared script writing activities. ... Readers" Theatre, also, develops oral reading fluency and silent reading. ... However, the only way you can accomplish that is if they are writing the script. ... Students develop an understanding of and appreciation for literary genres and for particular works of fiction by writing scripts from fiction or writing fiction descriptions from play scenes. Dramatic activity is a useful way to begin a piece of literature or to generate ideas for writing. ...

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These nine primary mental abilities were: visual and spatial ability (the ability to picture shapes and spatial relationships), perceptual speed (the ability to understand perceptual information rapidly and to see the similarities and differences between stimuli), numerical ability (the ability to calculate and recall numbers), verbal meaning (knowledge of the meanings of words), memory (the ability to recall information, such as words and sentences), word fluency ( the ability to thin of words quickly for such tasks as rhyming or doing crossword puzzles), deductive reasoning (the ability to d...

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An example of Negro idiom throughout this text is the characters habitual use of shortened forms of expression like "you is" instead of "you are". ... This style of writing helps create a closer bond between the reader and the material written. ... Celie's later letters grow in fluency, in telling us of detail and in grasp of motive but she remains an uncomplicated, straightforward narrator. ...

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Also, for a second language learner to reach a 50% for standardized tests in reading and writing such as CSAP, Terra Nova, etc, the students need five years. ... According to the Houghton Mifflin Student Acquiring English Handbook, learning a second language requires proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing. ... The five stages of Language Acquisition are: Production, Early Production, Speech Emergent, Intermediate Fluency and Fluent. A kid who has just arrived from another country with absolutely no English skills at all is a perfect example of the production stage. ... Thi...

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In the theory of behaviorism, for example, ' 'language learning is seen like any other kind of learning, as the formation of habits''. ... Intermediate Fluency Stage 5. Advanced Fluency Stage 1. ...

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In some schools - for example, Tower Hamlets - most bilingual children will speak the same language as a mother tongue, whereas in others 40 different languages or more may be spoken. ... It does not necessarily imply full fluency in both or all languages". ... When the focus is on the fact that children have access to two or more languages, the term bilingual will be used: for example, if we are discussing how to provide resources and activities in a classroom that will reflect and value the languages the children use. ... Is it generally an advantage or disadvantage to be EAL/bilingu...

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Nevertheless, women usually perform better in verbal memory tasks, verbal fluency, articulation speed and artistic expressiveness as their communication-oriented left hemisphere is more developed. ... As the corpus callosum is larger in women than in men, women can use both hemispheres at the same time, making it possible for them to multitask, for instance cooking while reading recipes and talking with writing. ... For example, there are many happily married couples that can face problems and still stay together. ... An example would be due to the human brain develops in accordance with wha...

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Grammatical knowledge also relates to the overall ability to use L2 namely reading, speaking, writing and listening. ... According to Akira (2002), the grammatical knowledge relates to overall ability to use L2 in terms of four points: appropriateness, meaningfulness, accuracy and fluency. ... Moreover, in writing, the learners need to transfer their grammatical concept from oral language to written. ... After that, the teacher explains a bit about the formula and given an example. After explaining it, the teacher usually asks the students to make example of the grammar pattern. ...

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According to the Diagnostic Statistical Manual IV ([DSM-IV] 2000), the characteristic symptoms of schizophrenia are "a range of cognitive and emotional dysfunctions that include perception, inferential thinking, language and communication, behavioral monitoring, affect, fluency and productivity of thought and speech, hedonic capacity, volition and drive, and attention". As David Lukoff (1985) sites in his writing "The Diagnosis of Mystical Experience with Psychotic Features," the criteria for the label "psychotic" includes: "The phenomenology (imagery, cognitions) of the psychotic condition ...

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For example, one of our students organized her literature review according to these themes: 91) literature on the effectiveness of reading aloud; (2) strategies for increasing reading fluency and comprehension; and (3) meaningful reading fluency and comprehension assessment strategies. ... Remember the writing advice: show, don't tell as you write. ... Support your interpretations with examples. ... Consider the following questions as writing prompts for this final reflection of your action research journey: • What are some of the most important lessons you will take into your teach...

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The types of reading and writing are found within the Reading and Writing Workshops. ... I will then go on to give them examples. ... In the minilesson, I will introduce one concept and give clear examples so that students understand why they are learning what I am teaching. ... For example, at the math center, I may have students match the correct amount of manipulatives to the number names or symbols. ... The writer's notebook is a key component of the writing workshop, which includes independent writing, guided writing, and investigations. ...

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{find more examples and citations} Although there seems to be relatively active debates regarding high-stakes standardized testing for students there are less conversations surrounding high-states standardized testing for professions. ... For a native English speaker, the exams provide a relative amount of challenge, however for a non-native speakers, minority populations, or immigrants, the exams not only tests specific subject matter but they are more so a test of English fluency. ... Although it could be argued that in order to teacher in the United States it is necessary and practical to...

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For example, when I was in elementary school, my one and probably only goal at that time was to impress the teacher with an excess of complicated vocabulary. ... Right now, especially, I am trying to improve my writing fluency and succinctness, without having to sacrifice hours to achieve that. ... What do you want to learn about writing? ... Growth, then, is my future in writing. ... This is typical of my writing process. ...

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For example, in the situation when they were practically harassed and threatened by a missionary named Pete who tried to convert them into Christianity by means of insulting and embarrassing them, he encouraged the Yanomamo to maintain their religious beliefs and not be intimidated by the missionary's threats. ... I must admit that sometimes it seems that the author was a bit too emotional in writing his book. ... For example: "One of them (women) commented that the other's husband must really care for her since he has beaten her on the head so frequently!" ... He used examples for...

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An example of this is when he was speaking on the topic of AIDS and how only 50,000 people of the million s infected receive treatment. ... The difference between most speakers and the President though is that he has someone else writing his speeches for him, he is briefed, and then he delivers it. ... Fluency D. ...

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For example, one language may be identified as less formal and used for information about events related to home and family. ... Less confusion will occur if children learn to associate the two languages differently, for example if one language is used while speaking to the mother and the other while speaking to the father. ... In parts of India, for example, a small child usually knows several languages. ...

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Their fluency in Arabic enabled them to serve as cultural translators between the Spanish-speaking and Arabic-speaking populations. ... For example, many leading church and governmental dignitaries in the 15th century, including the family of King Ferdinand, who unified the country, could trace their ancestry back to people with Jewish blood (Bachrach 45). ... For example, although Queen Isabella was a devout Catholic, she could see that most of the hatred against the Conversos was motivated not by popular concern for the strength of the church in Spain, but by envy and hatred (Stewart 40). ...

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Phonics and Whole Language Instruction Abstract Two primary styles of elementary school reading programs, Phonics and Whole Language, are examined. A discussion of the origins of each method provides insight into the ongoing battle being fought within the educational community concerning the ...

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The next London variety, termed Type III, is the language of London in the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries, recorded in, for example, the earliest Chaucer manuscripts (Horobin, 18). ... Much of the debate centers on the scribes, who copy the texts, which, according to Simon Horobin, the scribes should be credited with the different types of written texts because they themselves are writing them down. ... For example, the letter [c], by itself, had lost the value [t] that it had come to have in OE. The value [k] acquired a new value, [s]-at first in French loan words only, bu...

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." - Ralph Waldo Emerson A Condensation of Its Context Toward the end of his notebook, "Naturalist," Ralph Waldo Emerson entered sentence (dated 1853) that marks a symbolic vision of nature familiar to his readers and, in more recent years, of concern to his ecologically minded critics: "He is the richest who has most use for nature as raw material of tropes and symbols with which to describe his life." (2) One can see why the tradition of reading Emerson's nature writing and environmental aesthetics in sharp contrast with Henry David Thoreau's--Thoreau viewed as "Emerson's ea...

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A typical child at this age should be able to read with understanding and fluency and comprehend a broad range of reading materials. ... The child should be able to communicate information with others, relate prior knowledge to new information, seek answers to questions through active exploration, and also be able to use drawing and writing skills to convey meaning information.. ... Her reading and writing skills are below normal. ...

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For example, Tina may not able to treat other persons as they treat her. (2) Identifying and appropriately expressing feelings and motives. For example, Masao may not know that he is happy when something good happens. ... For example, Patrick may have difficulty in learning skills, may not have confidence in his ability to performs a task, and may not able to demonstrate that ability. (4) Asking for accepting help. For example, Virginia may not able to ask for help when a task gets too hard or to allow another child who has offered help to be her partner in a game. ... A child's behavior...

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An example of this is parenting skills suitable for our society being acquired from experienced parents. ... Examples of different cultures are industrialised or agrarian societies and religious values. ... An example of these working together is when a child using the schema "cat" applies it to all four-footed animals. ... An example of this in New Zealand European subculture is the change from personal identification as having dependant children (being "Mum") to a functioning adult with much to offer, but no-one to pass it on to. ...

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As in writing, participants in creative dramatics must extend their knowledge base by using their own intuitive understandings. ... Creative Drama increases creativity, originality, sensitivity, fluency, flexibility, emotional stability, and cooperation, while developing communication skills and appreciation of education. ... Creative Drama is a useful way to begin a piece of literature or to generate ideas for writing. ...

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