developers of Lexia Reading Core5 present the program as a tool to help students of all abilities build their foundational reading skills with technology and direct instruction. Furthermore, the program was created to assist students in becoming successful readers, and to prepare them for college, a career, and the common core standards. Lexia Reading Core5 provides a personalized, differentiated approach through a system of student-driven learning online and targeted instruction by a teacher or paraprofessional
the development of fluency while passing attention to accuracy, and can be used along with mere traditional procedures. Therefore TBLT motivates students and promotes higher levels of proficiency. It also creates a low anxiety learning environment which students can utilize their ideas and practice their language to develop confidence. Teacher can provide timely guidance, which leads to higher retention rates. Despite that TBLT as labour intensive and high
the importance of standards in education. The common core standards are a set of standards for math and English language arts that were created in 2009 by educators and experts from across the country. These standards were created to help prepare students for entry-level careers, freshmen college-level courses,
U rRepublic of Yemen University of Aden Faculty of Education Department of English Effectiveness of Dramatization in Teaching Speaking on 2nd Year English Students’ Oral Proficiency in the Faculty of Education, University of Aden A proposal submitted to the department of English for the fulfillment of Master of Applied Linguistics By Amal Farhan Supervised by Dr.Khalid Al-Sabaee September , 2014 1.0 Introduction Speaking is the productive skill in the oral mode. It is more
effect of self-regulation on speaking accuracy on both extroverted and introverted EFL learners. Speaking accuracy Effective English speaking performance consider some components of speaking skills, such as accuracy and fluency. According to Tam (1997), improvement of learners’ fluency and accuracy in speaking is depending on variety of situations. According to Sadeghi and Edalati (2014) “Accuracy is a simple concept to be identified because all researchers agree with the main goal of accuracy.” (p
Technical Education: An Analysis of the Existing Hurdles in a Non – English Social Milieu and Some Viable Solutions SARAKANAM SRINIVAS M.A., M.Phil., (PhD) Faculty of English, Samalkot - 533440, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India Mobile: 91+ 9959343424, 9154957348 vasu.vasu14@gmail.com Abstract One of the major challenges any English Language Teacher often confronts is ‘imparting of speaking skills’ to the students of engineering courses
Reading Skills The ability to interpret or decode written material and or situation. Reading is one of the key elements that facilitate communication and help decipher written materials for a clear understanding of what is intend to be transmitted. Today society inherited, knowledge have been pass down from many years and in many forms and reading is a prominent key, a lot of what we know today are amalgam of researches and observation that has been discovered and used to ease the concept of life
tool questionnaire was used in this study. It was based on a survey that Osuna and Meskill (1998) developed for their study. The students evaluated each statement on a 6 – point Likert scale. At the end of the survey, the students were asked two open-ended questions to report what they liked about the course and what they did not like. Findings Almost all of the students found that the Web was a valuable learning tool and that its use was necessary. It also indicates that Web – search project may
regarding Saudi learners’ reading abilities. The study sample consisted of 40 Saudi high school students, 30 teachers and 10 supervisors. The students were surveyed and interviewed about their reading habits and use of reading skills, while the teachers and supervisors were interviewed to explore their perceptions about reading instruction in the Saudi context. The results revealed that most Saudi students lack the necessary reading habits. In addition, they rarely make use of important reading skills
Listening,Reading, Speaking and Writing. The main objective of Education today is not limited within acquiring knowledge but it has expanded to utilization of the same in the practical life. Here comes the need of the skill of Communication. The students who opt for post graduation mostly with an ambition to get more exposure are found lacking the communication skill. They may be excellent learners with strong hold over the Specialized subject but sometimes, they lack the level of confidence to express