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  2. Glossary of language education terms - Wikipedia

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    Students use vocabulary and concepts already learned to tell a story or describe an event. The teacher writes down the information they provide, and then uses the account to teach language, especially to develop reading skills. Language learning requirements To learn language, students have four needs: They must be exposed to the language.

  3. English as a second or foreign language - Wikipedia

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    The learners of the English language are of two main groups. The first group includes the learners learning English as their second language i.e. the second language of their country and the second group includes those who learn English as a totally foreign language i.e. a language that is not spoken in any part of their country.

  4. Reading comprehension - Wikipedia

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    When reading a passage, it is good to vocalize what one is reading and also their mental processes that are occurring while reading. This can take many different forms, with a few being asking oneself questions about reading or the text, making connections with prior knowledge or prior read texts, noticing when one struggles, and rereading what ...

  5. Progress in International Reading Literacy Study - Wikipedia

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    The written test is designed to address the process of comprehension and the purposes for reading. There are two purposes for reading that are examined in this study: reading for literary experience and reading to acquire and use information. Each student receives 80 minutes to complete two passages and then time to complete the survey. There ...

  6. Starfall (website) - Wikipedia

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    Stephen Schutz had trouble reading books when he was 9 years old, so he decided to help young readers by creating this website. [1] In 2004, Starfall launched Pumarosa, which helps Spanish speakers learn English. [2] [4] In May 2007, Starfall had 987,000 visitors, which was a 300% increase from the previous year. [2]

  7. 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.

  8. Extensive reading - Wikipedia

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    Nation (2005) suggests that learning from extensive reading should meet the following conditions: focusing on the meaning of the English text, understanding the type of learning that can occur through such reading, having interesting and engaging books, getting learners to do large quantities of reading at an appropriate level, and making sure ...

  9. Reading readiness - Wikipedia

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    Reading readiness has been defined as the point at which a person is ready to learn to read and the time during which a person transitions from being a non-reader into a reader. Other terms for reading readiness include early literacy and emergent reading. Children begin to learn pre-reading skills at birth while they listen to the speech ...