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  2. Extensive reading - Wikipedia

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    Students choose their own reading material and are not compelled to finish uninteresting materials. Reading material is normally for pleasure, information, or general understanding; reading is its own reward with few or no follow-up exercises after reading; reading is individual and silent. Reading speed is usually faster when students read ...

  3. 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.

  4. Postmodern literature - Wikipedia

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    The episcopate of this pop-reference movement were the post-Nabokovian Black Humorists, the Metafictionists and assorted franc-and latinophiles only later comprised by "postmodern". The erudite, sardonic fictions of the Black Humorists introduced a generation of new fiction writers who saw themselves as sort of avant-avant-garde, not only ...

  5. Accelerated Reader - Wikipedia

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    It is designed to monitor and manage students' independent reading practice and comprehension in both English and Spanish. The program assesses students' performance through quizzes and tests based on the books they have read. As the students read and take quizzes, they are awarded points.

  6. Running record - Wikipedia

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    A running record is a method of assessing a child's reading level that is specific to the Reading Recovery approach to remedial reading instruction. [1] Exactly how a running record is constructed varies according to the specific purpose for which it will be used and the program for which it is used. However, there are some similarities across ...

  7. Mental health - Wikipedia

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    Mental health encompasses emotional, psychological, and social well-being, influencing cognition, perception, and behavior.According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it is a "state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and can contribute to his or her community". [1]

  8. Major depressive disorder - Wikipedia

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    This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: Many outdated sources and information (older than five years). Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (July 2024) Medical condition Major depressive disorder Other names Clinical depression, major depression, unipolar depression, unipolar disorder, recurrent depression Sorrowing Old Man (At ...

  9. Croydon - Wikipedia

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    The Grade I listed "Whitgift Hospital" almshouses in the centre of Croydon The Grade II listed West Croydon Baptist Church The Grade I listed Parish Church of St Michael and All Angels, West Croydon. Addington Palace is a Palladian-style mansion between Addington Village and Shirley, in the London Borough of Croydon. [38]