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By learning the most effective strategies for comprehension and how to teach them to students, the researcher aims to provide a strong foundation for success. Despite the school’s NAT result meeting or exceeding expectations, the researcher believes there is room for improvement. In the reading class, third-grade pupils scored 84%, but scores dropped in the…

Often times when one reads a piece of literary work, the way that its’ themes and storyline are interpreted is truly dependant upon the reader’s individual beliefs and morals. The same passage from a novel or poem can be seen in completely opposite perspectives from two different readers, despite the fact that they contain the…

Learner assessment is an ongoing process in which teachers and learners gather and analyze data and use it to make educational decisions. Assessment instruments include tests, interviews, questionnaires, and work samples. In general, there are at least 3 purposes for assessment: to identify individual goals, strengths, and needs (which are used for initial planning); to…

The Lesson Plans and Thematic UnitLesson plans are very important documents for teachers. They should be integrated with the thematic units in the reading context to facilitate the teaching-learning process. It is through a well structured lesson plan that instructions in a classroom flow. For instance, a lesson involving a sequence of activities needs to…

If you can feel it, it’s great.  From the interview by Diana Savage in January 1998 Thomas Lux writes a real meaningful poetry.  He says “And I want it to be understandable by dogs and cats…. so that anyone who has never read poetry can relate to it”. This portrays that the distinguished relationship between…

Sheltered instruction is an approach to teaching English language learners by integrating language and content instruction by making mainstream grade level content such as science, social studies, and math more accessible (Echevarria & Graves, 2007, p 56). One of the main concepts of sheltered instruction is to center the lesson around the students, and provide…

Each field that the English Departments Offer are designed to improve analytical skills, critical thinking skills, reading comprehension, writing techniques, and etc. Fortunately, the field of creative writing is often overlooked and frowned upon when it comes to improving the necessary skills for students to use outside the academic world. This paper is designed to…

By doing this activity, on the one hand, students have the first chance to get familiar with issues that will be mentioned later on in the listening text; on the there, by relating the topic to their real life, students can feel more comfortable and confident in the following tasks. This activity is important also…