"Literature adds to reality‚ it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect‚ it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become." - C.S Lewis‚ a British scholar and novelist. This wise saying is perhaps the most appropriate description of the importance of literature in our lives and especially to children. Literature reminds us of stories‚ epics‚ sacred scriptures and classical works of the ancient and
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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………. CHAPTER I: STRATEGIES OF TEACHING WRITING SKILLS…………………… 1. COPYING………………………………………………………………………… 2. DICTATION………………………………………………………………………… 3. WRITING SENTENCES ON A GIVEN PATTERN……………………………… 4. WRITING ANSWERS TO GIVEN QUESTIONS…………………………………… 5. TEACHING COMPOSITIONS ………………………………………………… CHAPTER II: DIFFICULTIES PUPILS COME ACROSS WHILE ACQUIRING WRITING 2.1. CORRECTION OF MISTAKES……………………………………………… 2.2. ANALYSIS
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I WANT TO LOVE CHILDREN EVEN MORE 02/10/2011 Lecture 4 Are children better off now than they were 50 years ago? Comparing childhood today with childhood 50 years ago‚ there are many dramatic changes. There are new forms of media such as television and the internet. Family structures and emphasis on values today are nothing like they were 50 years ago. It was odd if a family did not sit at the dinner table together. Today there is so much going on it is odd to sit at the dinner table together
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Children Literature in a Pluralistic Society Mariela Cuevas ENG/290 June 1‚ 2012 Dr. Denese Wolff How theoretical models and critical approaches apply to children’s literature. The importance of understanding the complexity of the way children’s learn is crucial. Each age faces a different challenge and opens a door to a new learning step. Children are like sponges and the responsibility
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TEACHING CONTINUOUS WRITING IN NIGERIAN SECONDARY SCHOOLS: STRATEGIES‚ PROBLEMS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT BY OKOTIE‚ V. T. B. DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL STUDIES COLLEGE OF EDUCATION‚ P.M.B. 2090 AGBOR‚ DELTA STATE Abstract Writing is undisputedly an important aspect of any educational system. It is used to gauge what the students know and where they have problems. It is therefore a means through which we assess our students’ academic performance. This paper takes a look at the complex
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October 2009 Number 345 TEACHING CHILDREN TO READ Reading is the gateway to learning; without it‚ children cannot access a broad and balanced curriculum. Dyslexic difficulties are associated with negative educational‚ employment and economic outcomes‚ making reading-related issues relevant to various policy domains. This POSTnote explains the reading process and the underlying basis of specific reading difficulties. It also summarises different methods of reading instruction‚ and examines their
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Rationale 2 1.2. Research goals 2 1.3. Significance of the Research 3 II. LITERATURE REVIEW 3 2.1. Definitions of key terms 3 2.1.1. Listening 3 2.1.2. Listening comprehension 4 2.1.3. EFL 4 2.2. Theoretical Framework 4 2.2.1. Listening and children aged 6-8 years old 4 2.2.2. Factors affect Listening 5 2.2.3. Teaching listening strategies 8 2.3. Research questions 13 III. RESEARCH DESIGN 13
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Reflexive Essay Teaching reading and writing to young children in American has always been an essential element of effective early literacy classroom instruction. Before children learn to read‚ they need to be aware of how sounds work. I try to integrate phonemic awareness instruction in the curriculum to help children learn to read and spell. The instruction can start with having children categorize the first phonemes‚ which is the smallest functional unit of speech‚ in words and then progress
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Teaching writing skills Most people agree that the writing skill is increasingly important and often not adequately taught. When writing is taught in schools‚ writing instruction often takes a backseat to phonics‚ handwriting skills‚ and reading comprehension. A description of some points that a teacher needs to teach so their students can improve their writing abilities will be presented. There are 3 important areas for teaching writing which are: grammar‚ vocabulary‚ and the types of writing.
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INTRODUCTION The name of our work is “Teaching Writing Skills”. The aim of our term work is to develop communicative language competence in writing skills. Without a doubt‚ the most important invention in human history is writing. It provides a relatively permanent record of information‚ opinions‚ beliefs‚ feelings‚ arguments‚ explanations‚ theories. Writing allows us to share our communication not only with our contemporaries‚ but also with future generations. It permits people from the
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