Essays about: "Reading Fluency"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words Reading Fluency.

1. 1. The World is Your Stage – Consequences of Using Drama Activities for EFL/ESL Learners’ Literacy Development

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)

   Author : Ebba Langebro; Beatrice Almén; [2024]
   Keywords : Drama; Theater; EFL; ESL; Primary Education; Literacy; Motivation;

   Abstract : Drama activities in the classroom are highly encouraged in the teaching world. However, they are rarely implemented, from our experience, despite being a crucial aspect of students’ education as mentioned in the National Swedish curriculum. Therefore, we felt a need to direct our research on this topic. READ MORE

3. 2. Exploring the Correlation Between Reading Ability and Mathematical Ability : KTH Master thesis report

   University essay from KTH/Lärande

   Author : Richard Sol; Alexander Rasch; [2023]
   Keywords : Reading ability; Mathematical ability; Model optimization; Eye-tracking; Correlation between mathematics and reading; Machine-learning models; Reading Fluency; Reading comprehension; Formative assessment; Ordinal Regression; Spearman’s correlation coefficient; Grid search.; Läsförmåga; Matematisk förmåga; Modelloptimering; Ögonspårning; Korrelation mellan matematik och läsning; Maskininlärningsmodeller; Läsflyt; Läsförståelse; Formativ bedömning; Ordinal regression; Spearmans korrelationskoefficient; Rutnätssökning.;

   Abstract : Reading and mathematics are two essential subjects for academic success and cognitive development. Several studies show a correlation between the reading ability and mathematical ability of pupils (Korpershoek et al., 2015; Ní Ríordáin & O’Donoghue, 2009; Reikerås, 2006; Walker et al., 2008). READ MORE

4. 3. Imitation PedagogyDeveloping Argumentative Abilities in Swedish Upper-Secondary School

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Andreas Dahlberg; [2019]
   Keywords : Imitation; mentor text; scaffolding; language awareness; language control; critical language;

   Abstract : This essay presents an interventional field study that aims to refine practice in the English classroom in Swedish upper-secondary school by implementing imitation pedagogy. Imitation pedagogy is essentially learning to analyze and imitate texts’ internal structure for developing one’s own production. READ MORE

5. 4. Speaking in the EFL classroom : A qualitative study of how four compulsory school teachers view the role of oral proficiency

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Sofie Olsson; [2018]
   Keywords : EFL teaching; oral proficiency; oral production; interaction; communicative competence; assessment of oral proficiency; oral proficiency teaching;

   Abstract : Research shows that oral proficiency is a big part of communicative competence, and therefore highly relevant for EFL teachers in today’s society. This study aims to investigate what types of activities four EFL teachers in secondary school in Sweden prefer to use in order to practice and assess their students’ oral proficiency. READ MORE

6. 5. The relationship of self-reported reading habits and declarative memory

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Bernardo Álvarez; [2016]
   Keywords : Reading; books; declarative memory; episodic memory; semantic memory; böcker; deklarativt minne; Lectura; libros; memoria declarativa; memoria episódica; memoria semántica;

   Abstract : The present study examined the possibility that reading books might support declarative memory, and potentially contribute to the cognitive reserve and thereby minimize age-related decline in memory functions. It was a crosssectional study, where data were taken from 566 Betula Study participants, as well as the scores of declarative memory assessment tasks, and book reading reports. READ MORE