17. Weak phonemic awareness A primary cause of decoding and spelling problems is difficulty in judging sounds within words. This weakness in phonological processing causes individuals to omit, substitute and reverse sounds and letters within words. Second language students: Individuals with weak phonological processing cannot get the words off the page. They cannot judge if what they say matches what they see.
32. Student comprehension Issues Contemplating this request, Monsieur l’Abbaye shook his head. “I’m ready to retire, so I’m not available for hire. I’m sorry, I simply cannot paint your portrait’. But seeing the disappointment in Senor Bartoli’s eyes, he continued, ‘Well, there’s a possibility if you can find it in your heart to allow me to explore the limits of my abilities. Not for money, mind you, but for food and a bed instead.’
33. Comprehension issues Vocabulary: (sight words) e.g. ‘contemplating’ Phrases and idioms: e.g. ‘find it in my heart’ Usage: e.g. ‘simply can’t paint’ or ‘mind you’ Understanding: ‘…explore the limits of my abilities’
34. What can we expect from adults? Most should be able to acquire beginning word analysis strategies relatively quickly (15-60 hours) depending on where they start, which will then start to increase their reading accuracy and independence Reading fluency will take longer to acquire, and depends a lot on their willingness to practice Comprehension will increase as their reading accuracy and fluency grows, and will also be helped as they learn to think actively while reading.
48. On authenticity: “ Reading activities should parallel the ‘real world’ as closely as possible. Since language is a tool of communication, methods and materials should concentrate on the message and not the medium. The purposes of reading should be the same working with students one-on-one as they are in real life.” Clark and Silberstein, 1977 5.1
49. Today’s front pages http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/ Each day, Washington DC’s Newseum ,museum site brings you front pages from around the world – almost 400 of them. See how the same story is covered in different places or compare what makes headlines in different regions. Students can read headlines from their hometown or country. PDFs are available if you want to read the part of the article that is on the front page.
51. Authentic News http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/ These are ready to use lessons based on breaking news stories. Several news stories are presented each week at different levels and with wonderful links. News articles can be viewed chronologically or by specific themes, including: Environment, Business English, Health, Issues, Famous People and Gossip, Technology, and World News. Selections include a great variety of pre-reading activities to enhance vocabulary and overall comprehension. Discussion questions and answers are included. Listening is also available.
52. Randall’s cyber Listening Lab http://www.esl-lab.com This site offers easy, medium and difficult listening exercises
54. English Reading Database for adults www.insightin.com Vocabulary Test Answer 50 multiple choice vocabulary items and find out your approximate vocabulary size. Vocabulary Profiler extract words between frequency of 7,000 and 20,000 from a Web page. Online Dictionary a clickable online dictionary powered by WordNet database. Reading Database Search reading materials by level of difficulty, subject of interest and type of writing. Reading Online look up words and idioms while reading on the Web. Learning Guide articles and links for learning and learning English
55. Cielito’s ESL Literacy Website for Beginners This site is created for beginning ESL literacy students. Click a topic on the navigation bar on the left to work on different basic skills activities. Click a topic on the table below to work on different basic grammar activities. The Preliteracy page is designed for students who are preliterate and low-literate learners in their first language. Most of the exercises there involve listening and reinforcing vocabulary learned in class. There are also exercises in this website that are appropriate for the more advanced beginning literacy learners, indicated as High Beginner, and literacy students who learn at a faster pace. They can also be used for review by higher level students.
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