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Word games: Word Based Games for ESL Students
Vocabulary for K-12 and ESL Kids ESL games in EnglishClub.com 4. )The importance of grammar learning for reading comprehension: Grammatical structures provide readers significant information that allows them to understand the meaning relationships among words and among sentences in a reading text.
5. )The use of computers to facilitate the development of structural skills:
Grammar Website Examples: - English Grammar from EnglishClub.com - Grammar from EFLnet.com - Guide to Grammar and Writing - Guide to Grammar and Style - English Grammar
2.3 Formal Discourse Structure Knowledge
1. )Knowledge of the structure of formal discourse / rhetorical organizational patterns (i.e. formal schemata) assists the learner in understanding and remembering the text. Research indicated that explicit teaching of rhetorical organization of text facilitated ESL students' reading comprehension.
2. )The use of computers to facilitate the development of discourse structure knowledge: Examples:
- Advice on Academic Writing (from the University of Toronto)
- Professional Writing Handouts and Resources (from Purdue University)
2.4 Content / World Background Knowledge
1. )Activating the reader's knowledge of the subject matter and cultural content of the text is a significant factor in both reading comprehension and
recall. Research shows that L2 learners can better recall information from text on topics familiar to them than readings of equivalent difficulty level on subjects with which they are less familiar. Moreover, readers can more easily comprehend and recall texts of which the content is based on their own culture than texts based on unfamiliar and more remote cultures.
2. )The use of computers to facilitate the development of content/world knowledge: Examples: - BBC Learning English - BBC Schools (for ages 4-11, ages 11-16, and ages 16+) - CNN International and CNN Student News - Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and PBS Kids - Discovery.com and Discovery Kids.com - New York Times Learning Network 2.5 Synthesis and Evaluation Skills
1. )Fluent readers are able not only to comprehend the text, but to make judgments about the information, the author's purpose, andthe usefulness of the text. They usually use strategies like predicting to assist them in anticipating text development andevaluating the author's perspective as they read.
2. )The use of computers to encourage students learning to synthesize and evaluate reading text: Examples:
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