Reading Comprehension

“the Ancients” (Greek and Roman writers) would not suffice. The goals—if it is appropriate to think in such a final and complete sense—were both a fuller understanding of the natural world and its meanings, and a “Science of Man,” a practical comprehension of humanity’s potential rooted in firsthand encounter, not secondhand authority. Where possible, such an understanding of the human world, of the human sciences, was to be arrived at by the same methods as were being applied to…

Abstract: The research deals with the relationship between Law and Language, because the language is materialized through the word which is the main tool of the Law professionals. It observes how the linguistic and grammatical obstacles affect the reading comprehension and hinder the procedural progress, It also seeks to diagnose to what extent these barriers affect the legal communication, produced in procedural texts, in addition to observe what is the responsibility of the Law…

comunidad educativa y social, es decir el trabajo compartido entre familia y escuela. Palabras clave: Aprendizaje, memoria, integral, técnicas, trabajo, desarrollo. Abstract To understand the intellectual work we must depart from the knowledge and comprehension of the theories defended by diverse authors, know them is indispensable to be able to orientate and establish the technologies adapted for the promotion and cognitive development on which there are going to depend many of the…

fundamental; Ensino de Ciências; Sequência didática. ABSTRACT SOUZA, L. S. de. Reading comprehension in Science classes. 2010. 216f. Thesis (Doctoral) – Faculdade de Educação, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, 2010. The formation of competent and independent readers is a target present in different educational systems and is targeted by various school subjects. In the first years of Elementary School, formalization of the reading process occurs together with the construction of…

multiethnic, or other. To measure health literacy, we used the abbreviated form of the short version of the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (s-TOFHLA), Spanish or English version (41). The abbreviated s-TOFHLA is a 36-item timed reading comprehension test that uses the modified Cloze procedure; every fifth to seventh word in a passage is omitted and four multiple choice options are provided. The abbreviated s-TOFHLA contains two health care passages, the first selected from…

years old most children are in primary school and begin formal learning. This is the time when literacy and numeracy skills develop. As children progress through primary school from age 5 – 12 years they develop more complex cognitive skills. Their reading and writing becomes fluent and skilled. They begin to use logical reasoning and enjoy discussion and debate. They understand concepts of comparative weight and size. Scottish Further Education Unit 32 Children’s Development:…

aim of this study is to describe and explain the impact of reading and writing activities in the teaching and learning of Portuguese as a Foreign Language. In order to accomplish that purpose theories of the processes of reading and writing are critically reviewed in order to yeld a better comprehension of the processes of teaching and learning Portuguese as a Foreign Language. Key words: teaching of the written language in PLE, reading and writing in the teaching of Portuguese as a…

Language. Language as communication: language system: phonology, morphology, syntax. Teacher development and teaching practice: objectives in teaching English as a foreign language: methods, approaches, techniques and resources; the four skills: reading, speaking, listening, writing. Evaluating, selecting and producing materials. Bibliografia referencial: Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais: 5ª a 8ª série – Introdução, Língua Estrangeira. Temas Transversais: Ética, Meio Ambiente, Educação…

jornalística. Revista Famecos, Porto Alegre, n. 22, p. 107-116, 2003. Portuguese language in school yesterday and today Abstract Knowing the history of Portuguese language in Brazil can contribute to understand some of the difficulties to develop reading and writing competence in children and youngsters. This article thus makes a brief report of how this discipline is approached in Brazilian schools, based on the conception of the prevalent language in each historical context examined,…

para a divulgação da produção científica crescente oriunda de diferentes centros de pesquisa em Neuropsicologia. Também marcantes são as publicações dos livros “Higher Cortical Functions in Man” (Luria, 1966), “Cognitive Neuropsychology of Reading” (Marshall & Newcombe, 1973) e “Cognitive Neuropsychology of Memory” (Warrington & Shallice, 1969). Um dos marcos do desenvolvimento da Neuropsicologia foi uma série de estudos de Brenda Milner sobre o paciente H.M. Apesar das…