Reading Comprehension: An Interactive Model
Understanding the Reading Process
The Interactive Model of Reading Comprehension
Several books explain different models to describe the process of reading comprehension, but the most studied is the interactive model, which is the most complete and robust.
The interactive model argues that comprehension of a text is achieved through the interrelation between what the reader reads and what they already know about the subject. The reading process begins *before* starting to receive the text itself, when
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Communication: Process and Elements
Communication is a process by which information is transmitted between a sender and a receiver. It’s considered a process because it is in constant motion between the sender and receiver.
Elements of Communication:
- Sender: The person who creates and sends a message.
- Receiver: The person receiving the message.
- Message: The information sent from the sender to the receiver.
- Channel: The physical environment through which the message is transmitted. This can be:
- Artificial:
Effective Teacher Talk Strategies in the Classroom
Teacher Talk
Teachers adopt a style of speech that incorporates mime, body language, and references to real objects, pictures, maps, and diagrams. This helps students understand, despite their limited knowledge of the language of instruction. Teachers also structure their speech with regular pauses to give listeners more chances to comprehend and include regular comprehension checks to ensure that everyone is following along. Teachers constantly select words familiar to their listeners. They use
Communication: Key Concepts and Effective Techniques
Final Exam
1. What is Communication?
Communication is a process where we express our feelings or thoughts in different ways. It is also an act of transferring information from one place to another.
2. What are the Different Categories of Communication?
- Verbal Communication
- Non-Verbal Communication
- Written Communication
- Visualizations
3. How Does the Communication Process Occur?
The process starts with an idea. The information is passed from the sender through a communication channel to a receiver (or multiple
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Understanding Signs, Communication, and Language
Signs are realities that we perceive through the senses (sight, hearing, smell). The signifier is a fact perceived by the senses that is associated in the mind with another reality. The signified is what the sign evokes.
Types of Signs
Signs are created by humans to communicate. Symptoms or signs refer to natural phenomena with no intention of communicating anything, but they still tell us something.
Linguistic Signs
Linguistic signs are a type of signal
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Learning Through Structured Output
In our culture, adults typically talk to children in a special way. We tend to speak more slowly and clearly. However, when adults use questions, embedded sentences, imperatives, and negatives with tag questions, we revert to the language used in a common basis, motherese. This simplified way of talking to children is not as detrimental as it seems because there are always windows in which grammatical, phonetic, and phonological structures return to what they are
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