Reading is the basic or fundamental skill in learning English. Students who find difficulties in reading often find difficulties in learning other skills such as:
writing, listening, and speaking. They usually find difficulties in learning language elements too such as: vocabulary and grammar. Reading is the key to learning. The ability to read is essential to being able to learn any subject taught in school. Reading
is not automatic but must be learned. Whitne(2009), research editor for Wrightslaw, said that: "Children do not learn to read with support. They learn to read with direct instruction. Reading is a learned skill. For many children, reading is not a
skill that develops naturally as they mature."
Human are unique. Each of us learn and process information in different ways. We do not realize it because most of us attend a school where only teach in one way and did not help us to encourage us to learn our unique styles. All students are
different including the way they learn and perceive information. As student, we will encounter different teacher, lecturer, instructor with varying teaching styles. When a teacher’s teaching style matches a student’s learning style, student will more have a
positive attitude toward the course. Language learning success is associated with intelligence, motivation, learning strategies, learning styles. |