Venezuela : Developing Reading Speed  

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Lopez, Cheryl Champeau de

Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine
Dalam koleksi: ENGLISH TEACHING FORUM (http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/forum/archives.html) vol. 31 no. 1 (Jan. 1993), page 50.
Topik: READING; developing; reading; spped
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In 1921 Arthur Gates determined that reading comprehension and reading speed are two distinct but related factors, both of which should be included in a reading program. LaBerge and Samuels (1985) developed this idea in their model, emphasizing the importance of automaticity of certain components of the reading process. Basically, they theorize that readers who are able to identify words quickly (“automatically”) will comprehend better, since they can then devote most of their attention to comprehension, i. e., the meanings and relationships of those words. The debate surrounding the actual relationship between these two factors - comprehension and speed - has raged for more than half a century. Are they totally independent ? Correlated ? Cause and effect ? Regardless of what the final answer turns out to be, it seems evident that including exercises to increase reading speed can have some very beneficial effects in a reading - comprehension course : (1) They help students to break the habit of translating word for word and reaching for the dictionary every time they come upon a new term. (2) They increase the reader’s confidence by demonstrating that he can comprehend a great deal from a text without understanding every word. (3) They encourage students to change reading strategies, to utilize previous knowledge more efficiently and depend less on the printed text. (4) They help increase concentration, since the reader’s mind will be more actively processing and integrating the information. (5) They promote reading for ideas and concepts rather than deciphering letters and words.

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