Essays on Reading

Concerns of Feminists in "Wide Sargasso Sea" In response to the feminists concerns of the novel “Wide Sargasso Sea” by Rhys (1967), it is evident from the vivid descriptions of Antoinette life style, the way she is treated, and perceived that women were considered lesser beings compared to men. From such...

The First Week in College The first week in college was an exciting experience that came with its difficulties. It was quite hard to adapt to the new life more so the fact that the structure if the education called for personal reading. The new system was a different phase for...

Transitions exist to enable persons to embrace the novel perspective of the world they occupy. Transitional phases offer new opportunities, challenges, and relationships.  This article examines the texts titled “Educating Rita” by Willy Russell’s and “The simple Gift” by Steven Herrick and argues that, transitions experiences are not only challenging...

I remember when I was no more than four years old, and my mom would read a book to me before I went to bed every night. She would help me put on my pajamas, brush my teeth, and help me to cozy up in my bed. Every single night,...

Reading: A Worthy Exercise For a long period of time reading has been perceived to be a worthy exercise. It is probably one of the most valuable and wholesome activities that one can engage in. This is because it is through reading that one can is able to discover new concepts,...

The desire and attention students develop towards reading is essential in understanding the progress and needs of the learners. Conducting student surveys is one of the tools necessary in performing a student evaluation to determine their attitudes towards reading. Part of the resources employed in conducting student survey is the...

Literacy Challenges and Reading Comprehension Literacy, with as much as it has everything to do with living, was not designed always to be easy and straightforward (Leland., Lewison \ Harste, 2017). The Common Core Standards (2010) require instructors to present students to progressively challenging texts so as to necessitate improving difficulty...

In essence, when it comes to learning, there is a lot that should be brought into consideration. However, I agree with your choice of the essential principles and also your entire discussion. For sure, while the ability to read is very vital in any form of learning, so is the...

I administered the Basic Reading Inventory to Elizabeth, a student in the fourth grad at Virginia on 2nd March 2018. She is 9 years and in the level of reading to learn. I administered the word list BRI part at a level below her instructional reading level because I did...

The Importance of Learning to Read as a Continuing Process The two principles I find most important to the learners are “learning to read as a continuing process” and “Reading involves the construction of the meaning represented by the printed symbols”(Roe, Smith, " Burns, 2011). My choice of this principles is...

There is a big difference between earliest reading memories among students, as compared to the 21st century literacy activities. Students during the early periods learned mostly through various engagements, for example, gaming and watching educative TV sessions. In the age of Internet and wireless devices, the current literacy activities, according...

The primary question: Should reading and writing skills be taught together in the curriculum? The primary question for the analysis is the query of whether it is justified to include both reading and writing skills in the teaching curriculum to benefit the students. The background for the justification is that they...