Aural/Auditory Learners: Spoken/Heard instructions facilitate learning for his type of individual. Lecture sessions, discussion groups, emails and recordings are devices that helps people with this learning preference to explore and discuss concepts with others and understand what works best for them in learning environments. Read/Write Learners: Learners who choose this preference learn best when they receive and return information as words. Communication may be penned or typed. The mechanisms of choice are PowerPoint, the Internet, dictionaries, text signs and written responses.
Visual learners need to see things in order to learn, aural learners are better when they hear the information, and reading/writing learners perform best reading information and writing it down. Kinesthetic learners are more hands on learners. A number of questions are asked on the webpage and determining on the way the questions are answered, it then scores the individual in each category. The VARK will show the individual’s scores in each area and the highest score is considered to be their best learning style. It then provides ideas in each category that demonstrates effective learning strategies that may be helpful based on their results.
Within each section it states what the students should be able to achieve for example under speaking and listening it states We want out students to develop increasing confidence and competence in speaking and listening so they are able to: • Clarify and explain their ideas and explain their thinking. • Use a varied and specialised vocabulary. • Listen with understanding and respond sensitively and appropriately. Under reading it states we want our students to enjoy reading, to be able to use their reading to help them learn to develop increasing confidence and competence in reading so that they are able to: • Read fluently and with understanding. • Select information from a wide range of texts and resources including print, media and to evaluate those sources.
We continue to learn and strengthen our skills as we grow. B) I learned that I may not always be good at expressing my thoughts. I have learned that I am better at writing out what I feel. I guess I can get more out that way. I have the opportunity to reread what I have written and then make corrections so that the point that I am getting at is full understood by the reader.
Yes, the information was very relevant to the topic. It provided a lot of different ways to approach critical thinking while reading. It shows that a person must be assertive, open minded, ability and willingness to think critical while reading materials and papers. What I liked the best about it was taking the time while reading to stop and analyze the writing and think about the subject so you have a better understanding of it. The information really stayed on topic while all the different views of the reading, it’s really showed how critical thinking while reading is very important Does the information reflect a bias on the author’s part?
| Reading Comprehension | The understanding of meaning in text: * Scientifically based research * Classroom- based screening, and instructional and diagnostic reading assessments * Should provide ongoing, high-quality professional development focused on essential elements of reading. | In this essay I want you to understand what is phonics and phonemic awareness. Even though there may be many techniques, both of these have an importance in learning to read. Even when working with ELLs, special needs, and gifted students there are strategies that can help them be successful. Phonemic awareness is not phonics.
Touching on more listening techniques in later chapters he offer three technique to help improve are listening techniques. This includes having a save environment to share feelings, to have an understanding and the ability to actively listen to the talker and to clarify the problem. In conclusion the book serves as a wonderful resource tool to use to improve our listening and communication skills. Helping us to understand that showing emotion such as empathy or warmth are crucial in the effective role of communication. Allowing us to build stronger families, friendships and stronger communities (Petersen, 2007).
What strategies can you use to help communicate with individuals who do not speak English? Illustrate your response with examples and supporting evidence from your textbook. (SLOs 4, 8) Answer: Culture and language can have a huge impact on the development of one’s speech. This is all a part of understanding the audience that is going to be listening to your presentation. I know from experience that jargon can sometimes be very hard to understand if one is not accustomed to it.
If I am having a conversation in person or by email, I will understand the meaning by using the words in my everyday life. How might this plan help you accomplish your reading goals? This plan will help me accomplish my goals by building my vocabulary, helping me to be more focused with my studies, and will have more knowledge about many different topics. Adding more words to my vocabulary is beneficial to me because I will be able to understand more of what my family, friends and co-workers are talking about. It will also help me with my studies, and also when I have to write a paper or presentation.
Analyzing how effective the rhetors choice of words are in relation to context, message, and audience, allowed for self reflection on how we made similar choices in our own writings. Using our recently acquired knowledge of rhetoric, we learned to use our words to influence or persuade others. We considered what methods of persuasion worked