Search results for "READING"

New Challenges to Motivate Remedial EFL Students to Read Extensively

2012

Although one of the keys to improving language ability lies in the continuous and prolonged exposure to the target language, providing learners with the opportunities in the EFL environment is not easy. For Japanese learners of English, in fact, the amount of input of English is severely limited. Additionally, it is hard for them to keep motivating themselves to study English as the use of the language is often not requisite in the society. This paper explains that extensive reading (ER) is an effective method for learners with low proficiency and poor motivation to learn English, provided that Start with Simple Stories (SSS) and Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) methods are guaranteed (Takase…

Successful approaches to mental practice : A case study of four pianists

2019

Musicians often use mental practice for enhancing performance, but individuals may have different preferences and skills in their characteristic, individually successful ways of carrying out such practice. In this study, we focus on the approaches to mental practice of four pianists who, according to the ratings of a panel of expert judges, showed outstanding improvement in their performances following their mental practice of a new piece in at least one of the two conditions: silent reading of the score or reading the score while simultaneously listening to the music. The four pianists’ approaches to mental practice were studied through self-reports in post-task interviews that were compar…

The continuity of learning disabilities : a follow-up study of nine young women with the history of dyslexia

2006

Brain Source Correlates of Speech Perception and Reading Processes in Children With and Without Reading Difficulties

2022

Neural correlates in reading and speech processing have been addressed extensively in the literature. While reading skills and speech perception have been shown to be associated with each other, their relationship remains debatable. In this study, we investigated reading skills, speech perception, reading, and their correlates with brain source activity in auditory and visual modalities. We used high-density event-related potentials (ERPs), fixation-related potentials (FRPs), and the source reconstruction method. The analysis was conducted on 12–13-year-old schoolchildren who had different reading levels. Brain ERP source indices were computed from frequently repeated Finnish speech stimuli…

Individual differences in the new literacies of online research and comprehension

2016

Sujuvaksi lukijaksi : lukemisvaikeuksien arvioinnista kohti näyttöön perustuvia interventioita

2014

Rapid automatized naming and reading fluency in children with learning difficulties

2015

Nuorten lukemisvaikeudet ja lukemiseen yhteydessä olevat tekijät kielessämme

2017

Tutkimuksessa tarkasteltiin suomenkielisten nuorten lukutaitoa ja sen taustalla olevia kognitiivisia tekijöitä. Artikkeli on ilmestynyt lehdessä Scientific Studies of Reading otsikolla ”The nature of and factors related to reading difficulties among adolescents in a transparent orthography”. Tutkimuksessa verrattiin sanojen, pseudosanojen (merkityksettömien sanojen) ja tekstin lukemisen nopeutta ja tarkkuutta sekä nopean sarjallisen nimeämisen ja fonologisen prosessoinnin yhteyttä lukemisvaikeuksisten ja tyypillisesti lukevien nuorten ryhmissä. Nuorten lukemisvaikeudet näkyivät ensisijaisesti hitaana lukemisena. Lukemistarkkuus oli ongelma aikapaineistetussa pseudosanojen lukemistehtävässä.…

Lukutaitofoorumista lukuliikkeeseen

2018

Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeri Sanni Grahn-Laasonen asetti syksyllä 2017 lukutaitofoorumin, jonka tehtävänä oli laatia lasten ja nuorten lukemisharrastuksen ja lukutaidon kehittämisen suuntaviivat (OKM/97/040/2017, asettamispäätös). Lukutaitofoorumi julkaisi suosituksensa 14.9., ja jatkaa toimintaansa vuoden 2018 loppuun. Tässä artikkelissa kuvaamme foorumin työskentelyä sekä suosituksia. Pohdimme myös niiden vaikuttavuusmahdollisuuksia. nonPeerReviewed

Luethan sinäkin?

2018