Effects of fluency training on reading competence in primary school children: The role of prosody

Reading fluency defined as speed, accuracy, and prosody, is a critical component of reading development. The purpose of this research was to compare the efficacy of automaticity versus prosody programmes on reading comprehension. The study included 122 Spanish primary-school children (74 second and 48 fourth graders), randomly assigned to one of three groups: (a) automaticity training, which consisted of repeated reading with a focus on speed and accuracy plus phonological and orthographic awareness activities; (b) prosody training, which consisted of repeated reading with a focus on expressiveness plus prosody sensitivity activities; and a (c) ‘no treatment’ control group. Multiple measures were used to determine pre-post training performance in reading fluency—automaticity and prosody—and comprehension. Prosody training proved superior to automaticity training in promoting automaticity and prosody. Prosody and automaticity training in fourth graders resulted in superior sentence comprehension compared to controls. The importance of prosody for reading development in primary school is discussed.     

Challenges of assuring the development of graduate attributes in a Bachelor of Arts

All universities in Australia are asked to develop various attributes in their degrees. From 2011, the Australian Qualifications Framework has stipulated some of these attributes for the various levels of qualifications. There are many challenges that face assuring the development of graduate attributes in a Bachelor of Arts as the degree typically has very few core units (if any), a wide choice of subjects, a limited prerequisite structure and, unlike many professional degrees, the BA does not have an external accrediting body. This paper describes an approach used to identify the pathway undertaken by each individual student in a History major of the Bachelor of Arts. This pathway was used to identify the graduate attributes that each student should have developed, as articulated by the lecturers. Student perceptions were then compared with the graduate attributes that were intended to be developed through each individual's combination of units studied. In summary, through analysing the two methods (student perceptions and unit pathway) we found that they concurred with respect to only three-quarters of the graduate attributes. Possible reasons for the discrepancies and future research are discussed. The need for multiple methods of providing evidence of the development of graduate attributes is confirmed.     

为了忘却的回忆——析《宠儿》叙述模式的主题意蕴

《宠儿》是美国黑人女作家托尼莫里森的一部力作,讲述了一个黑人母亲在逃亡路上无奈弑婴的故事。作品以多种叙述模式蕴含深刻的主题意义,以灵活的叙述手法和细腻的写作手法重现了黑人奴役史上一个心酸泣血的故事,揭示了黑人妇女遭受的种族歧视和压迫。     

大学英语四级写作存在的问题及练习技巧

英文写作是衡量学生英语综合水平和应用能力的一个重要指标，也是大学生英语考试中最薄弱的一环。本文分析了学生四级作文中出现的问题，并对如何提高写作技巧略作探讨。     

新的起点--《秀拉》的人物形象及叙事艺术简论

<秀拉>是托妮·莫里森小说创作的新起点.该作品中的黑人女性形象十分引人注目,她们的生命轨迹隐含了莫氏对种族歧视和性别歧视背景下黑人女性命运的深切思考和探索.从小说的表现手法来看,<秀拉>也基本上莫定了莫里森的创作风格.因此,对该小说的研究有助于我们更好地把握莫氏的创作思想和叙事艺术.     

志愿服务与弱势群体的权利保障

在仅仅依靠政府和社会难以全面实现对弱势群体的基本权利保障的情况下,充分发挥青年志愿者组织对弱势群体的志愿服务的特色和优势,切实保障弱势群体的基本权利,以弥补政府和社会相关服务的不足,对促进社会的公平与和谐,具有重要的意义。鉴于对弱势群体的志愿服务的长期性、复杂性及较强的专业性等特点,青年志愿者的相关服务尚有一些需要进一步完善之处。     

语篇信息性与外语阅读教学

信息已经成为信息时代社会发展的重要资源之一。不同领域的学者从各自的角度对信息作出了不同的论断。语篇信息性解读的依据是理解，语篇信息性解读与阅读理解，两者之间关系密切。在语言学界，篇章的信息性理论研究已经得到关注并开始应用于教学。本文从语篇信息理论出发，探讨理论在阅读理解中的应用，旨在提高学生在阅读中更有效、更准确获取信息的实际能力。     

高校青年教师心理压力成因与对策

高校青年教师所处的特殊位置、环境和所担当的特殊角色、使命,使其在社会变革和转型过程中承受着多方面的心理压力,需要社会、学校、家庭和教师本人共同努力,采取切实措施进行有效疏导、调适和应对。     

工科院校青年教师立德树人能力提升的路径研究

提升青年教师立德树人能力,是当前高校落实立德树人根本任务、提高人才培养质量的一项重要举措。鉴于工科院校人才培养的特点和要求,应着重从强化思想引导、深化师德建设、坚持创新导向、注重实践锻炼、突出匠心培养、加强人文教育等方面入手,全面提升工科院校青年教师立德树人的能力和水平。