To what extent do frameworks of reading development and the phonics screening check support the assessment of reading development in England?

The purpose of this article is to question the suitability of the phonics screening check in relation to models and theories of reading development. The article questions the appropriateness of the check by drawing on theoretical frameworks which underpin typical reading development. I examine the Simple View of Reading developed by Gough and Tunmer and Ehri's model of reading development. The article argues that the assessment of children's development in reading should be underpinned and informed by a developmental framework which identifies the sequential skills in reading development.     

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.     

Is Reading Recovery sustainable two to four years after discontinuation?

The Reading Recovery programme has been a key early literacy intervention in many international contexts for over two decades. As a consequence, there have been numerous investigations into its efficacy for short-term gains, but only a few on long-term sustainability. This study examines the progress of 95 Year 4–6 students from seven schools in the rural hinterland of New Zealand. Standardised data were collected from students who had been successfully discontinued from Reading Recovery two to four years previously and compared them with mean performance from the same school populations. Results showed that only Year 6 students obtained the mean scores which placed them within the national average range. Our results also showed that whilst almost half of the ex-Reading Recovery students we studied, fell within the average band, 45% were classified as well below average.     

图书馆计算机管理系统安全性和可靠性的设计与实现

本文针对当前许多图书馆对计算机管理系统的安全性和可靠性缺乏认识的现象,分两个部分11个方面全面分析了安全性和可靠性设计的重要性,并提出了具体的实现方法,其中包括电源保护、防盗防火、防尘防静电以及用户界面、数据存取界面的设计和硬件、软件、数据及操作的可靠性研究。可供各类图书馆在实现计算机管理过程中参考。     

网络环境下的高校《中国历史文选》教学改革

利用网络环境下的各种资源进行教学改革,不仅可以克服高校《中国历史文选》传统教学模式中的一些缺陷,充分发挥网络资源的优势,也可以提高学生的学习兴趣,丰富教学资源,促进学生的研究性学习,培养学生的创新意识和学习能力,便于师生之间的交流,对实现以学生为本的教育目标大有帮助。但网络并不能解决教学中的所有问题,在教学改革中,必须突出教材和教师的主导地位,师生也应提高自身素质,以适应时代需要。     

英语阅读中存在的问题及阅读技巧

阅读课程的目的在于提高学生的阅读理解能力和阅读效率。要提高阅读理解能力和阅读效率，就需使读者克服一些不良的阅读习惯，掌握正确的阅读技巧。采用整体法阅读会大大改善学生的阅读速度和阅读质量。     

网络与多媒体辅助教学在大学英语课堂中的运用

网络与多媒体辅助教学在大学英语教学中既具有优势也存在使用误区。要在英语课堂中合理地使用网络与多媒体辅助教学,教师必须真正理解现代教育技术的内涵,并能科学地选择最佳的教学媒体来实施教学。     

电脑测金技术及其软件设计

本文介绍了一种方使可行、客观公正的测金方法——电脑测金法,分析了它的技术原理,同时介绍了软件设计的流程图。     

高校公共计算机基础教学改革的探讨与实践

分析了在新世纪、新形势下，高校公共计算机基础教学改革的必要性，结合我院改革实践对培养目标、教学模式、课程设置、教学手段、考试方式及师资队伍建设等方面的改革进行了探讨．