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.     

单向S-粗模糊集

结合模糊集理论和单向S-粗集理论,基于动态系统提出了单向S-粗模糊集的概念、结构及其性质,对此进行了讨论并给出应用实例。     

论中国古代悼亡诗的伤逝主题及价值取向

悼亡文学是祭悼活动发展到一定阶段的产物 ,其起源与发展从一开始就受社会文化、民族心理、地理环境等因素的影响和制约。悼亡作品中创作主体的情感通常表现为一定的模式 ,这些情感模式展示了传统的爱情观 ,特别是对失落的爱情的态度。而悼亡作品的价值取向又表现了传统的爱情价值观和自我价值观的统一。悼亡作品中独特的情感表达模式和价值取向共同构建起了悼亡文学有别于其它文学的个性特征     

设立“教师教育”专业初探

设立教师教育专业,是指由师范院校和综合大学共同参与开办“教师教育 学科方向”专业,改变原来的学科专业(教师教育方向)为教师教育(学科方向)；不论从理论上讲,还是从教育的实践看,开办教师教育专业具备了必要和充分条件。教师教育专业化是必然趋势,教师教育必须提高教师专业水平,这就需要改变教师专业的重点,增强毕业生从事教学的独特优势,这是教师教育专业的一个基本定位。教师教育的性质决定了教师教育课程的结构和内容,我国教师教育课程改革需要考虑教师教育专业双专业性质,把基础文化知识课程、学科专业课程、教育学科专业课程、教育技能课程和教育实践课程有机地结合起来,根据不同层次的培养目标确定各类课程的基本结构,为我国基础教育培养出高质量的合格教师。     

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。     

浅析高校如何有效实施双语教学

双语教学在我国各高校纷纷展开,但实际收效不大。针对这种情况,本文探讨了高校有效实施双语教学面临的一些问题,并针对这些问题提出了解决对策。     

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。