Assimilate: the
process of incorporating new ideas to make them part of one's present
knowledge
Correlation: a
statistical procedure for analyzing the extent to which two or more variables
tend to vary
together and which yields a coefficient expressing the degree
of relationship.
Correlational
research: research designed to examine through the statistical process of
correlation the
extent to which two or more variables tend to vary together.
Dialogical Reading
and Writing: this approach integrates reading and writing as a means of
exploring a
topic in a text. The
student reads a novel and is given writing assignments that requires a
description of an
significant experience in his/her own life. Using these
writing, the student reflects on his/her writing, which
engages him/her personally in his/her learning.
Discourse: making
a formal written or spoken presentation on a subject.
Extended Writing
about Content: a synthesis about the major concepts of the text.
Extended Writing
about Literature: a formal analysis about the literary work.
Extended Writing from
Different Perspectives: writing from different perspectives or for different
audiences so that the student will become personally involved
as a reader and writer.
Guided Reading: is
a approach which the teacher supports each reader's development of
effective strategies for comprehending of the text.
The goal is to help the reader learn how to use
independent reading strategies to read on their own.
Guided Writing Procedure: the student will
brainstorm ideas about a topic, group ideas into
categories,
read the text, and write about the topic using the text.
Integration: is
an approach to learning that promotes the interrelationship of reading, writing,
speaking and
listening.
KWL :a strategy
the is used for identifying purposes for expository text.
The term derives from What I
Know, What I want
to Learn, and What I have Learned.
Reading Response
Journal: in a reading response journal or log, a student records personal
reactions and
reflections as he/she reads and after reading.
The log becomes a way of thinking and recording their ideas
and questions. Reading Response Journals/logs allows the
student to become actively engaged as a reader
and writer.
Self-selected Trade Book: a student will use a trade book for individualized reading about a topic.
Schema: a system of cognitive structures stored in memory that are abstract
representation of events,
objects, and relationships in the world.