ПОТЕНЦІАЛ ГРИ В РОЗВИТКУ ЕМОЦІЙНОГО ІНТЕЛЕКТУ МОЛОДШИХ ШКОЛЯРІВ НА УРОКАХ ЧИТАННЯ

The focus of the educational process on the development of emotional intelligence, the tasks of the adaptation-play period, the possibility of reading lessons for the development of the emotional sphere of junior schoolchildren determined the relevance of the chosen topic. We understand the development of emotional intelligence of primary school children as a process and result of quantitative and qualitative changes in the emotional and intellectual spheres of the child, aimed at the ability to express, understand their emotions, manage them, understand and influence the emotional state of others to establish friendly, tolerant relationships, success. Reading lessons have a special emotional atmosphere, give the opportunity to introduce the child to the complex world of human emotions, to observe and live a certain emotional state with the characters of works of art, at the same time, to express their emotions, understand their feelings. The basic reading skills of pupil of 1-2 grades concerning the development of emotional intelligence in reading lessons in accordance with the requirements of the State Standard of Primary Education are outlined. The conditions for the development of emotional intelligence of primary school students in reading lessons are given. The potential possibilities of the game as interactive have been identified; free, unforced, desirable; fascinating; open, figurative, expressive, creative activity of primary school students. The scheme of types of games for reading lessons and their influence on the development of components of emotional intelligence of junior schoolchildren is presented. Games that affect the development of emotional intelligence are characterized in accordance with its structural components: games that create a positive mood, relieve psychological stress in students; aimed at adequate expression of their own emotions, feelings, emotional response to reading and recognizing the emotions of others; focus on emotion management; help to master the techniques of interaction, communication, understanding of others, joint solution of the problem; use theatrical techniques, staging; aimed at expanding students' knowledge of emotions and feelings. Key words: game, emotional intelligence, development of emotional intelligence, reading lessons, junior schoolchildren.

Basic reading and reading-related language skills in adults with deficient reading comprehension who read a transparent orthography

This study set out to examine the basic reading skills (accuracy and fluency in decoding, word and text reading) and some of the reading-related language skills (phonological awareness and rapid-naming) of 54 adults with low reading comprehension, who read the transparent German orthography. Participants were born in Germany and showed a typical non-verbal processing speed. With the exception of reading accuracy, participants were expected to present deficits in all basic reading and reading-related skills. The average performance in measures of decoding and word reading fluency was extremely low. A notable proportion of the sample, however, did not present a deficit in these measures. As expected, the average rate of reading errors was generally low. Nevertheless, text reading accuracy was deficient for one quarter of the sample. Tests addressing the reading-related language skills also indicated an average low performance in phonological awareness, but not in rapid-naming. Here too, a notable variance was observed. These results suggest that deficits in the basic reading skills and in phonological awareness characterise, on average, adults with low reading comprehension. At the same time, significant deficits in reading comprehension in this population do not necessarily imply deficits in the more basic skills of reading as well. In addition, the results indicate that reading accuracy constitutes a source of difficulty for some of these adults, despite the reading of a transparent orthography. The sources for the variance in performance throughout the different reading and reading-related measures remain to be explored.

Functional illiteracy and developmental dyslexia: looking for common roots. A systematic review

A considerable amount of the population in more economically developed countries are functionally illiterate (i.e., low literate). Despite some years of schooling and basic reading skills, these individuals cannot properly read and write and, as a consequence have problems to understand even short texts. An often-discussed approach (Greenberg et al. 1997) assumes weak phonological processing skills coupled with untreated developmental dyslexia as possible causes of functional illiteracy. Although there is some data suggesting commonalities between low literacy and developmental dyslexia, it is still not clear, whether these reflect shared consequences (i.e., cognitive and behavioral profile) or shared causes. The present systematic review aims at exploring the similarities and differences identified in empirical studies investigating both functional illiterate and developmental dyslexic samples. Nine electronic databases were searched in order to identify all quantitative studies published in English or German. Although a broad search strategy and few limitations were applied, only 5 studies have been identified adequate from the resulting 9269 references. The results point to the lack of studies directly comparing functional illiterate with developmental dyslexic samples. Moreover, a huge variance has been identified between the studies in how they approached the concept of functional illiteracy, particularly when it came to critical categories such the applied definition, terminology, criteria for inclusion in the sample, research focus, and outcome measures. The available data highlight the need for more direct comparisons in order to understand what extent functional illiteracy and dyslexia share common characteristics.

The Effect of Mobile Learning on Students’ Reading Self-Efficacy: A Case Study of the APP “English Liulishuo”

A number of studies have been conducted regarding self-efficacy in the field of foreign language learning. Yet, with the popularity of mobile learning, research on the relationship between mobile learning and self-efficacy in this field is still limited. To bridge the gap, the study aims to investigate the effects of mobile learning on students’ reading self-efficacy, i.e. whether the use of mobile learning can improve students’ English reading self-efficacy. A questionnaire is employed to collect data from 294 non-English major students in universities. To survey the effect of mobile learning on students’ reading self-efficacy, the data is accessed by the software SPSS 20.0. Results of independent T test demonstrate that for overall students, reading self-efficacy for students who have used the app is significantly different from those who haven’t in overall reading skills and in the four dimensions of reading skills, i.e. basic reading skills, applied reading skills, reading task skills, and advanced reading skills. As for students with relatively better reading performance, the results are consistent. However, for students with relatively weak reading performance, the reading self-efficacy of students who have used the app only shows significant differences in overall reading skills and in the two dimensions of basic reading skills and applied reading skills, but shows no difference in the dimensions of reading task skills and advanced reading skills. Finally, practical suggestions for mobile learning and students’ English reading are given.

Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students and Academic Language(s)

Frequently, literacy research with deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) students focuses on the development of basic reading skills. However, for middle/secondary DHH students, academic language demands are relevant to the ability to read texts and learn new content. Academic English, which has been called the language of schooling (Schleppegrell, 2001), includes a constellation of features such as specialized vocabulary, densely packed syntax, and markers of organization (Uccelli, Phillips-Galloway, Barr, Meneses, & Dobbs, 2015). Academic English is often challenging for hearing and DHH learners alike, and proficiency with academic English may be related to reading comprehension (Chenhansa & Schleppegrell, 1998; Scott & Hoffmeister, 2017). Academic American Sign Language (ASL), though profoundly understudied, is an important tool for conveying complex concepts to DHH learners who use ASL (Harris, 2016). This chapter explores the academic language(s) that DHH students may encounter when reading to learn in content areas and what is known about their relationship with broader literacy skills for this population.

Current status of reading skills of kindergarteners at age 5-6 in pre-school

Reading and writing skills are extremely important factors in improving the ability of each student at schools. In preschools, the preparation for reading of kindergarteners at 5-6 years old has been being taken care by training children in basic reading skills including language, image processing skills, auditory skills, and memory... This article focuses on analyzing the current status of reading skills of children aged 5-6 in preschools from 5 provinces: Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen, Quang Ninh and Bac Giang; as well as analyzing factors affecting reading preparation for preschool children aged 5-6 in these areas. Survey results show that the rate of children's reading ability is at most normal level with many limitations in their reading skills. The cause may come from many influencing factors with different levels of impact on the reading ability of preschool students.

Effectiveness of the Modified “Alpabasa”: A Game-Based Program in Teaching Reading among the Grades 3 and 4 Non-Readers

The National Association of Educational Progress (NAEP) report shows that 39 percent of fourth graders fall below a basic reading level; by twelfth grade that figure is still 23 percent. Accordingly, early intervention initiatives should impact those figures in the future to eliminate the segment of students who have significant difficulty acquiring basic reading skills, generally estimated at 20 percent. In response, Filipino innovators founded “Alpabasa”, a game-based program in teaching reading that aims to effectively teach kinder and elementary school children how to read in 18 days. The study made use of the quasi-experimental method, specifically, the pre-post test design to investigate the effectiveness of the modified “Alpabasa”: A game-based program in teaching reading among 60 grade 3 and 4 non-readers of St. Paul University Philippines by incorporating costumes, music, movement, games, theatrical presentations and supplemental activities in learning. Findings show that the exposure of non-readers to the Modified Alpabasa Reading Program resulted in better performance of the students in reading. Through action songs and movement-based activities, pupils are geared to play with language as learning situations are made concrete and realistic; thus, making reading more meaningful, interesting and engaging.

Teaching academic skills to students with significant intellectual disabilities: A systematic review of the single-case design literature

Students with significant intellectual and developmental disabilities deserve access to instruction on academic skills in addition to functional skills. Many teachers, however, report challenges with identifying appropriate evidence-based practices to teach academics to these students. The purpose of this systematic review was to summarize and analyze literature on academic instruction for students with significant disabilities. Two hundred twenty-two articles with 225 experiments utilizing a single-case design and published between 1976 and 2018 were included in the review. Visual analysis indicated that, in most cases, interventions enabled students to make progress on targeted academic skills. The majority of studies focused on basic reading skills and included participants with moderate disabilities. Most studies used a combination of three or four evidence-based practices, with modeling, prompting, visual supports, time delay, and reinforcement being the most frequently used combination across studies.

Teacher competencies in supporting reading in English as a foreign language

<span style="line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US">Based on a small-scale survey and discussion with teacher-learners in a postgraduate teacher education program in Poland, this paper aims to investigate their understanding of ‘learning to read in L2 English’ and the current state of their competencies in teaching reading. Descriptors taken from the European Portfolio for Student Teachers of Languages, EPOSTL, are used are used as criteria to analyze the qualitative data. It is found that while there appears to be awareness and indication of application of some competencies, the participants seem confused as to how to support younger elementary L2 learners in developing basic reading skills and may lack understanding of theories to underpin their practice.</span>