How should reading be taught? Flashcards
elaborate instruction
learning to read requires elaborate instruction and conscious effort
Hướng dẫn chi tiết
give a great deal of thought to smth
Well aware of the difficulties, educators have given a great deal of thought to how they can best help children learn to read
Suy nghĩ nhiều
triumph /ˈtraɪ.əmf/
I believe that sooner or later good must triumph over evil.
No single method has triumphed
to have a very great success or victory:
polarize /ˈpəʊ.lə.raɪz/
The issue has polarized the nation
Indeed, heated arguments about the most appropriate form of reading instruction continue to polarize the teaching community.
to cause something, especially something that contains different people or opinions, to divide into two completely opposing groups:
Chia rẽ, phân cực
heated arguments : Cuộc tranh luận sôi nổi
intuition /ˌɪn.tʃuːˈɪʃ.ən/
Often there’s no clear evidence one way or the other and you just have to base your judgment on intuition.
(knowledge from) an ability to understand or know something immediately based on your feelings rather than facts:
trực giác
tính từ: Intuitive
Advocate /ˈæd.və.keɪt/
Advocates of whole-language instruction have argued forcefully that people often derive meanings directly from print without ever determining the sound of the word.
to publicly support or suggest an idea, development, or way of doing something>v ủng hộ
N: người ủng hộ
illuminate /ɪˈluː.mɪ.neɪt/
The streets were illuminated with strings of coloured lights.
Classroom studies comparing phonics with either whole-word or whole-language instruction are also quite illuminating
to light something and make it brighter
to explain and show more clearly something that is difficult to understand:
dullness /ˈdʌl.nəs/
the contrast to the perceived dullness of phonics
The dullness of the cloudy sky and the increasing wind made us decide to turn back.
the fact of not being interesting or exciting, or of not being interested in anything:
the fact of not being bright or shiny:
