Reading 400 by Juliane https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400 Info and useful resources associated with our course en-us 2017-10-31 22:46:15 UTC 2023-03-06 22:49:00 UTC hello@padlet.com Checking Collocations juliane_dlc https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/69332454 http://www.just-the-word.com/
shows frequency of collocations and example sentences (enter word and click 'combinations')

http://flax.nzdl.org/greenstone3/flax?a=fp&sa=collAbout&c=collocations
shows frequency of collocations and example sentences (click on the black word and then again on the combinations that interests you)

http://ozdic.com/collocation-dictionary
good presentation of most frequent collocations, some example sentences

https://www.ldoceonline.com/
These websites
enable you to check common collocations. Use them to learn about the most common ways in which a word is used, grammatically as well as in
terms of vocabulary.
]]> 2015-09-09 17:54:15 UTC https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/69332454 Student conduct expectations juliane_dlc https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/202343015 2017-10-31 22:48:32 UTC https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/202343015 Vocabulary juliane_dlc https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/202687719 2017-11-01 19:30:07 UTC https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/202687719 Link to AWL practice website juliane_dlc https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/202687957 http://www.englishvocabularyexercises.com/AWL/]]> 2017-11-01 19:30:41 UTC https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/202687957 Online dictionaries juliane_dlc https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/202690540 Use these different dictionaries to help you understand and prepare new vocabulary

http://www.ldoceonline.com/
_ offers great examples of collocations and usage!

https://www.wordsmyth.net/

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/learner-english/

https://www.wordsmyth.net/

 http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/


]]> 2017-11-01 19:36:39 UTC https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/202690540 Vocabulary practice websites juliane_dlc https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/202690638 https://quizlet.com/

http://www.englishvocabularyexercises.com/general-vocabulary/index.html]]> 2017-11-01 19:36:55 UTC https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/202690638 Do you read fast enough? Article on the need for speed juliane_dlc https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/204159821 https://www.forbes.com/sites/brettnelson/2012/06/04/do-you-read-fast-enough-to-be-successful/#7065c408462e]]> 2017-11-06 23:26:52 UTC https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/204159821 Making fewer stops with your eyes juliane_dlc https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/204529546 1. Focus on content words
Content words such as verbs, nouns, adverbs, and adjectives carry the meaning of a text. Thus, try to focus on them when you read. As a consequence, you’ll increase your reading speed considerably as 70%
of a text consist of content words.

2. Focus on word/thought groups
Words usually combine together to
create one idea. For example: go to the store, have a cup of tea.

If you read the words separately,
you don’t get the idea that the thought group expresses.

These thought groups are usually
grammatically connected:

Verb + preposition + noun (apply for the program)

Verb + object (have a cup of tea)

Article + adj + noun (the
beautiful sunset)

Article + adv + adj + noun (the
incredibly difficult homework)

Prep + adj + noun + prep + art +
noun (from different parts of the world)
]]> 2017-11-07 18:56:23 UTC https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/204529546 Speed reading website juliane_dlc https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/204529781 2017-11-07 18:56:46 UTC https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/204529781 Becoming a faster reader juliane_dlc https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/204529934 2017-11-07 18:56:57 UTC https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/204529934 What not to do: juliane_dlc https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/204531285 1. Back skipping
This means you're going back to words you have already read. The smoother your eye movements, the faster you read. Why do you back skip? Because you are unsure of what you read and think that you have missed something important. This may be true, but it is ineffective because you waste time. There are two possibilities: Either what you read is important and the author will mention the word again, or it is not, so why worry about it?

]]> 2017-11-07 18:59:06 UTC https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/204531285 2. Sounding out words juliane_dlc https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/204533413 Faster readers read fast because they do not waste time worrying about the sounds of the words and because they read and understand more words in one eye stop than slower readers. If you learned to read by sounding out every word and then hearing it in your head before understanding it, it makes sense that you may still try to understand every word separately while you read silently. This also means that you stop your eyes on one word at a time and have narrow eye span. 

]]> 2017-11-07 19:02:29 UTC https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/204533413 3. Increase your peripheral vision: juliane_dlc https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/204535449 Your success as a faster reader depends on your ability to increase your peripheral vision, both horizontally, so you see more across a line, and eventually vertically, so you see more above and below the line you are reading.

Right now, it’s as if your eyes have blinders on. Horses wear blinders on the outside of their eyes to focus their attention straight ahead and to avoid distractions. You may have used your “blinders” in a similar fashion to keep your focus on one word at a time and to avoid being overwhelmed by the other words around you. To become a faster reader, you must let go of your blinders.
]]> 2017-11-07 19:05:43 UTC https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/204535449 Reading exercises (including speed reading) juliane_dlc https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/204537559 2017-11-07 19:09:10 UTC https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/204537559 Doubling of consonants - Reminder juliane_dlc https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/209272304 Although the website doesn't explicitly refer to adverbs, the same rules apply. There are also some practice exercises!

http://a4esl.org/q/h/9807/km-doubles.html]]> 2017-11-21 21:04:38 UTC https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/209272304 Juliane's email address: juliane_dlc https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/212463776 jdelacampa@bcit.ca]]> 2017-12-01 23:03:37 UTC https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/212463776 Link to our course outline juliane_dlc https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/219985206  https://www.bcit.ca/study/outlines/20191081785]]> 2018-01-09 21:24:12 UTC https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/219985206 NGSL - you should know these basic words juliane_dlc https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/220245429 2018-01-10 16:26:05 UTC https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/220245429 Affixes juliane_dlc https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/220400518 2018-01-10 21:24:19 UTC https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/220400518 Reading exercise website juliane_dlc https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/221898501 This website offers an excellent way to practice and track your progress in your reading skills. If you make too many mistakes, you get demoted to a lower level until you improve.]]> 2018-01-16 21:41:28 UTC https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/221898501 Websites to practice your reading skills juliane_dlc https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/221898763 2018-01-16 21:42:40 UTC https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/221898763 Reading exercise website juliane_dlc https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/221898992 2018-01-16 21:43:35 UTC https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/221898992 AWL sublists 3-4 juliane_dlc https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/238905515 2018-03-06 21:19:44 UTC https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/238905515 Paraphrasing juliane_dlc https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/243788477 Watch this video to help you remember how to paraphrase. Minute 0-10:00 are most related to paraphrasing]]> 2018-03-19 22:51:35 UTC https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/243788477 Summary writing juliane_dlc https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/321495707 2019-01-16 23:27:14 UTC https://padlet.com/juliane_dlc/reading400/wish/321495707