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25 Greek and Latin Power Words | Morphology
If you are still teaching from the same old Greek and Latin word part list, it's time to update your instruction with the latest computer-generated word…
Why Study Greek and Latin
When you sit down to read an article, a technical document, or a book, does the language the author uses seem “All Greek (or Latin) to…
English Language History
Sometimes reading English text does seem like reading a foreign language. And this does make sense, because so much of English derives from other languages. Let's…
The Reader, The Text, The Poem
Louise Rosenblatt's The Reader, The Text, The Poem describes the elements of her Reader-Response Theory. Learn how to teach the author-reader relationship.
Talking with the Author
Louise Rosenblatt's Reader-Response Theory remains at the forefront of reading research and practice. My Talking with the Author reading strategy helps readers interact with the author…
Formalism and New Criticism
As a reaction to the Reader-Response Theory, beginning in the late 1960s, some reading researchers, philosophers, and especially university English professors began to advocate a different theory…
Reader-Response Theory
One reading theory and body of research which attempts to describe the author-reader relationship is Reader-Response Theory. In this theory, the text serves as a blueprint…
Reading is Like Driving
To be able to understand and remember what is read, the reader must know how reading works, apply the phonetic tools, understand the meaning and order…