Year: 2012
Type: book-review
Abstract: Few can deny that reading is an important language skillwhichthelearnersof L2havetobeabletomaster. Itisregardedasadoorwhichwillleadthemtoacquire knowledge,andopenupnewworldsandopportunities.Therefore,learningtoreadisan important educational goal for both children and adults.According to Pang, Muaka, Bernhardt and Kamil (2003), reading is about understanding written texts.It is a complex activity that involves both perception and thought.Some children and adults needadditionalhelpsothattheycancopewithreadingdifficultiesthattheymayhave.Thus, reading instruction needs to take into account different types of learners and theirneeds.
Source: rEFLections
Author: Wareesiri Singhasiri
Institution: King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4387722506