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What are the positive effects of reading the same text at different levels?
Have any researches compared reading many texts at the same level vs reading one text at different levels?
Would it be effective to read the same book or any text repeatedly, but at different level (grade) each time?
For example, British council…
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How can I improve my ability to understand posts in social networks?
I've started learning English at secondary school. First topic I learned is the grammar rule. I did a lot of assignments about it likes doing the math. I think that I can do it well (I got a 600 points for TOEIC reading & listening test). I just…
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By what percentage does reading a novel increase reading speed?
Hacking Chinese, Learning to read aloud in Chinese
The above plot estimates its author's (Olle Linge) reading aloud speed as he progresses through reading a Chinese novel. He seems to have gone from 117 cpm to 133 cpm, an approximate 13.7%…
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Difference between reading text written directly in language X, and reading text written in language Y and translated into language X?
I'm currently reading the Chinese version of Matilda to improve my Chinese reading skills (and partly because I simply enjoy the book).
However, as a native-English speaker, I'm concerned that there is a distinction between:
Reading a book written…
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What are all the concepts that you need to understand to become proficient at reading in a language?
Phonics seems to be important. What else is important? Do you need to know the formal rules of grammar?
By "reading a language" I mean reading aloud or silently (whichever is better for comprehension) and have listening comprehension also.
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