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The Best Ways To Increase Reading Comprehension Skills For Middle School English Language Learners, Taylor J. Lindeman

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This paper inspects the role of storyboards and graphic organizers, vocabulary, cultural relevancy/responsiveness, reading fluency and reading engagement, as each relates to reading comprehension growth in middle school English Language Learners. The use of storyboards and graphic organizers provides a visual component, which offers another way for students to examine the text. Vocabulary knowledge helps students decode unknown terminology while they are reading and that can lead to better understanding. When students see their own culture represented in the texts they read, it leads to clearer insights into that text. An ability to read text quickly and accurately, without stumbling …