Chunking
Overview
Chunking involves breaking texts down into more manageable pieces to help learners focus their Attention while reading and to comprehend text more effectively. This strategy helps to strengthen and build Reading Fluency. Chunking techniques can be used with traditional and digital texts as instructors can arrange and group different parts of the texts for learners to process each chunk of text individually. This can be done in a number of ways depending on the needs of the learner. Chunking can be particularly effective for supporting multilingual learners and for struggling readers, including those with dyslexia.
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Factors Supported by this Strategy
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Immediate feedback can improve a learner's confidence, self-awareness and enthusiasm for learning, which leads to increased Motivation.
Adult learners benefit from knowing there is an instructor available to provide support as needed, especially during asynchronous learning.
