Hi Heather "It seems to me that it's also true that whatever phonemic awareness a person with APD can be taught puts them in a better position than they...
In a message dated 6/27/2005 12:35:53 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, olanys@... writes: No matter what the programs are called, multi-sensory or not, phonics...
AVKOemail@...
Jul 1, 2005 1:19 pm
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I've been teaching phonics and phonemic awareness since 1982 and the results: every student, even heavily dyslexic, becomes an automatic reader after 15 hours...
tirtza Gal
tirtza.g@...
Jul 1, 2005 3:50 pm
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... teachers and dialect: I do believe it doesn't hurt the children to be exposed to as many different dialects as a teacher is able to safely reproduce."...
Please supply pre and post data supporting these comments! Since phonemic awareness began to be discuss in the open during the mid-nitities I find you comments...
Dear Tom: I fear that in your final paragraph below you are posing an empirical question. That is to say, the respected linguists of whom I am familiar do ...
patrick groff
pgroff@...
Jul 2, 2005 12:00 am
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Well, at $80 (£45) this is clearly a money-making activity. Has anybody heard of it? Tried it? I support your call for figures, Jimmy. Mona ... From: Sheryl...
Mona
catphonics@...
Jul 2, 2005 6:22 am
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Mona, These folks seem to claim they can fix everything with a child with reading problems. The Federal Trade Commission investigated Hook on Phonics and found...
Jimmy: Which comments were these, about which programme, please? Mona Please supply pre and post data supporting these comments! Since phonemic awareness began...
Mona
catphonics@...
Jul 2, 2005 6:58 pm
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The pogram the lady had mentioned about their web site fontyonline. Jimmy Kilpatrick Senior Fellow, Alexis de Tocqueville Institution Editor, EducationNews.org...
I'm afraid that post was advertising a book. And when I looked at the website, I didn't see anything to indicate that it promotes scientifically research-based...
Dear Mona: I could not find from an inspection of the Read Right WW site what kind of pedagogy it endorses. I asked Dr. Dee Tadlock for this information. Also,...
patrick groff
pgroff@...
Jul 4, 2005 11:54 pm
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Hi Janis, When I looked for information on the book Read Right recommended by Kathy Boggs, I found these words in the first sentence of the website: "an ...
Hi, Linda, Actually, the book was recommended in post #22854, probably by someone who works for the company. Mona was having difficulty finding it and Kathy...
Thank you for clarifying. ... From: readbygrade3@yahoogroups.com [mailto:readbygrade3@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of readingsolutions Sent: Monday, July 04,...
http://www.detnews.com/2005/schools/0507/05/B01-236842.htm Disabled students law questioned Policy changes to boost school safety have some parents worried it...
Thank you, Linda. That is very clear. I won't bother to get the book! Mona. Hi Janis, When I looked for information on the book Read Right recommended by ...
Mona
catphonics@...
Jul 5, 2005 2:27 pm
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Hello all, I am not the one who recommended the book! I simply responded to a question from Mona on who the publisher was and cut and pasted what I could...
If a child has a disability that causes dangerous behavior to herself or others, that child, in my opinion, requires special location with trained educators...
Isn't the word "clearer" an opinion word? I certainly think that everyone is comfortable with their regional pronunciations and would not agree that, for...
Having worked in a middle and high school, I am going to have to agree that saftey for the majority has to be of foremost importance. Violent children do not...
Dear Maureen: In regard to your remarks below, I sense it would be socially and educationally beneficial to a nation if all of its people spoke with the same...
patrick groff
pgroff@...
Jul 5, 2005 11:48 pm
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Patrick, Do you not celebrate the diversity that makes up our nation? Our different appearances, cultural backgrounds, life experiences and yes, speech...
My thinking here is that certain sounds have more phonetic separation than others or perhaps are more ringingly clear innately. I have a big problem with the...
Dear Maureen: I can only inagine what it would be like to live in an imaginary (necessarily so) country in which there were no dialect differences, and hence...
patrick groff
pgroff@...
Jul 6, 2005 3:13 am
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Tom: For glass, the glaas is the southern, estuarine (Thames estuary) pronunciation. Here in the north of England we say glass with the short a as in cat. ...
Mona
catphonics@...
Jul 6, 2005 5:41 am
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I have personally worked with many students at various grade levels with "behavioral problems" and reading issues this past year. I finally figured out it was...
