Check out these online videos of small group literacy games. http://www.free-reading.net/index.php?title=Free-Reading_Videos They have some great ideas for...
<http://ednews.org/articles/19672/1/A-revolution-in-teaching-promises-the-so lution-to-dyslexia/Page1.html> A revolution in teaching promises the solution to...
<http://ednews.org/articles/20002/1/Under-sevens-039too-young-to-learn-to-re ad039/Page1.html> Under-sevens 'too young to learn to read' The Guardian "It can...
HMMMMM. I would like to see a large scale study. In the US we could get rid of Head Start, kindergarten, and a whole bunch of expensive programs if we just...
I agree with Carol. I'd like to see the study that led to these conclusions. Is it like so many others that are based on qualitative data that have no ...
Aaaah, but she didn't say the little ones were too young to learn reading readiness skills. If kids starting learning to read at age seven, and if they had...
Teachers get bashed either way. If they teach kids phonemic awareness skills at early ages, and in a way that will stick, they are being developmentally ...
It might be. The study was done years agoand is published in a book titled Winnetka. I don't remember the subtitle. Ultimately the project was destroyed by...
Here is piece I just finished reading that provides some additional insight to the lack of reading skills http://www.wested.org/online_pubs/pp-07-02.pdf ...
<http://ednews.org/articles/20027/1/Why-Do-We-Have-a-KNOWLEDGE-DEFICIT/Page1 .html> Why Do We Have a KNOWLEDGE DEFICIT? It's a pdf file Jimmy Kilpatrick ...
... not be ... subject ... Hirsch thinks ... The notion that there are discreet 'reading comprehension skills' which can be taught is ubiquitous in English...
Tom and All, I appreciate what you wrote regarding reading comprehension, and as a Speech-Language Pathologist and Educational Therapist I absolutely love it...
I agree, I agree, with the exception of thinking that children spend much time talking in primary grades. While they SHOULD be spending time talking in the...
These two items weren’t about the mechanics of reading as much as the belief systems behind why the research is not occurring. The points Hirsch wrote about...
I have come across this book to teach anyone, but especially children how to read that may have previously been labeled with reading disabilities, including...
Has anyone tried this book and can tell us about it, please? Mona M. From: readbygrade3@yahoogroups.com [mailto:readbygrade3@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
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There are several reviews on her website by well known literacy advocates. Her website is www.teachtwo.net here's a copy of one of the reviews: ""I have...
There is not enough information on that website to determine if this program is designed with research-based strategies. There is this quote, however: "HOW DO...
There is not enough information on that website to determine if this program is designed with research-based strategies. There is this quote, however: "HOW DO...
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... The book is both research and phonics-based. Although I didn't use that term, what drew me in is the way the author introduces phonics. For the first time...
... What if they come up with rhymes like play sleigh geese fleece crease flee me blue flu two moo who How does this help them learn phonics? Heather in OR...
This is not phonics. It is Whole Language, guessing, etc. Awful. One can only assume the author has never SEEN good, simple phonics. One wonders why anybody...
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In a message dated 12/14/2007 2:27:06 P.M. Atlantic Standard Time, hfraser@... writes: What if they come up with rhymes like play sleigh geese fleece ...
Regardless of your criticisms of a book and approach that you've never actually read completely through it has worked, not only for me but for many many other...