Eddie - I am putting my comments in blue. You write 'I do indeed claim that comprehension has accompanied EVERY text I have ever read' Well, there you lose me...
Jennifer Chew
jennifer@...
Jul 1, 2002 10:28 am
7728
Jenny ... With the greatest respect . . My answer is still the same. I think reading must be a very different experience for both of us and if the whole world...
Eddie Carron
eddie@...
Jul 1, 2002 11:29 am
7729
Could someone explain what is meant by parallel processing? Thanks Joyce...
joycen1@...
Jul 1, 2002 1:57 pm
7730
Parallel Processing is a computer term and refers to the facility to deal with two tasks simultaneously. Computers generally have a single main processor chip...
Eddie Carron
eddie@...
Jul 1, 2002 3:45 pm
7731
When a young child embarks on reading (let's say age four) they will meet many new words along the way. If they can decode them they can ask someone older...
In a message dated 6/30/02 2:42:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... In a message dated 7/1/02 12:34:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Jimmy, My reference for that...
Rovarose@...
Jul 1, 2002 7:39 pm
7733
In a message dated 7/1/02 8:03:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Eddie, I think you are wrong here, Eddie. Your library not only helps children read unfamiliar...
Rovarose@...
Jul 1, 2002 7:43 pm
7734
In a message dated 7/1/02 9:59:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time, joycen1@... ... Joyce, As Eddie explained, parallel processing is a term borrowed from computer...
Rovarose@...
Jul 1, 2002 7:48 pm
7735
Interesting you pull this study. The kids used are from middle and upper middle class with an average IQ of 110. I suspect that plays differently then...
Jimmy Kilpatrick
JimmyKilpatrick@...
Jul 1, 2002 8:06 pm
7736
In a message dated 7/1/02 4:08:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Jimmy, I am truly sorry that you are upset because I question the basis of the assumption that...
Rovarose@...
Jul 1, 2002 10:41 pm
7737
Bob, I believe you are trying to hold yourself up above the NIH research. As mentioned many times before you guesses about reading acquisition are just that. ...
Jimmy Kilpatrick
JimmyKilpatrick@...
Jul 1, 2002 11:35 pm
7738
In a message dated 7/1/02 7:37:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Jimmy, Actually, it was one kindergarten and five first-grade teachers. Most did not do "pre...
Rovarose@...
Jul 2, 2002 1:00 am
7739
Columbia is indeed the home of WL support. I attended a number of workshops there this past spring. Some of these workshops were conducted by teachers from...
Mona Crawford
mona_crawford@...
Jul 2, 2002 1:54 am
7740
<< Kids that need phonemic awareness will need at least one on one instruction for at least 100 hours. >> However, Torgesen found that two-and-a-half years...
mcnee
mcnee@...
Jul 2, 2002 5:35 am
7741
Bob Rose writes: An asterisk indicates that the child had learned to read at the time of the writing test "Learned to read" is too vague, Bob. Does that mean...
mcnee
mcnee@...
Jul 2, 2002 5:35 am
7742
I also do not always agree with what Bob says but that should not limit his right to state his views which are clearly based on nothing more than a desire to...
Eddie Carron
eddie@...
Jul 2, 2002 9:35 am
7743
Eddie - you write: 'My answer is still the same. I think reading must be a very different experience for both of us and if the whole world disagrees with me,...
Jennifer Chew
jennifer@...
Jul 2, 2002 10:37 am
7744
Phono-Graphixs has a spelling program called the Super Speller. As the student learns to decode, he will also learn to spell using the same strategies as...
robert and shay
rebyell@...
Jul 2, 2002 11:36 am
7745
Eddie, I have no problem with anyone saying or writing anything. I have stated over and over that Bob's statements are pure speculation and that he hooks...
Jimmy Kilpatrick
JimmyKilpatrick@...
Jul 2, 2002 11:56 am
7746
The issue of amount of additional one on one instruction was Torgesen comments. This was for severe kids and not the whole classroom. Jimmy Kilpatrick, Editor ...
Jimmy Kilpatrick
JimmyKilpatrick@...
Jul 2, 2002 11:58 am
7747
I will be out of the office starting 07/02/2002 and will not return until 07/30/2002. You may contact my secretary, Dana Duke, if you need immediate...
mhougen@...
Jul 2, 2002 11:59 am
7748
Eddie writes: 'From my point of view, I have always focused on the promotion of decoding skills...' This could mislead some people, Eddie. You don't promote...
Jennifer Chew
jennifer@...
Jul 2, 2002 12:50 pm
7749
In a message dated 6/30/2002 6:22:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Jim could you please explain the meaning of parallel processing? Thanks Joyce...
joycen1@...
Jul 2, 2002 1:23 pm
7750
Jenny You are quite correct that I dont directly promote decoding in the sense that my Electronic Library provides formal training in decoding - but then...
Eddie Carron
eddie@...
Jul 2, 2002 2:40 pm
7751
Jimmy You will know that I have twice asked to be removed from the list but the mesages kept coming and I was foolish enough to respond. I blame no-one but...
Eddie Carron
eddie@...
Jul 2, 2002 3:20 pm
7752
I think that we are missing a necessary ingredient in comprehension and that is visualization. I have had many students that can decode and encode but can't...
robert and shay
rebyell@...
Jul 2, 2002 3:21 pm
7753
... I myself have never understood which part(s) of a picture, a statement, or other memorized/observed datum to regard as "the main idea." (Shay - How would ...
Eddie - I accept that the results in other schools are as reported. You just don't give enough details about how tightly all other possible contributory...
Jennifer Chew
jennifer@...
Jul 2, 2002 4:48 pm
7755
Shay - While I accept that PG does a good job on teaching spelling, I think you slightly over-state the case. Knowing what the alternative spellings for a...
Jennifer Chew
jennifer@...
Jul 2, 2002 4:56 pm
7756
Jeeny I had hoped to receive no more messages on this list but I have not yet been cut off and I will now answer this last message. I will resolve the dilemna...
