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Early readers 'may learn better with certain word variations'Washington, November 2 (ANI): Variation in words may help early readers learn better, a new study has indicated. After three or four days of training on phonics skills, partaking in activities such as spelling and matching letters, the students from both groups were tested to see if they could read words that they had never seen before, read novel non-words, and apply their newly-learned skills to tasks they hadn't done before. Aurelia Flores: Reading as a Part of Your Daily PracticeOne career mentor of mine (and multi-millionaire) said that an inviolable part of his day was reading. He spends at least 1 hour per day – every work day – just reading. Can you fix it? Reading skills essential to economyWe asked you how to fix the economy and were flooded with responses. We'll be running these in the coming days. To contribute to the debate hit the green button below. In spite of higher unemployment there is a shortage of skilled workers. In spite of a fabulous boom, 1/8 th of Australia's citizens live below the poverty line. About 70 per cent of New Zealanders and Australians cannot read with understanding beyond a reading age of 9-10. As one must have a memory of language to read with comprehension, 45 per cent of Aucklanders are from a non-English speaking background and have low English language skills. Many of these people will never have the opportunity to learn to read fluently and remember what they were reading about. In addition, one person in six has an Auditory Processing Disorder caused by New Zealand's notoriously low housing standards (glue ear), or genetics. At present teachers assess letters, words and basic comprehension. Reading is really "metacognition" - the synthesising of listening, speaking and reading. There are no schools in New Zealand which effectively co-ordinate literacy and linguistics. I know because, as a relieving teacher, I went into most of Auckland's schools. However, new theory and practice has been developed by New Zealand teachers and researchers over the past 30 years. As an educator I am working towards the day when all people will be able to place food on their table, and all mothers can be proud of their children. Reading skills improving thanks to schools schemeReading skills improving thanks to schools scheme More than 2,000 young people who have received two school terms of Eight Reading Behaviours teaching were tested and all were found to have improved reading skills. The pupils, aged eight to 14, were tested last December and again in June this year to discover their reading age, which had improved by more than expected. Stephanie Vaughan, Swansea Council's English and literacy advisor to schools, said: "We have changed the way teachers work with children and have encouraged parents to read at home in different ways. "Before some children were able to learn and recite words from the page of a book but did not understand what those words or phrases actually meant, giving them little educational benefit. Encouraging "The Eight Reading Behaviours are easy to understand strategies to make children more active readers. "They can include encouraging children to picture the text in their head, to ask questions and to make suggestions about what is happening in the story. They help pupils better understand what's on the page in front of them. "Pupils are given the skills to read independently and encouraged to become critical readers, who can make judgements, form opinions and read between the lines. They are also able to select and summarise information. "This way pupils enjoy reading more and read in ways which help them t Reading Activities - Celebrating Dictionary DayHere’s a fun reading activities that’s included in my forthcoming book, Helping Children Learn to Read Through Multi-Sensory Reading Activities – A Resource and Handbook For Parents and Teachers. Language Magazine » Software FocusIn addition to the humble book, publishers have launched an array of reading programs designed to help readers of all types acquire the skills they need — Here’s a selection of the most innovative The program breaks the complex task of reading into manageable pieces. Students learn using a structured and sequential approach, increasing their automaticity and building higher order comprehension skills. Real-time, web-based reports allow teachers and administrators to monitor student progress and document reading gains. Teachers can access student and class level data, while administrators can view performance at the school and district level. Dynamic Vision Training — Eyes in Conflict English 9A Reading assignments cover a wide range of authors, periods, and genres, from The Sport of Biathlon to The Iliad; from Sport Utility Vehicles and Safety to Paradise Lost. Unit activities include Visualizing as you Read, Understanding Figurative Language, Using Prior Knowledge to Read Expository Text, and Analyzing Personal Narratives. Free gravity font helps dyslexics read onlineFree gravity font helps dyslexics read online Tags: (Free gravity font helps…) Dyslexia is a learning difficulty that impairs skills involved in accurate and fluent reading and spelling. Characteristic features are difficulties in phonological awareness, verbal memory and verbal processing speed.
Brain connectivity predicts reading skillsThe growth pattern of long-range connections in the brain predicts how a child’s reading skills will develop, according to research published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences1. Related stories Andrew Norriss: 'Reading is the most essential skill of all'ANDREW Norriss won The Whitbread Children's Book Award in 1997 for his book Aquila . He also adapted his books Bernard's Watch and Matt's Millions for ITV as well as co-writing the sitcom The Brittas Empire . He speaks to Esther Browning... What was your favourite book when you were small and why did you love it? Reading is power | News | Santa Maria Sun, CAEddie Taylor, CEO of the Northern Santa Barbara County United Way, is giving me a tutorial on one of his organization’s new education programs. ... Researchers predict reading skillSome students arrive at high school with a reading age of only 10, a Tauranga principal says. Revamping Reading Culture In Nigeria | P.M. NEWS NigeriaRevamping Reading Culture In Nigeria You may also like - Share: Recent Entries In Picture: Amaechi Commissions UN House in PH
Omega 3 Could Help Improve Children\'s Reading SkillsNew research from the UK suggests that taking a daily supplement of DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid, could be a simple and effective way to improve reading and behaviour in healthy but underperforming children. Alex Richardson, a senior research fellow at the Centre for Evidence-Based Intervention at Oxford University, and colleagues, report the results of the DHA Oxford Learning and Behaviour (DOLAB) study in a paper that was published online in the open access journal PLoS ONE on 6 September. DHA stands for Docosahexaenoic acid, an important omega-3 fatty acid that is found in fish, seafood and algae (seaweed). The type Richardson and colleagues used in the DOLAB study comes from algae, making it suitable for vegetarians. People living in modern developed countries do not generally get enough essential omega-3 fatty acids, a lack of which is thought to contribute to a wide range of health problems, both physical and mental. CBSE launches new project to cultivate reading habit in students
The list of recommended books includes 14 books of Katha, a charitable organisation in the Capital. Seven of the Katha titles are in English and seven in Hindi. The selection presents a group of best selling books from fiction as well as the non-fiction category. Student reading improvesA class of Santa Maria High School students sat fully engaged, staring just in front of a moving blue line across their computer screens Monday morning. The group, mostly freshmen in a Reading Improvement class, were tasked with reading the text before it was enveloped by the blue line. Reading every word was important because comprehension questions would follow. Results from using the research-based intervention Reading Plus program at Santa Maria High have so far shown marked improvement in the reading level of struggling students sometimes reading several grades below their level. “I’ve had some students improve already in four weeks,” said English teacher Auni Baldwin, who helped pilot the United Way-sponsored program last spring. “Eighty percent of my students moved from five-plus grade levels below to one below,” she added. “Reading is in every subject. It’s preparing our students for the workforce. Every day they can track their own progress.” On Monday afternoon, Baldwin gathered on campus with other high school and city officials, as well as those from the Northern Santa Barbara County United Way and Pacific Gas and Electric Co., to announce results of the United for Literacy partnership (UFL). Adventures of Room 129: Stepping Stone Process for Reading Comprehension StrategiesI know I've been absent for a while - but finding out I am having twins has completely overtaken my world. I haven't left you all - I promise. I actually need your help! I have compiled a list of all of the reading strategies I could think of. I am wanting to put them into a list. This list needs to almost like a stepping stone list, meaning the strategies at the beginning of the list are the foundation strategies that students need to know at the beginning. The next few strategies would be what the students should learn next, and the last strategies would be the most challenging that the students would learn after the beginning and middle ones have been mastered. I'm very interested in what your thoughts are for this list. How would you list them from foundation strategies to higher comprehension strategies?? Think about which strategies the students would need to know/do before they could do the others. Futurity.org – MRI reveals brain’s response to readingResearch news from leading universities... The researchers expected to see pleasure centers activating for the relaxed reading and hypothesized that close reading, as a form of heightened attention, would create more neural activity than pleasure reading. Read to develop skills - Fiji Times OnlineTHE ability to read develops the minds of children and improves their communication skills. Speaking at the launch of the National Library Week in Nausori yesterday, director Library Services, Merewalesi Vueti, said a person was limited in what they could accomplish without good reading and comprehension skills. And yesterday she sent out a message to encourage young children to read. "Understanding the written word is one way the mind grows in its ability," she said. "Teaching young children to read helps them develop their language skills. "It also helps them learn to listen. "Lack of listening skills can result in major misunderstanding which can lead to job loss, marriage breakup and other disasters small and great." Ms Vueti said the National Library Week celebration had adopted a roadshow concept. The theme for this year is Reading Unlocks the Future.
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How do people, especialy children are expected to make it these days if they still can't read. I'm glad there's people out there that still care:) EU: 75 million adults lack basic reading skillsOne in five European fifteen year olds has poor reading skills and 75 million Europeans have low qualifications, often lacking basic reading and writing skills. These striking facts prompted the European Commission to establish the High Level Group of Experts on Literacy. The group launched its report in the run up to 8 September, UNESCO´s International Literacy Day. We are living a paradox: our lives tend to be dominated by the written word, yet our literacy levels are falling. This has a huge impact on the lives and livelihoods of millions of Europeans. The next generation is on course to do no better. When we look at the shocking numbers, we have to admit to ourselves that Europe has made very little progress over the past decade. I hope that our recommendations will convince policy makers to put the issue on the political agenda, both within EU Member States and at EU level. But that’s not enough of course. We need to put our knowledge into practice! Reading is the keyAs a non-native, there are two rules that I try to obey since moving to the local region. Rule one: Don’t judge bayou people and tell them how to live their lives. Rule two: Obey rule one. Thrifty, brave, reverent, kind and most of the others I am aces with, but I struggle when it comes to obedience, so please forgive me for disobeying rule two. Another school year is upon us and, the governor’s reform aside, nothing has happened to give confidence that the education of your children will improve. Education will not improve until you start reforming parents’ thinking and appreciation of the need and value of education. Parents have to be made to understand that reading starts education. Education cannot happen without acquiring reading skills and appreciation for the need to read. However, many parents were not reared in households that needed reading skills because their parents could provide for the family without needing the skills and appreciation of reading. So parents can’t give what they weren’t given. Disobeying rule two, here is a way to initiate reading skills and build reading appreciation. There are many retired teachers who are just wringing their hands in frustration over the continued decline of education. The Importance of Good Writing and Reading Skills. - Blog of Aloha USA : Teaching Kids - Math, Reading and Writing SkillsExperts say improving writing and reading skills must not be neglected.Reading and writing development are intertwined in learning. The physical act of writing letters and words enhances a child’s ability to read. The complementary relationship between reading and writing continues long after these early efforts. Therefore, it is good to stress on improving writing skills at a young age itself. Good vocabulary is the foundation for good writing. The best way to improve children’s knowledge of words is to encourage them to read more, and look up the meanings of words they do not understand. Playing simple word games or even scrabble can greatly contribute towards building children’s vocabulary. Going through their homework to check for spelling and grammatical errors is also useful, as it will reinforce what is being taught in school. When children have a report to write at home, it is better to encourage them to make a rough draft first. This way spelling and other errors can be avoided in the final copy. Shhhh! Sharpen your listening skills with 5 simple stepsDuring my first few months at MarketWave, I heard what has become a bit of a legendary story. The short version: Tina was on a conference call with some engineers from a client company discussing how hackers could sit outside of a company’s building and literally break into its network from the parking lot using homemade devices as simple as stuff they would find at Radio Shack. As she listened, she put the call on mute and voiced the term “drive-by hacking” to our team. The phrase not only attached a memorable phrase to the issue, but sparked a story angle, which our firm later pitched and landed on CNN. Believe in the benefits. Improving relationships, gaining insight, improving clarity, sparking new ideas and learning something new. School leavers lack basic reading and writing skills, say Welsh businesses Read More http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2012/08/23/school-leavers-lack-basic-reading-and-writing-skills-sa...Worrying findings about the abilities of Welsh school leavers were made public today on the day thousands of teenagers were set to receive their GCSE results. The Federation of Small Businesses in Wales said 82% of businesses it surveyed were worried about the basic skills of young people leaving school at 16. In particular the small and medium-sized companies questioned were concerned about the literacy and numeracy of school leavers. One firm in Swansea said it routinely asked foreign interns to look over writing done by young recruits in Wales as the grammar of the second-language English speakers was usually superior. Julia English in Manchester: Improving your reading and listening skillsI am a massive fan of keeping up to date with what is happening in the world, and I always try to convince my international students of the importance of reading and listening to the news. In fact, I would go so far as to say that this is the very best way of improving your English, as well as giving you lots of ideas and information for writing essays and doing various types of academic speaking. The problem, for many learners, is that it's just too difficult - the news articles they find are too long and complicated, and they can't see any improvement quickly enough. They just give up. |