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Jul
30

Learning To Read

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Recognizing the Two Ways to Learn to Read

There are probably an infinite number of ways to teach reading. Even so, certain teaching methods work better for teachers simply because these methods more closely mimic the way we first learn as babies.

OK. So this makes sense. Use human nature to design teaching methods. Unfortunately, this logic is simpler stated than practiced. Why? Because by five, most kids have already lost access to some of their senses. In effect, they have already incurred wounds to certain senses and so, have become less sensitive to these senses. An example?
Some kids are said to be “visual” learners. Some are said to be “auditory” learners. And some are said to be “tactile” learners.

Unfortunately, people do not see these conditions as injuries but rather as each child’s nature.

It this right? I believe not. In fact, I am certain that all young children incur injuries to their senses which make them less sensitive to some senses than to others. No surprise that by five, most children have developed biases toward their least injured senses.
How do children respond to these sensory biases?

They favor teaching methods which focus on their least injured senses. Which means they miss out on much of the nature of what they are being taught.

Is there anything which can be done to change these biases though?

Yes, there is. In fact, in the past nine years, I have repeatedly been able to help people who say they are not visual learners to use visualization to heal. In fact, I have been able to help people with all of the learning-sense biases to use vision to heal.

It seems, then, that while children do in fact experience injuries to their five senses early on, injuries that bias their learning style, that seeing things on the screen of the mind is a way for people to bypass these injuries.

This, then; visualization on the screen of the mind; is what I see as the “natural way” for children to learn. And what every baby has in common. Enter Emergence.

Emergence is based entirely on examining peoples’ abilities to draw on the screen of their minds. In fact, this ability is at the heart of how we help people to heal their injuries, including injuries to their senses.

How? We focus entirely on what is visually missing rather than on what is visually present, on what they can’t see rather than on what they can see..

What follows, (See Next Post) then, is a brief explanation of how this focus applies to teaching children to read, and how by focusing on what is visibly present, most teachers really prevent children from learning to read more than teach them to read.

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Jul
23

Making The Most Of Reading Out Loud

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How can you help kids develop print awareness? Here are some sample questions and prompts you can use before, during, and after a read aloud activity to help children activate basic knowledge about print and books.

Pick Out an Appropriate Book

* Select a book with age appropriate vocabulary (no huge or uncommon words).
* Tales told in rhyme are especially fun for young children, as they can delight in both the rhyme scheme and the rhythm.
* Look for simple illustrations
* Look for books targeting K-3 (beginner readers)

Before You Start

* Introduce the tale by stating the title, then the author’s name and asking, “What does an author do?” ( “Writes the tale.”).
* State the illustrator’s name and question, “What does an illustrator do?” (“Draws the pictures.”).
* Hold up the book and say, “This is the front of the book, (turn it sideways and state) and this is the spine.” Turn the book to the back cover and state, “This is the back of the book.” Then question, “Do we start reading from the front or the back of the book?” ( “From the front.”).
* “Let’s look at the picture on the front.”
* Hold up the book with the front cover facing your child. Question: “What do you reckon will happen in this tale? Remember, I want you to answer using complete sentences.”

Getting Ready to Read

* Select vocabulary words from the tale that you need to discuss prior to reading the tale. Write them on sentence strips or on a piece of paper. Discuss the words with your child.
* Please note the use of open-finished questions that will require your child to give responses that extend beyond Yes/No answers. Remember to use open-finished questions as you read the tale and in your discussion after the reading.
* Encourage your child to draw upon what they know about the words from their personal lives. For example, if the word is the verb fish, perhaps you can talk about a time that you have gone on fishing trips. Encourage a brief telling of personal tales. Their personal tales allow them to make connections with the text.

During the reading

* Briefly discuss the pictures on each page after reading that page.
* Encourage your child to guess/predict what will happen next.

After the reading

* Question your child to tell you if they liked the tale and why. Encourage responses in complete sentences. “I liked it when the small girl rescued her friends because it showed that girls can be heroes.”
* Your child may delight in doing some related craft projects. Perhaps something as simple as trying to re-make some of the artwork in the book.
* Follow up with a fun activity. For an example a book about ducks, such as the “Peep Peep” series. Additionally, you may delight in exploring Lunchpail Books YouTube channel that has links to a fun tale time told by a talented young man.

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Jun
10

Broccoli Versus Books – Eat You Kid’s Books

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We all know that reading is excellent for children, like eating your vegetables. Sometimes, they don’t want to do either. Oh no! not broccoli! Or worse yet, having to read a book about broccoli. So, are vegetables really excellent for you? Is reading really excellent for you? Of course, children do get some nutritional value from vegetables, but I am not so sure about soggy peas.

But, we (all of us) do learn a lot from reading—it does indeed improve vocabulary and give us a solid foundation for excellent communication skills. We can also learn much about the world in general and perhaps make us more savvy consumers. Have you every noticed that those phishing scams and the Nigerian advance fee fraud letters, have nearly comical grammar? I occasionally get a “hotmail alert” in my inbox… upon examination; you find typos, misspellings, and grammatical errors. I feel confident that MSN would proofread their messages, as would Bank of America, Western Union and a host of others. Thanks to some reading expertise, most of us can catch these errors and hopefully recognize the message for what it is… some barely literate scammer wanting to take your money. By the way, in case you are wondering how they do this—often their message attempt to prey upon our greed and claim to have millions of dollars (or Euros) and will gladly share a part with you. Really, they are probably sitting in an internet café in Lagos, hoping to lead you along and then when some “problem” occurs let you know that in order to send you your share, he must pay an official say $50. After a while there are more and more fees… the average scam is around $1200—they try to lead you along. You can READ more about this process at www.scamarama.com — Lot’s of humor at their expense but under the circumstances, which only seems honest.

Ok, my point?? If you are an experienced reader, you can 1) easily spot the terrible grammar, but 2) most importantly, you have become somewhat “street smart” from reading about these types of things.

So what can books do? Feel free to add to the list:
• Entertain
• Educate
• Enlighten
• Expand one’s world…yes there is life outside Walla Walla Washington,
• Etc.

What if you have a reluctant reader? Many things can help. I would recommend, having reading time with you (parent) doing the reading. It is not only a fantastic bonding activity, but also sends that message that reading is not just a school activity. You might even take turns reading an age appropriate book—or read the first part of the tale and leave them the book to end on their own. What do they want to read? What you want them to read? Not likely? Nothing? What are they interested in? There are truckloads of children’s books to choose from… check the library, local bookstore or on line (here’s a plug for Lunchpail Books ).

Maybe something fun? Jokes, riddles, fun Poems like Shel Silverstein (“Where the Sidewalk Ends”; “Light in the Attic”. Etc.) Graphic Novels? (Age appropriate of course). To improve my knowledge and comprehension of conversational Spanish, I picked up a volume of Condorito—a well loved comic strip in Latin America. It made it fun—in order to “get” the joke, I had to know the words—worked well.

Perhaps, something…ahem… more adolescent? “Walter, the Farting Dog”, “The Gas We Pass” and so forth. While most Moms may find this juvenile or even disgusting—the adolescent in us (and I reckon perhaps the adolescent boys the most) find this topic riveting. I am working on a book, “There’s Poo On My Shoe”(POMS)… Pretty basic—introducing contractions in this book, that way older readers may find it cool and less juvenile. Not sure if teachers will like it… my daughter, who is a teacher, felt that if she were to read POMS out loud that every time she read the word “poo” the class would giggle and it may be hard to get through the tale without losing control of the class. On the other hand, normally reluctant readers may really delight in reading such an “irreverent” subject on their own.

If gas and other gastrointestinal topics are not for you, you may wish to find tales that have some anticipatory elements—in other words, “got to turn the page, to see what happens next!”

Anyway, see what works for you and your family… leave a comment here with your thoughts… all are welcome.

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Johnnie Lunchpail
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May
25

Creating A Reading Environment

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As parents, how vital is our attitude about reading? We need to be engaged and provide continuous opportunities and encouragement to read and continuing to read.

It is critical that reading practice start before beginning school. Many students struggling in school, had limited access to books. So how do you “kick start” reading skills?

Make it a game– read the cereal box, menus, marks on everything. We used to play the alphabet game– when as were driving in the car, the children would try to spot each letter of the alphabet on road signs, billboards, company signs, etc. Sometimes we would make it simpler by allowing car license plates.

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These type of books use a controlled or restrictive vocabulary making it simpler for young readers to read. So grab an early reader book and take turns, page by page, etc. Discuss the tale to encourage comprehension. Question a teacher– they know which students have had practice at home.

So you read? Many adults stop reading after school. Do you read to learn or for fun? I have a terrible habit of only reading non-fiction… so much to learn. I can only name at the most about a dozen fiction books that I have read… and that was over two years ago!

Reading Must Be Taught

Language development is natural, reading not so much. Parents must spend some time teaching reading. There is a plethora of methodologies for this. I started my children out with site reading, putting simple sight reading words, like see, run, go– and of course proper nouns including the child’s name, sibling names, pets, etc. We would assemble the cards into sentences. Some of the kids learned quick and very young (under 3)… others we closer to six before their reading skill took off. Use books to help the child explore the world.

Children who already know about their world and the purpose of language will be better prepared to learn how to read when they enter school. Parents can help their children prepare by providing a print-rich environment in the home. Magazines, newspapers, and a collection of high-quality children’ books provide material that parents can read aloud to their children.

Emergent Reading

Let children pretend to read… it’s sort of like an air guitar. They will develop a positive attitude regarding reading this way. This is known as emergent reading. Children are not really reading from the books, but reciting the tales as they remember them. Encourage this retelling since it promotes the value of reading as a highly desired skill. Certain toys are also useful in promoting literacy skills such as alphabet blocks and magnetic letters that can be manipulated to make words. Children become familiar with the letters of the alphabet and with their shapes and sounds through these activities. Dolls and puppets can be used to act out tales.

Using Neighborhood to Foster Skills
The local neighborhood is a print-rich environment that offers many opportunities to expose children to words, symbols, and logos, which will increase their general knowledge. Supermarkets are particularly excellent for increasing literacy skills. Parents can have their children help in making a shopping list, looking at coupons from flyers and talking about the letters and signs in the store that often are paired with a picture. Parents can also help children make selections from restaurant menus, point out words on signs and read the schedules of buses, subways, and trains.
These are just a few of the ways that parents provide the foundation for building their children’s literacy skills. Providing print-rich environments, engaging children in meaningful discussions with proving questions, and teaching children about letters and words will better prepare the to learn how to read when they enter school. Perhaps most vital of all is modeling that reading is fun and is part of the everyday activities that the whole family enjoys.

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Apr
18

Would parents buy these old fashion books?

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Faith4jesus questioned:

I’m a homeschooling mom and I am teaching my kids from ancient fashioned books.

I find the books online and since the books were first published before 1923, it is in the public domain in the United States.

Last year I just printed them out as they were found online on websites like PROJECT GUTENBERG. But this year I am kind of cleaning them up and making them look more attactive then printing them out for the kids.

I’ve been such excellent comments about them though that I am starting to wondering if other people would like them. I thought about putting them on my website for other parents to delight in.

I thought maybe of selling them or making a membership site so other parents could use them too for just read to their kids or teach there kids.

Would parents be interested in these??

I made 2 sample PDF files for you to look at. Please let me know what you reckon. Follow this link:
http://classicbooksample.4shared.com/

This is just an thought I’m toying with right now.

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