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Professional
Development for teachers and Essential Information for Parents
Parents |
In order to help parents these articles
were written.
1)
The
Definition of Reading
To read aloud, we convert written words into spoken words. We can
call this word recognition. Usually we read to understand, but the
ability to sound out the written word may be taught as a skill...Click
here for more
2)The
Five Elements of Reading with Understanding
Before
looking more closely at the meat of what The Phonics Institute
proposes to do, let’s look at the elements of reading with
understanding. This is what we want our children to do: read with
understanding (and write well, too)....Click
here for more
3)The
Phonics Institute Manifesto
4) A
Phonics Institute direct proposal for voluntary phonics-based reading
instruction in school
5)A
Phonics Institute Proposal for remedial in a middle school/junior high
school setting
6)Reading
Dos and Dont's
Dos
1. Encourage the students to take on
the responsibility of figuring out the "sound values" of all letters
in all written words they are reading, developing the phonics
habit...Click here for more
7)Reading Problems Are Preventable
8)Talking Points Memorandum
Sample question: How is
reading generally taught in Virgin Islands public schools and in
schools throughout the United States? What are the major problems with
the way reading and writing is usually taught in our schools?....click
here for more
(9)Speculations on underlying Causes of
poor reading instruction
In mid-March 1997, the author of this report sought
and obtained the approval of Dr. Moorehead to fulfill the major
research paper requirements of EDU 505 by the preparation and
submission of a proposal to the Virgin Islands Education Commission,
together with an accompanying commentary on anthropological and
sociological issues relating to the proposal....Click
here for more
(10)How to Help your Child be
successful on school
If your "Mary" is to be as successful in school as she
should be, she has to learn to read really well. I suspect most
parents assume, as I did, that teachers know how to teach reading and
writing effectively, and can be trusted to use lesson plans proven to
result in skillful readers without bad reading habits....Click
here for more
(11)Brook Hill Controversy
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