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Five Stages Of Reading Development

by Pamela Beers, M.S. Ed.

Aug 15, 2008 Reading 5343 Views

_notregistered/art_116_a408e82f1b~.jpg Learning to read doesn't just happen. It has to be taught through systematic, organized instruction. Reading is a skill which is built upon through stages and is an ongoing process.
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How I Got Around Life Being A Bad Speller And My Goal To Fix It

by Neville Grundy

Aug 16, 2008 Pronunciation/Phonics 2557 Views

How I got around life being a bad speller and my Goal to fix it. This year I have a dream to become a good speller, I have been creating blogs and the spelling has driven me nuts. These blogs have motivated me to relearn the English language. Many people just do not try to do anything new or fix up their old bad habits and use many excuses.
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Improve Reading Comprehension With a Four Step Process

by Jonathan Steele

Aug 16, 2008 Reading 2649 Views

_notregistered/art_118_3736e6839b~.jpg Would you like to improve your reading comprehension? Do you find yourself reading and re-reading a sentence or paragraph and still not remembering what you just read? Do you find that you can read and entire article and take nothing away from it? Do you find yourself day dreaming when needing to read technical information or study? Then this is for you.
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Teaching Reading to English Language Learners

by Deborah Jill Chitester

Aug 16, 2008 English Language Learning (ELL) 4810 Views

_notregistered/art_119_d42daae266~.jpg There is an increasing amount of English language learners represented in our schools for whom a unique approach to developing literacy is necessary. The development of literacy by English language learners (ELLs) includes all of the challenges implicit for English speaking children literacy attainments, and is additionally compounded by a diversity of linguistic, cognitive and academic variables.
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Taking Great Notes in School

by Carol Josel

Aug 16, 2008 Study Skills 2711 Views

_notregistered/art_120_deb4c9039e~.jpg Lecture notes sure come in handy-and we teachers always remind students to take them, store them, and study them. If they want to keep up, participate, and shine on tests, that is. No problem or complaints from some. Others groan, though, when it's get-it-all-down time. What about your child? Any of these sound familiar?
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Vocabulary Building

by Carol Josel

Aug 16, 2008 Grammar 5473 Views

_notregistered/art_121_6513870799~.jpg Nothing pure about it--English I mean. After all, the British Isles were invaded several times, as when, during the 5th century, the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes arrived, pushing out Celtic in favor of their Germanic tongue.
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Touchy - Feely (Concrete vs. Abstract)

by Johnnie W. Lewis

Aug 16, 2008 Teaching Methodology 6569 Views

Ever wonder why kids hang on to their teddy bears, binkies, blankies, etc. for so long? Have you ever wondered why they don't understand a story you've told them? Because kids are touchy-feely! Children do not actually understand abstract ideas until around age 8. They will be able to pay lip service to something abstract earlier, but most don't actually understand the concept until around age 8.
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The Secret to 1st Grade Spelling

by David Poon

Aug 16, 2008 Grammar 3299 Views

_notregistered/art_123_43d2acff8d~.gif Handwriting, reading and of course, 1st grade spelling are among the basic things your child learns in school. These three are very important as your child's learning capacity with regard to these three aspects can make or break his learning habit and his learning desire as he matures. The earlier your child is taught and is made accustomed to writing, reading books and spelling his first-learned words, the earlier he is able to nurture good attitude and behavior towards learning.
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How to Improve Reading Comprehension with Video

by Adam Waxler

Aug 16, 2008 Reading 2603 Views

_notregistered/art_124_3d7094379f~.gif Most educators today realize that teaching students how to read is not the sole responsibility of the language arts teacher, yet many teachers still struggle to come up with effective ways to actually improve reading comprehension in the classroom.
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IELTS vs TOEFL

by Hugh Nelson

Aug 16, 2008 TOEFL/TOEIC/IELTS 5545 Views

_notregistered/art_125_1b5c61e3d0~.jpg The two main examinations of second-language-learners' English-language skills are IELTS (created by the International English Language Testing Service) and TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). The two are similar but by no means identical, and candidates for both tests regularly ask which is the better – and often which is the easier – of the two.
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