Less than a year after I read my first book in English, The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl, I joined my elementary school’s debate team. I was a fifth grader and a recent immigrant to Australia, and the two milestones were closely related. As the language and culture of my new home became legible to me, I began to desire more than comprehension. I wanted to talk back and, in turn, be heard.I soon learned that reading served an urgent purpose in debate. Because the aim of the activity was to out-argue the other side, debaters had to stockpile information. My strategic Wikipedia searches grew, over time, into a homemade index of The Economist and reading lists of academic texts....
Have you tried Bionic Reading? It's a patented and trademarked process that ostensibly makes text easier to grok by boldfacing the first few letters of each word.
From the website:
Bionic Reading revises texts so that the most concise parts of words are highlighted. — Read the rest
It is time to set up a new eLearning course. That sounds simple enough, at least in theory. Sit down, draw up objectives for what the course is expected to convey to students. Get curriculum prepared to meet those objectives. Prepare assessments to determine how effective you were in presenting information to those who participated in the eLearning course. And you might think you're ready.... But, not really! You have to make sure your course is designed taking into consideration how students learn best. Research has proved that the order and organization of learning activities affect the way information is processed and retained (Glynn & DiVesta, 1977; Lorch & Lorch, 1985; Van Patten, Chao, & Reigeluth, 1986). Text-Organization EffectThe concept...
If teachers were to only address the skills, knowledge and referral protocols that Ontario's Human Rights Commission recommends, students wouldn't have essential knowledge to support their reading. (Shutterstock)The release of the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s (OHRC) Right to Read Inquiry earlier this year calls for rethinking early literacy teaching in Ontario. The inquiry examined how Ontario schools are meeting the needs of students with reading disabilities. The report relies heavily on a body of research that has been called the “science of reading,” a body of scholarship focused on learning phonics, word recognition skills, comprehension and vocabulary. We applaud the report’s intent to ensure students with reading disabilities, and all students, are able to access appropriate literacy instruction as required...
Summer will be here before we know it! Summer reading activities are important for keeping newly acquired skills fresh and getting a jump start on the new school year. Here are some awesome summer reading ideas and activities that will keep the kids engaged this summer. Best of all, they are all fun! Pick one that looks like a good fit or you can combine a few of them to create a learning-packed season. The ideas are great for summer classes or to recommend to families. All of the resources are free unless noted. Summer Reading Ideas Let’s start with reading projects, camps, and series to keep the kids busy learning and growing. 1. BOOK BASED SUMMER READING ACTIVITY CALENDARS...
