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[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: Reading instruction
On Tue, 29 Jan 2002, Monty Neill wrote: > We thought our son was reading the > books we had read to him (he loved to be read to, etc) - but he had "merely" > memorized them word for word exactly by hearing them... Interesting. Our oldest daughter, who was reading independently and well beyond her supposed age-based reading level by the time she was 4, went through a stage where she did just the same. She had several books memorized and would "read" along with me, even correcting me if I misread a word! Our second daughter, who was much slower to read independently, never (as far as I know) went through this stage. Both girls are avid readers. They learned differently and with different degrees of difficulty, but both learned in the same environment. You're right, though. The environment my family creates will not work for all kids. That's the point! *Anybody* who tells you their program works for all kids is selling you (and your kids) the Brooklyn Bridge. Kids learn at different rates, through different means, and all we gotta do is support them in their quest. --Eric Crump -------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the ARN-L list, send command SIGNOFF ARN-L to LISTSERV@LISTS.CUA.EDU.
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