Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h8MM0kV26652; Mon, 22 Sep 2003 18:00:46 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 18:00:46 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <002701c38153$c382be20$7ee20e0c@computer> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Nicholas and Cynthia Gray" <drsgray@mo-net.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9497] Re: reading X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1950 Lines: 50 With Dottie's original message and subsequent variations, I recalled two illustrations. One was the teacher's illustration of reading the names on the tombstones: All you have to know is the beginning and ending letters. The adult student knew B and R, so he could find BAUER. The second is a quote from Dolch (1951) (Ph.D., University of Illinois), who presents a simple yet comprehensive description of reading basics for the older learner: "Letter arrangements are words, symbols for an idea (p. 1). . . . For the expert reader, reading is imagining, thinking, and feeling about ideas and thoughts made from past experiences that are suggested by the perception of printed words. Reading uses the eyes and printed matter, but the reading is done by the mind and is a process of the mind (p. 9). For the [older] learner, reading is recognizing most of the words, guessing or working out the others, getting the meaning, and then discussing the meaning in a class situation. (p. 19) ---------------------------------------------------------- Grace Christian Center Dr. Nicholas J. Gray Dr. Cynthia Ann Gray (417) 858-9703 www.Grace-Christian-Center.com faith@Grace-Christian-Center.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dottie Shattuck" <dottie@shattuck.net> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 1:07 PM Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9482] reading > My daughter just sent this to me (forwarded to her). I thought some of you would > find it interesting. > > > Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr > the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is that frist and > lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll > raed it wiuthoit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteterby it slef > but the wrod as a wlohe. pttrey azamnig Dottie ShattuckCharlotte, NC > dottie@shattuck.net > > > >
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