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 h8ILNHT28823; Thu, 18 Sep 2003 17:23:17 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 17:23:17 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <sf69e8a2.010@mail.jsi.com> 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: "Steve Quann" <steve_quann@worlded.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9491] Re: reading X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 5.5.5.1 Status: O Content-Length: 1373 Lines: 41 Hi all, I wondered how ESL learners would handle this and decided to have my high intermediate/advanced Reading for ESL class read it. Thought some of you might be interested in what happened. Within seconds I saw smiles and noted many "got it" immediately. I was not sure if all understood, so I asked a few to read what they saw aloud, which they did with no problem. I tried to get a sense of how many really understood and it seemed most, if not all, did. We had just done some activities on working out vocabulary in context, although not the same skill, my sense was that it seemed to give them confidence to know that they could read it. They did agree that if they were beginners, they would not be able to do it. Steve Quann NELRC / World Education 44 Farnsworth Street Boston, MA 617.482.9485 >>> dottie@shattuck.net 09/16/03 02:07PM >>> 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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