Lack of Language Memorization In Elementary Years Has Later Effects
A student said she had trouble memorizing the unit circle — a difficulty for many, many students. As I told her, part of the problem …
Reading
Speed Reading
Jim Kwik’s speed reading program is one that Sean Croxton recommends. I have not done the course, and don’t know much about it. I’m letting …
SAT: Reading Comprehension
Majortests.com has 14 reading comprehension selections you could use to practice for the SAT. There are also, of course, plenty of books you could buy to …
Reading Skills
How horrible the reading skills of too many American students in public, private, and home schools!! Poor kids. That’s not fair to them. (However, a …
Quote on Reading
“When a man opens a book or fires a gun, he has no idea what the effect will be or how far the shot will …
Some Free Downloads of Classic Books
Visit FreeClassicAudioBooks.com for some free downloads of audio versions of classic books. HT: A member of a discussion list. Update (10:10 PM): More at LibriVox.org.
Reading Pedagogy: The Old is New
In “Glorifying Indifference to Literature” (Core Knowledge Blog, August 30, 2009), Diana Senechal writes: The New York Times story on the “reading workshop” method glorifies …
The Power of Poetry in Education
In Interview with a Children’s Librarian on PBSParents.com, a librarian named Natalie says: Poetry celebrates the individual word, the sound of language, and the rhythm …
Phonics Study
In “Lasting effects of phonics instruction” on the Teaching Effectively! blog, JohnL quotes what appears to be the abstract of a study: Thompson, G. B., …
On Writing and Reasoning
Looks like Dr. Bertonneau has written a scholarly article on the role written language plays in reasoning. So I’ll let him speak, thus saving myself …