What did I learn teaching my daughter to read? Part II
What was my biggest discover teaching my daughter to read. I already knew a lot, but it is different to teach reading to your own child. From day one the reading process slowly begins. Daily reading, word play, and rhyming games are all included in a rich language environment and provide the foundation for reading. […]
What did I learn teaching my daughter to read?
Of course, the reading adventure continues and my investigation also continues. After a parent teacher conference I’m told my daughter can read “J” level books, but because most of the students in the class are not on “J” level there are not many of those books in the class. I asked my daughter if she […]
An Early Reading Adventure: Part IV
The next technique we used to learn the sound system was music and rhythm. We tapped out the letter, sound and key word to a beat she made on her leg. Last technique and the most successful for my daughter was a technique where I used letter people and created letter relationships. I used this […]
An Early Reading Adventure: Part III
While helping my daughter learn to read, I have explored the world of literacy in a much more personal way. Pre-reading activities such as reading together everyday, rhyming, story telling etc. have always been apart of our regular activities. I tried four different approaches to teach my daughter the sound system. First, we started with […]
An Early Reading Adventure: Part II
So now it is April, I just got my daughters progress report, and she says she is able to read “D” books. In September, she was reading “D” books. What are “D” books? Its part of the leveled rating series Cambridge uses that progresses readers in a systematic way. Therefore, from September to April my […]
An early reading adventure: Part I
My daughter and I read every night. When she was four, she loved to look at the pictures and tell me the story. Since I often teach reading and reading comprehension, I was surprised she was not a reading by three. I mean she was not that interested at two, so I waited another whole […]
Small talk: Who needs it?
Until I found out what an important role small talk can play in life, I was not a big fan. Some people are very good at it, politicians or sales people for example. Small talk is the initial conversation American’s use to establish contact and break the ice. Did you know that other countries like […]
Writing
The standards for written language are higher than for spoken language. Written language is one of the primary tools used for assessment in formal education. For all students acquiring basic written skills is important; however, for college bound students it is crucial. Spoken language is easier to learn because spoken language allows for repair when […]
Reading comprehension
Reading comprehension improves greatly with the ability to visualize. Visualization is the ability to create pictures from words. In the example, “Sam the dog ran out the door” Can you picture Sam? The door? The yard? Maybe Sam is a medium-sized black and white spotted dog with short hair running out of a white screen […]
Verbs
Writing is a challenge for many with language-based learning disabilities. Who knew writing was so complicated. Subjects, verbs, objects, how often do any of us think of them when we write. Yet, they are the building blocks of writing and the ability to identify them is part of reading as well. Writing remediation can take […]