Return-Path: <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h6IMnd728846; Fri, 18 Jul 2003 18:49:39 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 18:49:39 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <37BCDABE.40DF40D0.0A349A3F@aol.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: AWilder106@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-4EFF:2435] Re: Andrea X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 X-Mailer: Atlas Mailer 2.0 Status: O Content-Length: 1000 Lines: 13 Rhonda, Goodness, this is a first--my name in the subject line! Yes, the only genuine skill of the 5 is phonics. Presentation of the 5 in a sequence under the rubric "skills" suggests 1) they are sequential 2) they are of the same type. I have read Sally Shaywitz's book and heard her speak. There is another program which I believe gives better results, but I forget its name.... It was reported by Maryann Wolf, I think I'm right on this. Understanding how the brain works is hard work. Besides getting one's head around basic concepts and new vocabulary, brain researchers don't always agree with what is going on. Also, researchers don't usually have teaching or classroom practice and experience. Finally, they are often poor writers. Teaching is also hard work. I am in favor of the best teacher training possible so all teachers have the most useful teaching tools. Thanks for your informative reply, I am really interested that people are picking up on this thread. Andrea
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