Return-Path: <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h3PBBPU17809; Fri, 25 Apr 2003 07:11:25 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 07:11:25 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <20030425110900.39446.qmail@web14301.mail.yahoo.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: tom zurinskas <tzurinskas@yahoo.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-AALPD:254] RE: 10 principle of improving reading (for adults too?) X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Status: O Content-Length: 2990 Lines: 89 Jackie, You are the new list facilitator. Perhaps you are changing things around here. Do we really have to stick to certain topics, and cannot independently bring up others? I really don't care about gays and lesbian reading instructions as I've said. I would assume they would be the same, and any instructor that were differential need be retrained to be unbiased. That goes for race, religion, class etc. Gender difference is a different story. It's known that girls learn to read faster and better than boys. But phonics counters this trend according to a Scotish study at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/education/ins4-00.asp About myself I'd like to share that I'm the inventor of truespel, the world's first pronunciation guide spelling. My first book will be coming out soon entitled "Analysis of the sounds (phonemes) of USA English Using Truespel". New facts about English are explored in a new way. Truespel is a keyboard enterable pronunciation guide which is designed as a replacement for present dictionary guides. This is an advantage over special symbols because it makes phonetic words keyboard enterable. Thus computer friendly applications can evolve. My intentions are the same as us all here, I think. To find better ways of instruction for learners of English. I focus on decoding. I think that if adults have a full vocabulary then the problem must be decoding ability. Phonics could help here, just as with children. So just let me know if we are free to bring up topics or must stick to your agenda. Tom Zurinskas truespel.com --- jataylor <jataylor@utk.edu> wrote: > Good morning, Tom, All, > Tom, Like George, David, and perhaps others, I find > myself wondering what your > intentions are. Even remembering back to a > converstation on positionality, I > recall your *changing* the subject to phonics when > Rick asked you his very > important question as to why you believe issues of > sexuality are not related > to adult literacy. It seems you keep pulling us > back to phonics, without > sharing as to why, or what your > experiences/interests in professional > development have been in providing phonics training > as PD. > > Without providing insights into your experience and > purpose here, one may be > left to assume something that is not altogether > true, and I, for one, do not > want to do that. Perhaps if you shared a little > more about yourself & your > professional experiences, Tom, we, as a group, could > collaborate in > constructing a new understanding of reading theory > and PD practice. Are you > open to that option? > > Best, > Jackie Taylor > NIFL-AALPD List Facilitator > ===== Read all about truespel at truespel.com. Convert text to truespel USA accent by copy/pasting it at: http://www.foreignword.com/dictionary/truespel/transpel.htm __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo http://search.yahoo.com
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