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 i1JHHoI09694; Thu, 19 Feb 2004 12:17:50 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 12:17:50 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <20040219171358.23486.qmail@web14311.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:1097] Re: Light, not heat X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Status: O Content-Length: 2559 Lines: 87 Thanks David, I believe that phonetic or phonemic awareness approaches are more than "useful" but necessary and should be mandatory for all learners. Gotta go. More later. Tom Z --- David Rosen <djrosen@comcast.net> wrote: > Tom, > > On Wednesday, February 18, 2004, at 10:34 PM, tom > zurinskas wrote: > > > I'd like to hear your ideas first, David, while I > compose mine. > > Okay, Tom. I believe that phonetics and phonemic > awareness approaches > are useful: for learners with dyslexia, I believe > they are essential. > I believe that whole language approaches are useful. > And I believe > that critical literacy is essential for readers at > all levels. I don't > believe that teaching is a science; I believe that > it is an art -- and > that expert practitioners have had years of theory, > practice, > reflection and opportunities to dialogue with > others. I believe that > research -- quantitative and qualitative -- is > useful, and I wish we > had more of it to inform practice, but I don't > believe that research -- > true scientific research -- should be dogmatic, or > should be used by > those in power to push a political agenda. That is > degrading to > research and practice. > > Those are my ideas, based mostly on observation of > good teaching by > experienced teachers and reflection. > > I think NIFL-AALPD should be a forum for discussions > leading to helping > teachers become experts in a variety of adult > education areas. I think > adult education and literacy teaching -- because > teachers are called > upon (ready or not) to teach such a range of > knowledge and skills > (basic literacy, intermediate and advanced reading > and writing, > numeracy, science, social studies, English language > listening and > speaking skills, computer literacy, college > preparation, and also > sometimes to be counselors, administrators, data > entry clerks, and.... > more) is one of the most challenging kinds of > teaching there is, right > up there with elementary and pre-school teaching. > > David J. Rosen > djrosen@comcast.net > > > ===== Read all about truespel at truespel.com. Read “Truespel Book One: Analysis of the Sounds (Phonemes) of USA English http://www.1stbooks.com/cgi-bin/1st?partner~1st|type~6|Data1~16593 Convert text to truespel USA accent by copy/pasting it at: http://www.foreignword.com/dictionary/truespel/transpel.htm __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools
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