Return-Path: <nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id iAJFIk111444; Fri, 19 Nov 2004 10:18:46 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 10:18:46 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <4B1486F8.42DE24B9.0A349A3F@aol.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: AWilder106@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ASSESSMENT:722] RE: EFF approach to language programming 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: 507 Lines: 13 Marie, It depends on what you mean by "predictions." Yes, absolutely, familiarity with certain genres or styles of language can help predict success with further use of those styles of language. Children who hear story book reading are better able to read and write story book style language. Is this what you mean? And Karen--the terms used in this arena are certainly confusing, then they become buzz words and fashionable, and lose what clarity they once may have had. Thanks for writing. Andrea
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