Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id eAOI40910986; Fri, 24 Nov 2000 13:04:00 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 13:04:00 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3A1EAB9B.248B7BE5@erols.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Sherry Migdail <shermigd@erols.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:5326] Re: Reading X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: multipart/mixed; X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.51 [en]C-RR032399 (Win95; I) Status: O Content-Length: 1985 Lines: 57 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------C9D2CC357AD37042211BA392 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Reading aloud to adults does many things - all useful! It should be done at each class you have - not necessarily for a long time but at least to give listeners a chance to hear English well read ... and also to help with their phonemic awareness. When you read to adults, as with kids, some of whom may be slow learners and/or compensated learning disabled, have them follow with a copy of the text so that they get a full multisensory approach: they hear, they see, they listen attentively, and they can ask questions thereafter. I know of no documented research but I have done it always - and always with very good results. Students (adults) begin to "hear" and "know" and certainly enjoy the sounds and the words of the language -- it has been very important. Sherry Migdail andrea obrien wrote: > Does anyone have any information about the benefits and/or rationale for > reading aloud to > adult learners and also for having adult learners read silently in > class? Will these > activities improve learners' reading and/or language skills? We are > implementing both > "read aloud" and "silent sustained reading" with the adult learners at > my center. I > want/need to understand the theory behind the practices. I have read > about the benefits > for children, but I haven't been able to find info about adults. --------------C9D2CC357AD37042211BA392 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="shermigd.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Sherry Migdail Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="shermigd.vcf" begin:vcard n:Migdail;Sherry tel;fax:301 652 0890 tel;home:7301 Connecticut Avenue Chevy Chase MD 20815 x-mozilla-html:FALSE adr:;;;;;; version:2.1 email;internet:shermigd@erols.com fn:Sherry Migdail end:vcard --------------C9D2CC357AD37042211BA392--
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