Return-Path: <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i3M39Tm11840; Wed, 21 Apr 2004 23:09:29 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 23:09:29 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <20040422030547.45353.qmail@web14301.mail.yahoo.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: tom zurinskas <tzurinskas@yahoo.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:1035] Using pictures in text X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Status: O Content-Length: 885 Lines: 29 I copy this statement: "From my knowledge of the pertinent empirical evidence, I must protest that teaching beginning readers (BRs) to use "picture cues" to recognize written words cannot be justified as even "a minor tool" in this instruction. In scientific fact, it has an inhibiting influence on the development of BRs' quick and accurate written word recognition skills." If this is true, should text for beginning readers have pictures? tz ===== Read “Truespel Book One: Analysis of the Sounds (Phonemes) of USA English http://www.1stBooks.com/bookview/16593 Convert text to truespel USA accent by copy/pasting text at: http://www.foreignword.com/dictionary/truespel/transpel.htm Read all about truespel at truespel.com. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25˘ http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/print_splash
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