Return-Path: <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.3/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id IAA23777; Thu, 18 May 2000 08:19:51 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 08:19:51 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <NCBBKNKAOKKIEJPNDCLGMEBOCCAA.bosquez@swbell.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Pyron <bosquez@swbell.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-LD:2832] Please remove my name from this list. X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Status: O Content-Length: 1406 Lines: 34 -----Original Message----- From: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov]On Behalf Of Teacheyes@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 3:59 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-LD:2823] Re: toolkits Just wanted to say that time and experience are among the greatest teachers and stubborn pride one of the largest stumbling blocks to learning. I thought I understood Orton-Gillingham well enough to teach using Wilson Reading system after a brief introduction to the program- (maybe the lecture I attended lasted an hour.) So I self taught myself and the poor guinea pig learner. The learner was as excited as I was to see that fairly soon he was reading... but I neglected the idea of spelling, until he asked me "when will I be able to spell?" I thought that if he could read the words then he would be able to spell them... wrong! I went back to the instruction manual and re-read it- I had moved too fast because I was anxious for him to become a good reader. I was supposed to be teaching spelling each and every time along with reading. Well, now we're addressing a lot of catch-up spelling with the reading and he is doing quite well at whatever he is directly taught. I had to learn the hard way, and unfortunately it affected someone elses learning too. easy does it and repetition, repetition, repetition. Sharon Egan volunteer Central Pa Literacy Council
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