Rochelle--

I think the more  information we can have about reading the better.  We 
can design the environments for adults.  Thanks.

Andrea

On Jan 10, 2007, at 3:43 PM, RKenyon721 at aol.com wrote:


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> Hi KC and Andrea,

>  

> I think this is so interesting and relevant as it came out just 

> shortly after we had some discussion about research priorities.  This 

> certainly takes a real "hot topic" in the field and narrows it down to 

> the least common denominators.  The results of scholarly research 

> affect practice.  There were some interesting suggestions in the 

> article that related to how it could affect instruction.  Even though 

> most research is done with children and has to be adapted for our 

> adult population, it is still noteworthy.

>  

> What do others think?

>  

> Thanks,

>  

> Rochelle

>  

>  

> Rochelle Kenyon

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> Center for Literacy Studies at the University of Tennessee

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> Rochelle--thanks for the calibre of this!  I rely on you to give us the

> best, fast, this is worth looking  into.

>

> Thanks!

>

> Andrea

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>  

> Hi Rochelle - I thought it was a fascinating premise (I saw is in  

> Schwab Learning) and it confirmed some of my informal observations of  

> how dyslexic people approach reading.  However, I suspect that there 

> may be room for both schools of thought (and probably more!) and what 

> is causal for one dyslexic reader may not be true of all of them.

>

>  KC Andrew

> Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges

> Adult Basic Education - Professional Development Services

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