by Christine Gayle -
Parents whose children have trouble reading encounter many frustrations. They want the best for their child but are unsure of just what is needed in order to give them assistance with their reading difficulties. Don’t feel that you are alone in the process. There are others who face…
It is an article of faith among many critics of public schools that there is no correlation between spending and learning outcomes. But it’s not so—at least where library spending is concerned.
When support for school libraries rises, reading scores go up and learning by other measures increases…
by Denise Bossard –
Teaching your child to read is one of the best and most important gifts you could ever give to your child. This will make the world’s opportunities available to them and foster a lifelong ability to learn. Teaching your child to read requires some understanding of the mechanics of…
Question by kalli w: Literacy Teacher or Special Education Teacher?
Out of curiousity and possible career path(s), I am looking at both of these careers.
Here’s what I like to do:
help kids one on one
I can handle mentally challenged children
love to read, help kids read,write, etc.
would eventually like to help adults
by Karen Goldfarb –
The term web literacy has been used to describe being fluent with the latest Twitter apps or how to use YouTube. But in this case, it means, quite literally, the ability for an online audience to read what you wrote. So, the question is, can they?
The data…
Clarifying the assignment; identifying a subject & brainstorming a topic; gathering background information in general and specialized encyclopedias; defining a manageable topic; forming a research question; forming a thesis statement; time management. NOTE: Program notes are available at: tinyurl.com
by Mary Bogin –
Location, Location, Location, is often used as a reminder for the success of real estate, but when you want to read or teach reading, it also applies. Here are a few easy ways to organize an area in your home for personal reading or for teaching reading to…
Description: The educational goals and objectives for this tutorial are based on the ACRL Literacy Competency Standards. Standard Three specifies: “The information literate student evaluates information and its sources critically and incorporates selected information into his or her knowledge base and value system.” One of the performance indicators for Standard Three is: “The information literate student…
Do your English language learners find reading boring? Perhaps it’s not just a matter of finding the sorts of reading texts that will catch their interest… Time to think about how you apply your reading texts in class and what you can add to make the overall reading class more dymamic and effective!
by Abhishek Agarwal –
Statistically speaking, 54 percent of the American parents do not take the time out to read stories to their children. This implies that more than half the American children do not get exposed to any good literature. In this way the family literacy is affected. Setting family literacy…