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Category: Literacy Rates
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Category: Information Literacy ARTICLES
The World’s Top Retirement Havens in 2007
By Laura Sheridan
Whether your retirement is fast approaching or just something you find yourself often dreaming about, you’ve probably imagined spending it in some far-flung tropical haven. But moving to a country that you know little about is a lot of hassle, right? It’s probably not worth the time and effort, you think. Besides, all your family and friends are here.
Take it from us: it’s worth it. If you look beyond your own shores you’ll find that many countries around the world offer far greater benefits and advantages for retirees than those offered at…
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Category: Teaching Literacy
What Does It Mean To Be A High School Writer?
Different theories effect how literacy influences adolescents today. In 1980, many scholars believed memorization was the way to literacy in England (Rigby pg. 459). In Rome, learning phonics was the path to a literate life (Bertonneau spara. 4), Now, Riesland argues over whether writing is even necessary to be considered literate (Riesland para 9). Knowing these alternative teaching methods we are urged to conform to each teacher’s classification. High school writing is a game, we start playing it at a very young age. The purpose is to write according to what…
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March 14th, 2010
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Category: ESL Videos
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“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently”
-Henry Ford-
I am a firm believer that failure is an important part of any learning cycle. In the case of English as a Second Language, many capable non-native English speakers become withdrawn, shy and even scared when faced with the prospect of having to converse with non-native English speakers. This is simply because many language learners are afraid to dare. They worry constantly about not meeting expectations, making a mistake, or failing while trying something new. In that vein, were they to adhere to Ford’s advice and take the plunge;…
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Whether you wish your child to learn English, French, or Spanish, just remember one simple fact. The more interesting and exciting you make French or Spanish or English lesson plans, the easier it would be for your kid to learn the new language and its rules. By using informal, yet useful ways of teaching language skills, you can help your child learn to speak, read, and write quickly and easily in that particular language.
For instance, if you want to teach English to your child, use phonics games and fun phonics for kids. Phonics games are very helpful in teaching phonics…
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March 14th, 2010
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Category: Literacy Education
Why can’t the govt. give education to all if it can remove world-poverty? An estimated $30b only are needed for global literacy and education whereas more that $1 Trillion have been spent on wars and on buying billions in weapons in the name of public-security. Why? Is this the proper utilization of public funds? Why do we need such govts?
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Category: Books
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Masterworks Chinese Companion fills the need of students from Chinese-speaking families or advanced non-native speakers who have mastered basic oral communication in Chinese but need further development of their reading and writing skills. Qin-Hong Anderson presents students with 12 short works that are emblematic of superlative writing style, primarily from the Chinese canon of modern literature. By selecting short stories that reflect human emotions and relationships, Masterworks provides students with the vocabulary and patterns they need to express their feelings in writing.
Masterworks Chinese Companion: Expressive Literacy Through Reading And Composition
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