Dressed to Kill But Can’t Read the Label?
How many of us have to really think about what some of the washing instructions symbols mean? I know the hand wash only and the hang to dry but after that I get a little rusty. Perhaps I have spent too much time in hot water and then left myself “hang to dry”.
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If Children Were Elephants, They'd All Learn to Read
A while ago I was watching an educational documentary on elephants. The expert being interviewed was talking about the old adage, "An elephant never forgets." Did you know that is actually true? And here I thought that that was just one of my mom's ways of reminding me that I needed to work a little harder on my memory. As I watched the show it suddenly dawned on me .....
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READING IS HARD, IF IT WAS EASY – EVERYONE COULD DO IT!
What is it about teaching reading that arouses such passions in both parents and teachers? Reading effectively is no less a vital skill than crossing the road safely, but we have more children who can cross the road than can read effectively. Reading is difficult, it is a hard skill to master – if it was easy, everyone could do it. The problem is, with every passing day a child struggles with reading, self-esteem may be dropping. Reading difficulties combined with low self – esteem can cause a variety of other classroom issues including behaviour problems.
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Not Smart Like the Other Kids
“Mom, I’m just not smart like the other kids.” Hearing this statement, as a parent could be your worst nightmare. Perhaps your nightmare is your child coming home from school with an increased level of frustration, as homework time takes forever the list of assignments and unfinished lessons continues to accumulate while your child’s self-esteem appears to be dropping like a stone. Your concern is mounting and you ask yourself “What is a parent to do? “
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Land of the Free, Home of the Beaver Part 2
The Economics of Literacy
To be perfectly honest it is hard to find a problem in today’s society that is not linked to literacy levels.
We live in extraordinary times and extraordinary times require extraordinary measures from all citizens of this country. Currently in Canada we have 46% of our Canadian adult population who struggle, at best, with basic text. To put that into perspective, 9 million adults woke up this morning without the literacy skills to get them through their day. (Source: ABC Literacy Canada)
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