61. Favorite Resources For Catholic Homeschoolers - Pre-Reading Skills preschool age children for later reading, parents usually think of teaching themtheir abcs. Inadequate development in other areas can make learning to read http://www.love2learn.net/preschool/preread.htm

AMDG Pre-Reading Skills When preparing their preschool age children for later reading, parents usually think of teaching them their ABCs. Inadequate development in other areas can make learning to read much more difficult. Rather than starting in on formal school too early, try some of these suggestions to put your children on the right path early on.... 1. Learning the Names of Things Often before a child begins to talk, around the age of 18 months, they are working on mastering the language by recognizing words and associating them with appropriate people, places and things. While most of this learning can take place quite naturally and without much deliberation on the part of the parents, there are some activities which can enhance this learning. These activities will tend to be fun for little ones and they may enjoy having their own special "school time" each day. Materials: Any or all of the following three types of materials will be useful for this stage. a) "small objects" - You can find many useful items around the house or at garage sales for this purpose. It should be fairly easy to collect a key, a button, a nail, a bead, small plastic animals and perhaps some dollhouse furniture. for this purpose. b) flash cards - simple pictures, preferably photographs without excess background (which can be confusing and distracting) work quite well. The Dorling Kindersley flash cards are especially nice because they are simple photographs with a plain white background. Look for pictures of household items, people, animals, plants, buildings, etc. Magazine pictures attached to index cards (double-sided tape is best because it doesn't wrinkle the picture or the card) and covered with contact paper work quite well too.

62. News Archive - Reading Programs The abcs of Justice Some of teens in the lab are just learning to read, said BarbaraChavez couldn't read the test that would tell them their reading level, so http://www.autoskill.com/news/item_abc_justice.html

The ABCs of Justice Court starts reading lab to help teach troubled teens. The Albuquerque Tribune - December 20, 2000 Placido Perez was afraid in second grade afraid to read out loud. Third grade was no different, nor was fourth or fifth. His fear of reading turned to dread, then hate. He hated to read and he hated school. He remembers refusing when his teachers at Armijo Elementary School called on him to read. There was nothing they could do. He wouldn't read. Period. "I couldn't read and I didn't want to sound all stupid," said Perez, 16. Times and reading ability have changed a lot since then for Perez, who recently served as a mentor in the new reading lab at the Juvenile Justice Center. For Perez and other teens in trouble, the lab has been a valuable resource. All of the teens using the facility were sent there by Children's Court judges or other officials in the juvenile justice system. Delinquents are not sentenced to the lab, just encouraged to try it and the hours they spend in the lab are counted as community service, which is required to complete probation. STUDENTS AND READING A snapshot of literacy in Albuquerque: Of the 5,358 eighth-graders tested last year in Albuquerque Public Schools, 50.8 percent scored below the eighth-grade reading level.

63. StarNet: Prof Dev - PRIMER: The ABCs Of Early Reading Instruction Models for Early reading) The abcs of Early include parent training, writing workshops,and guided reading. the United Star Distance learning Consortium (USDLC http://www.starnet.org/prof_dev/prog_info/sanchez_p.html

Professional Development: Patricia Sanchez PRIMER: (Primary Reading Instruction and Models for Early Reading) The most powerful feature of schools in terms of developing children as readers and writers, is the quality of classroom instruction. PRIMER (Primary Reading Instruction and Models for Early Reading) seeks to provide teachers professional development to enhance reading instruction and impact student performance. PRIMER B, a web-based model, focuses on best teaching practices in literacy and utilizes current and emergent technologies to share resources. Please join us as we share PRIMER B components. Broadcast Schedule Oct. 8, 2002 5:00-7:00pm CT Rebroadcast Oct. 10, 2002 5:00-7:00pm CT Submit an Evaluation of this presentation! For the past nine years, Patricia Sanchez has been a first grade teacher, reading specialist, a Reading Recovery teacher and workshop presenter. Her interests in early literacy include parent training, writing workshops, and guided reading. She is presently an Educational Specialist working on PRIMER at Education Service Center, Region 20, in San Antonio, Texas. Patricia Sanchez Educational Specialist Education Service Center, Region 20

64. Salon | Reading Between The Whines reading BETWEEN THE WHINES PAGE 2 OF 2 The books derive from earlier works in lifeas a natural thing, the spiritual equivalent of learning your abcs. http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1997/12/01feature2.html

T A B L E T A L K Is your kindergarten teacher not doing his or her job? Get help and advice in Mothers R E C E N T L Y What's it all about, Barbie? Introducing Salon's special Barbie supplement "Just because I'm HIV-positive, can't I bear children? By Lori Leibovich Should a 38-year-old, HIV-positive ex-drug addict have a baby? Patti Radigan thought so and a pioneering San Francisco clinic agreed to help her Reluctant role model By Susan McCarthy My classmates wanted to hear how easy it is to combine kids and graduate school Coyote dreams By Cynthia Romanov Peter Coyote rescued me from a miserable divorce Cujo's bite is worse than his bark By Anne Lamott The main pleasure in owning a pit bull is in detonating a sense of fear in your neighbors ARCHIVES Mamafesto Why it's time for Mothers Who Think READING BETWEEN THE WHINES PAGE 2 OF 2 The books derive from earlier works of the authors Covey's "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" and Chopra's "The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success" which used similar tools to fix grown-up kinds of problems. Chopra writes, "After my book 'The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success' was published, the response was immediate and very beautiful: Thousands of people who read the book began to practice in their daily lives the principles that Nature uses to create everything in material existence. In time I received requests from many of these people who happened to be parents ... I wrote this new book to answer these requests." Chopra's little volume, with fonts that are delicately suggestive of Asia and dainty graphics (some readers may even recognize the peaceful avian family gracing the title pages as pheasant, partridge or grouse), actually proposes something quite radical. "If a critical mass of our children are raised to practice the Seven Spiritual Laws, our whole civilization will be transformed," he writes. "Every child needs as much mature love as you can give. What makes love mature and not just adult is the conscious spiritual intention behind it."

65. The Lesson Plans Page - Language Arts Lesson Plans, Language Arts Ideas, & Langu Crosscurricular language-rich lesson plans; includes activities for preschool through first grade.Category Reference Education Subjects Language Arts...... use; A great lesson for learning the abcs; This is a great lesson thatuses flashcards to learn letter recognition and reading; A great http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAK1.htm

Features: Special Features: Partner Site: teacher workspace more lessons safe research sites state certification ... retirement planning Site Information: EdScope Sites: Join Newsletter: Search This Site: Vote For Us: @ SitesForTeachers @ Teach-nology Language Arts Lesson Plans - Grades PreK-1 Visit Other About Search Forums Newsletter ... Dance your way into learning about Earth Day Foreign Language: Click here to count to 10 and say greetings in German This fun hands-on lesson teaches students Spanish language and culture as they improve their Baleros skills. Parts Of Speech: Another Reading lesson using the phonogram method This one is for Teaching Phonograms by using the book The Sneetches This lesson is on making Singular Nouns Plural Poetry: This is an idea to teach young students Rhyming Word Families Here's a brief Thanksgiving Poem good for ending a Thanksgiving Presentation A fun "Fill In The Blanks" Lesson with Shel Silverstein Poems "W is for Worm" is the title of this Cinquain Poem lesson ... Students create Mother's Day Cards with Poems in this lesson idea Reading - Comprehension: This lesson is on the Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How, uses Goldilocks

66. Advice For Volunteer Tutors From The Literacy Volunteer Connection LiteracyConnections.com For reading Teachers and Literacy Tutors from the Teachingand learning Center at Stories Singing the abcs Creative Variations http://www.literacyconnections.com/AdviceForReadingTutors.html

LiteracyConnections.com For Reading Teachers and Literacy Tutors Advice for First-Time Tutors Independent literacy consultant Cathy Puett Miller helps you get started Tips for Tutors Tutoring Tips: Step-by-Step From San Francisco School Volunteers Listen, Encourage, and Smile From the Panhandle Adult Literacy Center The Actual Process An excellent resource from the Teaching and Learning Center at Owensboro Community College More suggestions for effective tutoring In Their Own Words An Approach to Reaching Reluctant or Struggling Readers Annie, The Sleeping Beauty: How I Taught Her to Read by Jean Katzenberg For Professionals: Principles and Practices of Language Experience by Ronald L. Cramer, Ph.D Classroom Letter and Language Activities from Dr. Jean Feldman Alphabet Chant Oral Language Circle Time Activities A Language Experience Approach Extension Participation Stories Singing the ABCs Creative Variations Talking About Books With Your Students Why is it important to talk about the books you read together? Helpful hints from The Reading Connection a literacy outreach program in Virginia Does it really work? Here are some alternatives

67. A0kTeacherstuff - Resources For Teachers And Parents. Language And Reading. Words and Pictures These games and activities will make learning phonics fun.reading on Writing abcs of reading reading Activities by theme reading http://www.a0kteacherstuff.com/language_resources.htm

A0KTeacher Stuff Resources for Teachers, Educators and Parents Language Resources Subscribe to TeacherStuff email newsletter, a newsletter that is sent out three times a week. It contains resources for teachers. Powered by groups.yahoo.com Click Here For Books From Frank Schaffer Dictionary and Vocabular Skills WordCentral Other Language/Reading Resources Alphabet Game (Billy Bear)(four different lessons) Learning Planet Word Searches Wild World of World Challenges Word Dragon – Drag "N" Drop Puzzles for Language Learners ... Wuzie - Educational English Bingo Games Online Stories Adventures of Shakey the Snake Banph Bedtime Stories Tornado Alley ... Hank the Cowdog I love Hank the Cowdog Books. Play games with Hank the Cowdog. Books Online for the Older Readers Select from a list of 441 works of classical literature Classic Literature Online Page by Page Classic Books Online Great Books Index ... Online Medieval and Classical Library (OMACL) is a collection of some of the most important literary works of Classical and Medieval civilization. Classic Notes (Similar to Cliff Notes) Reading/Phonics TampaReads 00 Worksheets for Remedial Reading and Phonics Words and Pictures - These games and activities will make learning phonics fun.

68. Learning Disorders abcs of learning Disabilities, Bernice Wong, $82.95. Complete learning DisabilitiesHandbook, Joan M. Harwell, Complete reading Disabilities Handbook, Wilma Miller, http://www.odinbooks.ca/Learningdisabilities.htm

Learning Disabilities Educational/Professional Parenting Videotapes Books for Adults Dyslexia in Adults Kathleen Nosek Extraordinary Minds Howard Gardner Children and Adolescents Jeanne Gehret Many Ways to Learn Judith Stern/Ben-Ami My Name is Brian/Brain (Dyslexia) Brian Betancourt School Survival Guide For Kids With Learning Disabilities Rhoda Cummings Survival Guide For Kids With Learning Disabilities Gary Fisher Survival Guide For Teens With Learning Disabilities Rhoda Cummings return to top Parenting - Learning Dis abilities Dyslexia: How Would You Cope? Mark Selikowitz Dyspraxia: The Hidden Handicap Amanda Kirby Helping Children Overcome Learning Disabilities Jerome Rosner Lawrence Greene No Easy Answers Sally Smith Helping A Child with Nonverbal Learning Disorder Kathryn Stewart Nonverbal Learning Disabilities At Home: Parent's Guide Pamela Tanguay Nonverbal Learning Disabilities At School Includes Asperger Pamela Tanguay Byron P. Rourke

69. ABCs prerequisite skills needed for efficient learning. These dysfunctions adversely affectthe acquisition of basic academic skills in reading, writing, arithmetic http://www.gpschools.org/~sagephj/Dept/ABC.htm

The ABC's of Special Education As with all professions, Special Education has abbreviations and terms to describe services and programs. These abbreviations are listed and defined here. ADD/ADHD Attention Deficit Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Students who exhibit a developmentally inappropriate degree of inattention, over-activity, impulsively. May also coexist with learning disabilities, conduct disorders, emotional impairments. ADD/ADHD does not does not necessarily indicate a need for special education services. Student may need a 504 plan. This is not a Special Education service. Please contact your building administrator for more information. AI Autism: Legal definition: "Autism" means a lifelong developmental disability, which is typically manifested before 30 months of age. "Autism" is characterized by disturbances in the rates and sequences of cognitive, affective, psychomotor, language, and speed development. 2) The manifestation of the characteristics specified in subrule 1 and all of the following characteristics shall determine if a person is autistic: a) disturbance in the capacity to relate appropriately to people, events and objects. b) Absence, disorder, or delay of language, speech, or meaningful communication. c) Unusual or inconsistent response to sensory stimuli in or of the following: sight, hearing, touch, pain, balance, smell, taste, the way a child holds his or her body.

70. Prospectus: Reading In The Margins we see white children in antebellum Georgia learning to read in we see the centralityof reading in defining University teaching other children the abcs in the http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/wpa/disspros.html

"Reading in the Margins: The Politics and Culture of Literacy in Georgia, 1800-1920" by Bruce Fort Abstract: This study also takes issue with one of the most enduring and demeaning stereotypes of the region: the image of the ignorant Southerner. This reputation has persisted in black and white for generations, as the slouching, mumbling Tom and as the illiterate, spit-drooling cracker. This dissertation traces the roots of this widely held view of Southerners and examines how both the image and the underlying realities came to be. I assess the extent to which Southerners of both races and various classes were engaged in learning. Thus we hear a bookseller speaking of people in rural Georgia "tearing me to pieces" trying to get their hands on his books; we see white children in antebellum Georgia learning to read in makeshift schools; we see slaves reading despite the threat of severe punishment; we see the centrality of reading in defining black freedom; and we see the students of Atlanta University teaching other children the ABCs in the Georgia countryside. Throughout the study, I have sought to weave together public and private narratives of literacy. Alongside stories of battles over public school funding and the suffrage are other stories, stories marked more by private reflection than by public pronouncement. As the study revisits the public discussions about education, it also revisits the parlors and cabin porches where people read and wrote privately, for pleasure and relaxation, for self-improvement, and to stay in touch with distant relatives. As the study examines efforts to institute or to eliminate anti-literacy slave laws, it also revisits brush arbors where black Southerners learned to readfurtively and illegally as slaves, and with open determination after freedom. It looks into tent meetings, editorial offices, schoolrooms and bedrooms, listening for conscious and unconscious expressions of the ways that reading changed peoples' lives.

71. Learning Disabilities OnLine: LD In-Depth: Learning To Read...Reading To Learn - Education and homeschool resource provides students, teachers, and parents with games and activities. See examples of the games and become a member. http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/reading/ltr-cec/ltr4-cec.html

LEARNING TO READ ... READING TO LEARN Helping Children With Learning Disabilities To Succeed The National Center to Improve the Tools of Educators TIPS FOR TEACHERS Reading is the single most important educational skill your students will learn. Understanding the organization and meaning of text and instruction in both phonics and literature is essential to helping young children read. By understanding the prerequisite skills for reading, teachers can build a solid foundation for their students to learn and succeed in school. Create Appreciation of the Written Work Share stories with children and invite them to explore a story's magic. Share informational texts and invite children to wonder about the new ideas presented. Take every opportunity to point out the ways in which reading is essential to the communications of everyday life (e.g., on labels, instructions, and signs) Develop Awareness of Printed Language and the Writing System Make sure students know how books are organized. They should be taught the basics about booksthat they are read from left to right and top to bottom, that print may be accompanied by pictures or graphics, that the pages are numbered, and that the purpose of reading is to gain meaning from the text and understand ideas that words convey. Read to children from books with easy-to-read large print. Use stories that have predictable words in the text.

72. Learning Disabilities OnLine: LD In-Depth: Summer Reading Tips For Parents Tips for Developing Healthy SelfEsteem In Your Child. Summer reading Tips for Parents.Summer shouldn't mean taking a break from learning, especially reading. http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/parenting/readingtips.html

The Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities is a collaborative public awareness effort of the following organizations: National Center for Learning Disabilities Learning Disabilities Association of America The International Dyslexia Association (formerly The Orton Dyslexia Society) Division for Learning Disabilities at the Council for Exceptional Children Council for Learning Disabilities Schwab Learning CCLD is coordinated by the Communications Consortium Media Center and generously supported by the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation. LD OnLine is the official Internet site of The Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities. More helpful information about learning disabilities from CCLD: Information, Strategies and Resources Early Warning Signs of Learning Disabilities What to Do If You Suspect Your Child Has a Learning Disability Commonly Asked Questions About Learning Disabilities ... Tips for Developing Healthy Self-Esteem In Your Child Summer Reading Tips for Parents S ummer shouldn't mean taking a break from learning, especially reading. Studies show that most students experience a loss of reading skills over the summer months, but children who continue to read actually gain skills. Efforts should be made during the summer to help children sustain reading skills, practice reading and read for enjoyment.

73. Learning Disabilities OnLine: LD In-Depth: Learning To Read...Reading To Learn These researchers can provide technical assistance for schools trying to createan effective reading program for children with learning disabilities. http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/reading/ltr-cec/ltr1-cec.html

LEARNING TO READ ... READING TO LEARN Helping Children With Learning Disabilities To Succeed The National Center to Improve the Tools of Educators Each year, thousands of children are identified as having a learning disability, and many more fail in school because of difficulties in learning to read. A new analysis of decades of research about how young children can best learn to read indicates that, in most cases, these difficulties can be prevented, according to the National Center to Improve the Tools of Educators (NCITE), based at the University of Oregon. The results of the synthesis funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) have been released through the Learning to Read, Reading to Learn public awareness campaign. The ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education (ERIC EC), its host organization, The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), and the ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication (ERIC CS) at Indiana University are among the 25 partner organizations that will provide information about this reading research. A network of researchers who can act as resources has been established. These researchers can provide technical assistance for schools trying to create an effective reading program for children with learning disabilities. A list of these researchers is also provided.

74. ABCs Of Phonics One On One Reading student strengths while developing new skills to overcome their reading challenges Studentslearning to read must learn the rules of language including syllable http://www.abcsofphonics.com/1on1.html

75. Re-learning Your ABCs Relearning your abcs. All these years the abcs for me referred to the alphabet, and Recommendedreading from the CFS Activity-Based Costing Task Force, chaired http://www.cfshq.com/task/ABC/Re-learning.htm

Re-learning your ABCs ABC and CPA can be valuable tools when you learn how to use them. All these years the ABCs for me referred to the alphabet, and a CPA was either a Certified Public Accountant or a "cart path assist" for an errant golf shot. However, about five years ago I performed an Activity-Based Costing Analysis (ABC) on a couple of my larger accounts with the assistance of one of my vendors. This was a very basic CPA (Customer Profitability Analysis). Of note were the findings that one of the accounts was clearly profitable and the other clearly unprofitable. Today we do very little business with the account deemed unprofitable at that time. Good decision? Unfortunately, little further effort was made to analyze individual accounts. Some basic assumptions were made about all accounts and I continued macromanaging. I had a sense that 20 percent of our customers provided 80 percent of our profit dollars and that many accounts broke even and lots of accounts were unprofitable. But guided by the 1980s dogma that all growth is good, our company continued on its upward sales pattern. Also, our unprofitable accounts were valuable to our vendors. And you never give up business to the competition, right? Of course, more sales meant more costs with more people and more infrastructure. About a year ago, with life in the distribution business changing at an ever-accelerating pace, our company began to compile more statistics about our business transactions and started posting measurements, largely as an outgrowth of our ISO 9002 certification in March, 1995. With our ISO management team as the driver behind the process, we began to measure telephone calls, in and out; customer order lines, stock and non-stock; vendor order lines, stock and non-stock; customer packing slips and packing slip lines; incoming packages; on-time delivery performance; and the number of deliveries made by our personnel with our vehicles. Honestly, we still couldn't put the information to effective use. Why not?

76. MHSchool: The Shopping List By Gary Apple Go to Student Page. About the site Children will enjoy learning theABCs of a clean environment at this interactive Web site. Through http://www.mhschool.com/teach/reading/mhreading/teachres/tes/activity.php3?story

77. Does Your Preschooler Have Dyslexia? Perhaps she has a reading disability. Yes. No. 5 Does your child have troublelearning the abcs, numbers, colors, and shapes? Yes. No. http://www.familyeducation.com/quiz/0,1399,23-25947,00.html

Explore Our Sites... Family Education Network Home Shop at PearsonAtSchool SchoolCash PARENTS FamilyEducation MySchoolOnline TEACHERS TeacherVision Quiz Lab MyGradeBook MySchoolOnline REFERENCE Infoplease Fact Monster KIDS FEkids FunBrain Fact Monster TEENS FEteens At Home At School At Play At Home ... Help Sponsored by: Does Your Preschooler Have Dyslexia? Does your little one have a problem learning? Perhaps she has a reading disability. Answer these questions to determine if you should have her evaluated. But remember, kids naturally exhibit many of these characteristics some of the time. It's when they consistently exhibit these signs that you need to take action. Was your child a late talker? Yes. No. Does your child have trouble pronouncing words? Yes. No. Is your child unable to recall the right word? Yes. No. Does your child have difficulty in recognizing and producing rhymes? Yes. No. Does your child have trouble learning the ABCs, numbers, colors, and shapes? Yes.

78. Books Are Fun - A Reader's Digest Company Kent Salisbury Early learning Set Set of 3 hardcover books Age 1 3 and entertainingset of 5 Big Books designed to help the whole class learn reading at the http://www.booksarefun.com/booksarefun/products/product.asp?class=93

79. Books Are Fun - A Reader's Digest Company Children will love learning their abcs, numbers, colors, and shapes.Each book features youngsters playing games, making music, and http://www.booksarefun.com/booksarefun/products/product_detail.asp?inventory=132

80. THE ABC's Of READING SOFTWARE You should also continue to read stories to your children because I've foundthat reading aloud is one of the best learning experiences around. http://www.thereviewzone.com/readingsoftware.html

THE ABC's of READING SOFTWARE by Tina Velgos There's something magical about the moment a child learns how to read. For most parents, it's one of those warm and fuzzy experiences watching their kids (4 1/2 to 6 years) develop letter recognition which quickly evolves into reading words, sentences, and stories. Suddenly, an entire new world of reading is available for you and your child to explore. You can help your child learn to read or improve reading skills by using the computer and playing these great reading programs on CD-ROMs. But don't forget to take your kids to the library and check out some real books. You should also continue to read stories to your children because I've found that reading aloud is one of the best learning experiences around. Kids can learn to enunciate and pronounce words as well as how to emphasize certain words or sentences by practicing how to be a good listener. Later, you and your family can all take turns reading favorite stories. Win/Mac The Learning Company Reader Rabbit's Interactive Reading Journey 2 My all-time favorite is Reader Rabbit's Interactive Reading Journey 2 , a new reading exploration for kids ages 5 through 8 years. This comprehensive reading program includes a CD-ROM filled with 100 phonics, words, and lessons; 30 printed stories (bound in five books); and a sing-along cassette of Reader Rabbit's favorite songs. This software teaches first-grade reading skills but may be appropriate for younger or older kids, depending on their abilities.

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