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Evaluation of a rime-based reading program with Shuswap and Heiltsuk First Nations prereaders

Annotations August 13, 2012 at 10:59 pm Comments are Disabled

An Annotation by Andrea Wondra This study found that children who experience great difficulty with beginning reading typically have a deficiency in phonological awareness.  It […]

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Honoring the Child with Dyslexia in a Montessori Classroom.

Annotations August 13, 2012 at 10:55 pm 3 comments

An Annotation by Andrea Wondra This article takes the position that the ideal curriculum for children with dyslexia is multisensory, structured, cumulative, and sequential.   One’s […]

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Two Essential Ingredients: Phonics and Fluency Getting to Know Each Other

Annotations August 13, 2012 at 10:50 pm Comments are Disabled

An Annotation by Andrea Wondra The article states that in 2000, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development [NICHD] found that phonics and […]

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Synergistic Phonics and Fluency Instruction: The Magic of Rhyming Poetry!

Annotations August 13, 2012 at 3:20 pm Comments are Disabled

An Annotation by Andrea Wondra This article states that phonics and fluency must be taught, practiced and nurtured in the earliest stages of reading instruction […]

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Linking Literacy and Movement

Annotations August 13, 2012 at 3:16 pm 1 comment

An Annotation by Andrea Wondra This article tells of the importance of physical movement, rhythm of language and linking those elements to literacy for young […]

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Early Childhood Education Students’ Emergent Skills in Literacy Scaffolding

Annotations August 13, 2012 at 3:12 pm Comments are Disabled

An Annotation by Andrea Wondra As a teacher in the Department of Education and Schooling at Mount Royal University in Canada, Jodi Nickel conducted a […]

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Early Literacy Development: Skill Growth and Relations between Classroom Variables for Preschool Children.

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An Annotation by Andrea Wondra This study suggests that children who are behind in early emergent literacy skills when starting kindergarten will remain behind and […]

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Rhyming and Folk Tales

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An Annotation by Andrea Wondra Philip Clarkson gives a convincing argument for using rhyming and folk tales to help children comprehend mathematical problems.  He makes […]

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Schools Cannot Do It Alone: Chapter 8

Schools Cannot Do It Alone: Chapter 8

The Shift July 30, 2012 at 8:28 pm 3 comments

SCHOOLS CANNOT DO IT ALONE by Jamie Vollmer A book study: Please participate in the discussion by leaving a comment below. Part 9 in a […]

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Schools Cannot Do It Alone: Chapter 7

Schools Cannot Do It Alone: Chapter 7

The Shift July 9, 2012 at 6:00 pm 2 comments

SCHOOLS CANNOT DO IT ALONE by Jamie Vollmer A book study: Please participate in the discussion by leaving a comment below. Part 8 in a […]

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