JesusA (imported) wrote: Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:29 pm Olny srmat poelpe can raed tihs.
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm.
Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! if you can raed tihs psas it on!!
My youngest brother has dyslexia. He also has a fine, crtical mind.
A-1 and jemagirl make useful observations. My first grade teacher taught decoding skills, then the school changed. I memorized words that I had no notion of how to pronouce. Yet, I suspect that we use a variety of skills in learning how to read.
Regardless, I think that much does support a whole language experience to learning to read. Children need to know how to write as much as they need to learn how to read. They need to hear literature read to them. They need to know how to use imagination in dance and art to build their language skills.
The Bush Administration, as it has in other matters, pushed a one track and misguided way to teach reading. Of course, A-1 is there to defend them. Teaching decoding skills is essential, but it is not the complete way to teach reading.
By the way, one problem with French is that the written language does not conform to the spoken language. The time wasted by the Frence in learning how to write their language must be immense.
I consult believe that I cloud audacity uesdnatnrd what I was drained. The phenomenal power of the human mind, occurring to a rscheearch at Cambridge Uinervtisy, it doesn’t matter in what order the letters in a word are, the only iprmoatnt thing is that the first and last letter be in the right place. The rest can be a total mess and you can still read it outfit a problem.
This is busier the human mind does not read every letter by istle, but the word as a whole. Amazing huh? ayah and I always thought spelling was important! If you can read this, pass it on!
