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Extractions: Stanford Report, Tuesday, February 25, 2003 Remediation training improves reading ability of dyslexic children BY LISA TREI For the first time, researchers have shown that the brains of dyslexic children can be rewired after undergoing intensive remediation training to function more like those found in normal readers. The training program, which is designed to help dyslexics understand rapidly changing sounds that are the building blocks of language, helped the participants become better readers after just eight weeks. The findings were released Monday in "Neural deficits in children with dyslexia ameliorated by behavioral remediation: Evidence from functional MRI," published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Early Edition "It was very dramatic to see the huge differences that occurred in the brains of these children," said Stanford psychology Professor John Gabrieli, one of the study's authors. "The intervention, although substantial, only covered eight weeks. One note of optimism about the study is that such a limited intervention can have a substantial effect on reading scores." Brain imaging scans of the children who participated in the training showed that critical areas of the brain used for reading were activated for the first time, and that they began to function more normally. Furthermore, additional regions of the brain were activated in what the researchers believe the dyslexics may have used as a compensatory process as they learned to read more fluently.
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Extractions: S UCCESS IN SCHOOL STARTS WITH READING. When children become good readers in the early grades, they are far more likely to become better learners throughout their school years and beyond. Learning to read can be hard work for children - especially if they have not been given important daily learning experiences in their first five years. If, however, children are given a range of important daily experiences in their first five years, learning to read becomes a much easier skill - and children "naturally" learn this skill progressively over time (just as they learn to walk and talk with daily practice and encouragement). Key grown-ups in young children's lives - parents and other family members, child care providers, day care and Head Start teachers, and nursery school teachers - need to help children enter school with the necessary skills to learn to read well. Kindergarten, first grade, second grade, and third grade teachers (and parents and after-school child care providers) can then build on these early skills to help children become successful, proficient readers. You can help your children develop important pre-reading and reading skills, including learning to -
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Extractions: Alameda, California 10:17 A.M. PDT MRS. BUSH: Thank you all. Jorge, thank you very much. Thank you for that introduction. Thank you for telling us your story and how you like to read now. I think that's so terrific. I especially want to recognize the Principal, Ms. Laurie McLachlan. Thank you very much. Thank you for your leadership. (Applause.) In a roundtable I was in earlier with teachers from the school and some students, one of the things I learned is how important Ms. McLachlan is to her school, how important it is to have as your principal somebody who really understands instruction, but also who builds everybody, and thank you very much for doing that. (Applause.) Also the Superintendent, Dr. Allen Nishino is here. Thank you very much, Superintendent, for joining us. I don't see him right here, I think he's here he is, right over here. Thank you very, very much. (Applause.) And I especially want to thank all of the teachers who are here. All of us are grateful for all that you do to help our sons and daughters succeed. Thank you for choosing teaching and thank you for devoting your lives to children. Thank you very much for that. (Applause.)
Extractions: Sun Valley, California 10:54 A.M. PDT MRS. BUSH: Thank you very much, Victor. Victor, you did a wonderful job. Congratulations on making great improvements in your reading ability. Victor's achievement shows what happens when you provide students with really good teachers and language arts programs that are proven to work. Congratulations, Victor. (Applause.) And Mr. Davis, thank you very much. Thank you for your leadership here at Sun Valley Middle School, and thank you for your example that you set for principals around the country. And I especially want to acknowledge former governor Roy Romer, Superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District. Thank you, Governor Romer, for joining us here today. (Applause.) And a very, very special thanks to all the teachers who are here. We're grateful to you for helping our sons and daughters succeed. Thank you, teachers. (Applause.) Teaching and education are critical components of a new initiative called Helping America's Youth. The goal of Helping America's Youth is to help children make good decisions in their lives so that they can grow up to be healthy and successful adults. The initiative calls for action in the three most important parts of a child's life: a child's family, a child's school, and a child's community. We're emphasizing the needs of boys because statistics show us that boys are more likely to fall behind girls in school, more likely to drop out of school, and today in America, fewer boys than girls go on to college or to graduate school.
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Extractions: Encourage Writing Helping Children Learn to Write Encourage Writing Writing project teachers have assembled a handbook for parents, written in both English and Spanish. The tips below suggest what a parent or teacher can do to encourage writing. The handbook also describes how to make each tip work. For information about the handbook, please visit the California Writing Project website Exchange Post-it® notes with your children. Put the notes on pillowcases or mirrors, or in lunch boxes, books, or any surprise location. Help children assemble photo albums of family events and write captions for the photos. Ask children to put their wishes and wants into writing and to suggest how they may work toward or contribute to getting what they want. Help children create a family newsletter or website to share with family members near and far. Suggest that your children write postcards to themselves when they are away from home. When they receive their own postcards in the mail, they will have a souvenir of their trip. Make writing practical and useful by having children write grocery and task lists, reminders and phone messages, instructions for caring for pets, or directions for getting to the park.
Extractions: Click here for a list of resources for parents. Click here for a list of scholarly journal articles on the topic of family/parental influences on adolescent pregnancy. Home Useful Tips Ten Tips For Parents To Help Their Children Avoid Teen Pregnancy The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy has reviewed recent research about parental influences on children's sexual behavior and talked to many experts in the field, as well as to teens and parents themselves. From these sources, it is clear that there is much parents and adults can do to reduce the risk of kids becoming pregnant before they've grown up. Presented here as "ten tips," many of these lessons will seem familiar because they articulate what parents already know from experience - like the importance of maintaining strong, close relationships with children and teens, setting clear expectations for them, and communicating honestly and often with them about important matters. Research supports these common sense lessons: not only are they good ideas generally, but they can also help teens delay becoming sexually active, as well as encourage those who are having sex to use contraception carefully.
Extractions: Providing Free Online Resources to Help Children Succeed in School and Life Resources Home Page Worksheets Random generated worksheets. Each time you load a page, new exercises are generated. Math Worksheets Language Arts Worksheets Articles Access to feature articles by subject Answers by email Get free personal answers to questions that you send us by email. Feedback Give us your opinion about our site, and information on what else you would like to see here. Support Would you like to see more worksheets? Learn how to support the development. Become a Friend of Improving Education Inc. for only $25 a year. Helping Children Learn to Read Download Document LearnToRead.doc for easier printing (Microsoft Word format) By Susan Levene December 15, 1998 Introduction Some children learn to read effortlessly, some children struggle to learn to read, and some children need specific intervention and to be taught decoding techniques before being able to read. The goal of this article is to help those involved with teaching young people to read understand how we learn to read and provide techniques to help children who struggle. I have gained this knowledge through working with young children learning to read and reading the research literature on the subjects of learning and reading. I hope this article will be useful for parents, teachers and anyone else in interested in improving children's reading skills. The article contains the following sections: Stages of Reading When Children Learn to Read Diagnosing Slow to Learn Readers Intervention Techniques for Children under 7 ... About the Author By understanding the stages of reading, we are better able to diagnose the problem a child is having. I have provided guidelines about when children learn to read to help us make informed decisions on the amount of intervention that is needed for a specific child. I've tried to present my strategies for diagnosing reading problems and some solutions to help students overcome their difficulties.
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Extractions: What is literacy? Literacy means being able to read and write. Why is reading important? A child's reading skills are important to their success in school and work. In addition, reading can be a fun and imaginative activity for children, which opens doors to all kinds of new worlds for them. Reading and writing are important ways we use language to communicate. How do reading and language skills develop? For an answer to this question, check out the following link: How can we make reading part of our familys lifestyle? Parents play a critical role in helping their children develop not only the ability to read, but also an enjoyment of reading.
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Extractions: There were nights when it seemed impossible to get Tara into bed. It was hard to distinguish what set her off, but the outcome was always the same; getting out of bed, asking questions, wanting a glass of water, all until her mother was quite annoyed. Then, quite accidentally, Tara and her mom came up with a new bedtime routine. On those hard to get to bed nights, Tara was allowed to pick two books to be read to her. The second book was always Goodnight Moon by Margaret Brown. This was a book that had a calming effect for Tara and the routine of the story reading helped her get ready to go to sleep. This is just one way for parents to incorporate bibliotherapy into the everyday interactions with children. Bibliotherapy is the use of literature that addresses problems or issues current in the lives of children. For some children like Tara, a favorite story, poem, or song can be a comfort in a trying time. Introducing a new story or book can be equally as helpful for children because it helps to clarify feelings and validate emotions. Making up their own stories or modifying a favorite also can get children to talk and think about issues at hand. Definitions Bibliotherapy is useful because it allows the child to step back from her/his problem and experience it from an objective viewpoint. It offers the child a safe avenue to investigate feelings. For an adult having to deal with a child in distress, it can also provide a nonthreatening way to broach a sensitive subject. Always remember, bibliotherapy is a conversation starter, not ender. It should be used to open up communication. Handing a book to a child in the hopes that she/he will understand your intention is not helpful. Connections need to be facilitated and open expression should be encouraged.
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Extractions: We've redesigned PHSchool.com! To take full advantage of our improved Web site, please take a moment to upgrade your browser now. The latest versions of browsers such as Internet Explorer and can be downloaded for free from the Web. Thank you. Web Code: What is this? Helping Your Children with Homework Helping Your Children Develop Positive Attitudes About Math You can download a handout of this entire section to send to parents/guardians. In helping children learn, one goal is to assist children in figuring out as much as they can for themselves (e.g., constructing meaning). You can help by asking questions that guide, without telling what to do. Good questions and good listening will help children make sense of mathematics, build self-confidence, and encourage mathematical thinking and communication. A good question opens up a problem and supports different ways of thinking about it. Here are some questions you might try; notice that none of them can be answered with a simple "yes" or "no." What do you need to find out?
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Extractions: Increased Reading Levels and Improvement in Spelling Nita Brist in Washington State wrote, I just would like people to know how wonderful it is to have something at last that works for the child! Kennon and Kameron are 10 year old twins, who have had trouble with reading since 1st grade. Phonics just did not work. Last year they did not improve in their reading level all year. Read more Helping a Child with Severe Learning Disabilities A mother in Canada wrote, The nightmare began when he was in 1st grade and the teachers noticed he was not able to learn like the rest of his classmates. The school evaluated him and told me he was at the bottom 1% of kids with severe learning disabilities and although his IQ was probably within normal range, because of his learning disabilities his IQ was testing low because he was not learning anything. And if we did not do something quickly, his IQ would continue to fall. Read more
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Extractions: I started reading to my children before they were even born and never stopped. I felt pretty silly reading to my big tummy, but I kept on. When my kids were little newborn babies, I read to them. When they were toddlers, I read to them. I have been a Sunday school Teacher for the Ages 2-4 class for 8 years. I can now tell the parents who read to their kids before the toddler stage. A child who was read to when he was to little to get up and walk away, will sit much more quietly and longer, than one who wasn't. I am not a fool, I know that they will get bored eventually. Still a toddler who was read to as a baby will sit longer.
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Extractions: Helping Our Children Read and Write Welcome to Reading Pains , written by Tracey Wood M.Ed. Tracey is a children's reading specialist who's been helping children, parents and teachers for 20 years. Her books are described as "wonderful" and her talks as "riveting". Tracey has filled this site with the straight forward information you need.
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