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Article Search Results For Primary School
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2003-03-04 Children's Literacy Development: Suggestions for Parent Involvement
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Parents are a child's first and most influential teachers! But how do you as a parent go about finding the information you need to do a good job at such an important task? Which organizations will be the most helpful? What resources are available to help you fulfill this important responsibility? Here is a short ERIC Digest of ideas and resources to get you started.
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2003-01-17 What Works for Children With Literacy Difficulties
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In 1998, the National Foundation for Educational Research in England published What Works for Slow Readers? The Effectiveness of Early Intervention Schemes by Greg Brooks, Nicola Flanagan, Zenta Henkhuzens and Dougal Hutchison. Since then, the National Literacy Strategy and several Literacy Support intervention programmes supplementary to it have been introduced. A revised edition titled What Works for Children with Literacy Difficulties includes investigation of 25 schemes available to help children avoid or correct literacy problems.
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2003-01-15 Reading with a Parent Calms Unruly Children
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Regular reading with a parent can significantly reduce antisocial behaviour among disruptive children, researchers have found.
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http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/Research/parentresearch.html#calms
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2002-07-11 Spelling in English: Ouch!
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As the playwright George Bernard Shaw once quipped, the proper way to spell the word “fish” in English — if you followed the phonetic rules — would be “ghoti.” Yes, learning to spell is difficult in any language, but learning to spell in English presents a unique challenge. Over the years, in Canada, there have been calls to standardize and simplify English spelling, to promote literacy and to expedite business. More...
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2002-05-28 LD Kids' friendships often stormy: U of Toronto Study
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A brand new study out of the University of Toronto reveals that learning disabled children can have trouble maintaining friendships, due to poor conflict resolution skills. The study also shows that their relationships with non-ld peers can be painfully one-sided. Parents of LD children must work to encourage quality relationships for their children with non LD and also LD children More...
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