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Washington, DC -- Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study brain activity in children, researchers today confirmed part of an eighty-year-old theory on the neurobiological basis of reading disability, and shed new light on brain regions that change as children become accomplished readers.

 

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In 1925 Dr. Samuel Orton, a clinician and prominent dyslexia researcher, hypothesized that normally developing readers suppress the visual images reported by the right hemisphere of the brain because these images could potentially interfere with input from the left.

For the first time, they also were able to demonstrate that different phonological skills relate to activity in different parts of the brain when children read.

Why is reading so hard?

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Some children learn to read with little or no organized reading instruction, others learn without difficulty in elementary school reading classes.

But for many students, learning to recognize words is tremendously difficult.

Decades of research in reading have shown that 15% of students have considerable difficulty learning to read.

The term dyslexia describes individuals who have a learning disability that makes it very difficult for them to break the code of word recognition and go from spoken language skill to reading skill.

Are reading problems more common in boys than girls?

No, although boys' reading problems are more often recognized by schools, girls have dyslexia and other reading problems with the same frequency as boys.

Simon S.I.O.

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Simon S.I.O. engages students with an animated, personal tutor appropriate for older students.

Simon introduces new word families and sounds with voice, text and picture.

Students master decoding skills and increase word recognition fluency so they can move on to successful reading experiences.

Detailed progress reports show student progress and where improvement is required.

Teachers can quickly check students' progress on-screen or print portfolio reports for records, conferences and progress reports.

Simon S.I.O. monitors each student's progress word-by-word, repeating problem words until the student achieves mastery.

Link to Multiple User License Form (PDF file, requires Acrobat Reader, v4.0 or higher).

Reading Software

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Features include letter and sound practice with digitized sound, syllable and word practice, and more.

American Education Corporation - publishes reading courseware for grades first through twelfth.

Lexia - offers reading skill development software, designed for students of all ages, provides practice to ensure that all students master their reading skills to fluency, and provides reports to support instruction.

My Reading Coach - provides a structured, integrated approach to teach phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary and text comprehension.

Organa - publishes story based CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs for children and adults.

Titles include the Book of Lulu, Salt of the Earth, and more.

READING

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This course provides reading improvement instruction for the student who needs to reach college level proficiency.

The student is provided a general college orientation, which includes a support system to promote success.

Study skills taught include self-awareness, goal setting, time management, note-taking, memory techniques, and test-taking.

Other course topics may include basic computer skills, college resources, and basic nursing math.

This course is designed to help auto technician students develop success strategies for school and life.

The course can be completed in the learning centers at Elkhorn Valley, Fort Omaha, South Omaha, Fremont and Sarpy as the student's schedule allows.

Idiomas

Comprehension Skills, writing, listening, grammar, reading, opinions, context, Pronunciation, Personal Expression, understanding meaning, social language.

Vocabulary: People and Occupations: occupations; more occupations; the alphabet Social Language: How to: ask about names; talk about names; talk about occupations; ask for reciprocal information.

Listening: Types: statements about phone numbers; a phone call to information Expression Activities: Game (reinforces letters and numbers); Game (reinforces statements with be) Personal Expression: Talk about your family and friends.

Comprehension Skills: recognize sounds; determine context; focus attention.

Comprehension Skills: understanding meaning from context; interpretation and analysis; confirming content.

Reading: Types: a photo story; a magazine article.

Writing: Tasks: an invitation to a party; a letter of regret that you can't attend.

Comprehension Skills: focus attention; listening between the lines.

Writing: Task: an essay about a painting.

Horizons Phonics & Reading Grade 1 Boxed SET

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The Teacher's Handbook includes a student page along with the instructions and information needed for the lesson, as well as plenty of tips and teaching strategies.

Those skills that a child develops during the first years of life prepare them for learning the skills of reading and writing which will allow them to communicate the sounds they have heard and spoken.

Reading skill develops as the students master the phonics concepts.

Lessons explore the phonetic sounds and guide the students as they practice the concepts, helping the student become a proficient reader one step at a time.

Readers allow the student to apply the phonics concepts taught in the lesson.

Background - Juli Kendall and Reading/Writing Workshop

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Here's some background about Juli and her Reading/Writing Workshop activities in the Long Beach (CA) Unified School District.

Faced with California's high stakes assessment program, we are challenged to keep our focus on helping all students achieve proficiency on Content Standards.

I am trained in Reading Recovery and in Descubriendo La Lectura, the reconstruction of Reading Recovery in Spanish.

As English Language Development and Reading Department Chair, I participated in writing District Content Standards and developing performance assessments that measure students' proficiency.

I currently work in 5th grade as a Literacy Specialist implementing Reading and Writing Workshop at Whittier School.

Sopris West Products

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This special and general education program builds and maintains fluency (accuracy plus speed) in basic skills.

It meets the needs of students who require additional practice.

Skill Builders Sheets, linked with one-minute practice exercises, enable students to practice skills, see their own progress, and self-monitor accuracy.

Eleven Basic Skill Packets are also available for such skill areas as map skills, telling time, and handwriting.

Using Mentors and Tutors for Reading FREE when you order the Basic Skill Builders Reading Set!

This new addition to the Basic Skill Builders collection shows you how to maximize one-minute practices by using tutors in powerful one-on-one sessions.

Riverdeep Products - Reader Rabbit® Reading Builder EEV

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Reader Rabbit® Reading Builder EEV Picking up the phonics instruction where Reader Rabbit® Learn to Read with Phonics leaves off, the all-new Reader Rabbit Reading Builder EEV introduces students to blends, digraphs, additional vowel sounds, and spelling patterns in a systematic and progressive way, within an engaging story context.

Reading Builder utilizes a research-based, balanced approach to literacy instruction as students practice and apply their phonemic knowledge to a wide variety of decodable texts and authentic literature, from comic strips to a chapter book.

Students' reading comprehension is then "tested" through fun mini-activities at the end of each text passage that encourage them to respond to literature, relate reading to their own experiences, make predictions, and read for a purpose.

Check out the Features, Learning Opportunities, and System Requirements for this product.

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