Reading Education

1. Reading Education WORDS ARE POWERFUL

2. Reading Education • Webster (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary) defines reading as 1 a (1) : to receive or take in the sense of (as letters or symbols) especially by sight or touch (2) : to study the movements of (as lips) with mental formulation of the communication expressed (3) : to utter aloud the printed or written words of <read them a story> b: to learn from what one has seen or found in writing or printing c: to deliver aloud by or as if by reading

3. Words are Powerful • Words are part of the foundation of our society. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY1SJlsv9_k&mode=related&search= • Once we learn to read the words it is important to associate that word with some sort of meaning.

4. Words are Powerful • “Miss Sullivan and I walked down the path to the well-house, attracted by the fragrance of honeysuckle with which it was covered. Some one was drawing water and my teacher placed my hand under the spout. As the cool stream gushed over one hand she spelled into the other hand water, first slowly, then rapidly. I stood still, my whole attention fixed upon the motion of her fingers. Suddenly I felt a misty consciousness as of something forgotten-a thrill of returning thought; and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me. I knew then that “w – a – t – e – r” meant the wonderful cool something that was flowing over my hand. That living word awakened my soul, gave it light, hope, joy, set it free! There were barriers still, it is true, but barriers that could in time be swept away.” • by Helen Keller

5. Reading Education • According to the National Institute for literacy, kindergarten children need to develop phonemic awareness by hearing, identifying, and manipulating the individual sounds, or phonemes, within spoken words. • http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/questions/questions_about.html

6. Reading Education • Here is another example of how sounds turn into words. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qV4GJUg_rE

7. Words are Powerful • Fluency is the ability to read a text accurately, quickly, and with proper expression and comprehension. Students who are able to read orally with speed, accuracy, and expression, but who do not simultaneously understand what they read, are not fluent. • Educators value assessments of rate and accuracy because they help determine a child's level of automaticity, or the "fast, effortless word recognition that comes with a great deal of reading practice."

8. Reading Education • A study by the National Endowment for the Arts • http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/07/10/editorial_reading.html • Who cares if we read? The study found a strong correlation between those who read literature and those who help their community; 43 percent of readers do charity work, while only 17 percent of nonreaders do. Whether that correlation translates to cause and effect can be debated, but surely immersion in great literature can give you the perspective to reach out beyond yourself. But the dominance of electronic media, say this and other studies, has meant a decline in social interaction, civic participation and cultural attendance.

9. Words are Powerful • In order to be productive citizens in our society, it is imperative we learn to read.

10. Reading Education • Reading and writing go hand in hand. It is difficult if not almost impossible to perform one of the tasks without the other. • Words are a powerful tool. They can put us in situations we should not be in as well as solving conflicts. • It is what we do with words that can define us as a people.

11. Words are Powerful • Have you ever read something that hurt your feelings? • Have you ever said or written something that (could) hurt someone’s feelings? • Words have the power to make things happen to us and for us.