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How to Raise a Child to Become a Good Reader.
Asked by R.U. from Los Angeles
on April 21, 2008
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I am a Japenese mom. A lot of books have words that I don't understand, but I don't want to stop reading to my kids because I want them to become good readers. I could...
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- There are some great books at barns and noble and at babies r us that have read a long CD's with them. That way you can both can listen to the CD and read along with i...
- Hello R., My Mother doesn't speak or read English very well so it was quite a surprise when my Brother & I began meeting other children & realized we weren't speakin...
- R., READ, READ, READ!!! you are already ahead of the game wanting to set the example for your children. it doesn't matter what you read, as long as you are readin...
Frustrated with Kindergarten Already!
Asked by D.J. from Detroit
on June 17, 2008
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During kindergarten roundup, my daughter's new teacher told us that they focus a large part of their time on writing stories. They don't care about spelling, the lette...
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- Your daughter's skills need to be nurtured, not oppressed. I believe these efforts of the teacher are all part of the "dumbing down of America"!!! How can knowing how...
- I understand what you are saying. Please try the approach of saying to her "what sounds do you hear?" IE cat - k a t. As she starts hearing the sounds, she will beg...
- My son is having the same difficulties. Since he can already read he doesn't know how to break down the words to find the spelling. I've been told to work on letter/so...
I Think I May Have over Extended Myself...
Asked by T.V. from New York
on October 12, 2011
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So my daughter and the neighbor's children are all in Kindergarten. My daughter and one boy is in the same class, and the other is in a different class. The boy in my ...
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- I would check with your school, or your child's teacher, about what resources are available for these families. Then you could pass that info along. If you start helpi...
- Look on the bright side....you have already done a great service for these kids and I am sure they appreciate the help! I dont know where you are but most schools in C...
- My first thought was to contact the teacher but i don't know if they really ought to be talking to you, but i'm sure they (the teachers)are frustrated too. I"m actual...
Advice on How to Raise a Bilingual Child with Only One Bilingual Parent
Asked by C.D. from Raleigh
on March 18, 2008
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Hi everyone,
Does anyone have any advice on how to raise a child who has at least a working knowledge (if not full fluency) of a second language, when only one pare...
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- I don't have any suggestions but a cousin of mine was in the same situation. Her husband was German and she did not speak any German. He spoke to the children (always)...
- Let me first identify the voice that is speaking here. I am an ESOL (English to speakers of other languages) teacher and I was a linguistics emphasis in my masters deg...
- I think that the idea of teaching your child a second language can only help them in many areas. If you don't want the two of you to have a "secret language" that exc...
Houseguest with Stress/Anxiety Related Hives Problem?
Asked by S.H. from Honolulu
on January 13, 2012
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This is, a sort of continuation of my previous post, about our having houseguests next Month for 3 weeks.
They are from abroad, they hardly speak English and I don't ...
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- First of all, breathe. It will all end up fine in the end no matter what happens. Second, I am sure that they do not expect you to entertain them every minute of e...
- Seriously, I don't know why you have allowed yourself to be bullied into putting up with this. It is way too much for your husband to expect you to deal with his rela...
- Funny you should talk about house guests. I would simply have a basic schedule of what you want to accomplish with them and follow through. Your DH should be taking ...
How Do You Feel About Written Communication?
Asked by S.M. from Kansas City
on August 16, 2011
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I've noticed that there seems to be a lot of comments thrown around in most every online group these days about using spell checker and correct grammar. Some people f...
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- I have noticed the increase in spelling errors. I agree with what both you and Tracy K said about needing questions to be intelligible. I, too, skip over things that h...
- Ok SLM, here's the way I see it. Language was developed as a means of communication between people. So it makes a certain amount of sense that PEOPLE will change it...
- This is kind of in the same ball park as your question, but I think that in a sense technology is making us "stupider". Spell check for example. When I was a kid ha...
How Much Do You Think House Guests Should Adapt Themselves to the Family Sched?
Asked by L.B. from New York
on March 4, 2013
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A little background... My mother in law incomes over from India once a year. Currently she is here for a month, which is allegedly a HUGE compromise because she belie...
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- Man, that sucks. I would have given her my bedroom, so I could have the rest of the house at night. Or, let her sleep in the kid's room. A month out of the year? I gue...
- I think that your husband needs to sit down in the living room while you put your child to bed and turn on the TV. When his mom says it's time to go to sleep, he shou...
- There is more to marrying/dating outside of your culture than people want to realize. I am in an alternative lifestyle situation with a Filipina. We see things differe...
Italy Recommendations
Asked by E.B. from Washington DC
on November 20, 2011
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We are starting to look into a anniversary vacation to Italy in about 18months and just searching online has me a little overwhelmed. We want to stay at a villa and se...
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- I would PM Jo W - that's where she and Troy went on their honeymoon. I didn't live there - I was in Belgium and Germany and traveled to Northern Italy and LOVED IT!...
- Sounds wonderful! We have been to Italy and LOVED Florence and Sienna. Another great spot was Portifino, a wonderful coastal town and I would definitely go there aga...
- Its been awhile since I have been there, but Rome was pretty awesome! (It's dirty though, be prepared for that and EVERYONE smokes and just throws the butts on the fl...
Help in a hurry..punctuation!
Asked by M.S. from Columbus
on March 30, 2011
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We are having a debate on the correct punctuation in my son's essay. It's due today (teacher's a jerk and wouldn't help). We need the correct comma placement for this...
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- A and A Word will check grammar, too. LBC
- Commas before and after - you are separating a piece of info that isn't necessary for the sentence to be correct. You also need to put the book title in quotes. Le...
- i would go with no commas at all in the first example. if you want to use commas, go with example A (making the assumption that you are focusing on hiaasen's character...
How to Teach Decoding Skills to My Children???
Asked by A.K. from Los Angeles
on August 27, 2012
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My son is 5 yrs old and reading at a 1st grade mid-year level. I’ve also got a 3 ½ yr old beginning reader that learned to read just from watching her older brothe...
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- I have used 100 Easy Lessons, too, and it did a great job with my son. Something a little less work intensive and fun for them as a back-up reinforcement on some of th...
- I homeschool. My favorite go to curricula are as follows: Hooked on Phonics - This is the most cost effective and simple to use program. Everything you need comes...
- What you are talking about is phonics. There are a ton of little work books out there for Phonics. Any store, including our local dollar store, has them.
