In a message dated 11/19/2002 6:07:22 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Doug Mann: What is this jargon you are using? > What are the "orders" of reading skills? I mean > to sound words is not reading. So, anyone who > merely teaches people to sound words is not > really teaching reading. So reading words and > comprehending is the only reading skill I know > about. What can the suburbs do that is a "higher > order" than that? Teaching people to sound words is really teaching reading. According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary (1994), "1 read\:reading" means "1 to understand language by interpreting written symbols for speech sound." "A higher order skill" is educational research jargon connoting a skill that permits one to function at a higher level in some area, such as in reading, math and writing. For example, the ability to read advanced college textbooks is generally not acquired without effective phonics instruction. According to the Merriam Webster Thesaurus (1989), "order" is a noun that may mean "9 state with respect to quality, functioning or status." -Doug Mann http://educationright.tripod.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
