I agree. That is why this program has incentive for personal writing and story development practice outside of the classroom environment. Students want an answer to "Why do I need to learn this _______."
The program is suitable to all grad levels, but it is best instituted in grades 3-4. The goal is to create a daily writing habit through journaling and writing exploration exercises that the? student use to explore and explain their world to others. We're closing the missing link between theory and practice. Teresa Trujillo Book Workshop/Mighty Designs 1501 E. Orangethorpe Avenue Suite 130 Fullerton, California 92831 Phone (714) 525-0882 Fax (714) 879-7156 Cell (714) 926-8343 -----Original Message----- From: Gene Kim-Eng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; tcp@techcommpros.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 2:56 pm Subject: Re: [TCP] California Association of Teachers of English I have my doubts as to whether falling comprehension? is really the result of classroom "teaching methods."? You can teach people to read (decode) in class, but? comprehension is the result of actually using what? one learns in class to read after one has gone home? for the day, and there's not much comprehension to? be gotten from spending all of that time with TV and? video games.? ? Gene Kim-Eng? ? ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>? > Current teaching methods have raised reading scores (decoding) but > lowered writing and comprehension test (encoding) scores over the last > few years. This has actually caused overall literacy rates to drop.? ? ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
