Adults who cant read
gertrude lee
I wish I had the time to go research in my John Holt books somthing that goes right along with this topic but i am preparing for a big event.
I remember John remarking how adults that did no know how to read learned the same way the children did, sitting next to ( sides touching) comfortably next to a reader as they read. John thought it was remarkable how it took the same exact amount of time as well, once the person/child had the desire to read ( it took maybe 11 weeks ) Once the desire was there it took no prompting or reminding on the readers part
Start where you are,
Gertrude Caroline Arora, yoga mom
Burlington,NJ
609-386-0808
RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher)
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I remember John remarking how adults that did no know how to read learned the same way the children did, sitting next to ( sides touching) comfortably next to a reader as they read. John thought it was remarkable how it took the same exact amount of time as well, once the person/child had the desire to read ( it took maybe 11 weeks ) Once the desire was there it took no prompting or reminding on the readers part
Start where you are,
Gertrude Caroline Arora, yoga mom
Burlington,NJ
609-386-0808
RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher)
free classes available
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Sandra Dodd
-=-once the person/child had the desire to read ( it took maybe 11 weeks ) Once the desire was there it took no prompting or reminding on the readers part-=-
For an adult who hasn't learned to read, desire will be an important factor.
For a child of any age, desire isn't enough. He might not be ready yet to put all the parts together.
Sandra
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For an adult who hasn't learned to read, desire will be an important factor.
For a child of any age, desire isn't enough. He might not be ready yet to put all the parts together.
Sandra
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Meredith
gertrude lee <yoginidharma@...> wrote:
It depends on the individuals. Years ago I worked for an adult literacy program and it wasn't all cuddles on the sofa ;) People did sit side-by-side, but then all the help was one-on-one and that's often easier, or sitting at adjacent sides of a table. It depended, too, on what a person wanted to learn to read. Adults may want to learn to read maps, street signs or job applications, or they may want to learn to recognize the names of food items to better shop for themselves and their families. Some few want to read the bible or bedtime stories to children.
With adults who have been in school, the biggest hurdle is not "desire" but self esteem: they've been told for years they're stupid for not reading - which is pretty amazing once you learn all the machinations it requires to manage a highly print-oriented environment without reading! It takes a big, big step for an adult to admit to other adults - even complete strangers - that he or she cannot read.
---Meredith
> I remember John remarking how adults that did no know how to read learned the same way the children did, sitting next to ( sides touching) comfortably next to a reader as they read.*************
It depends on the individuals. Years ago I worked for an adult literacy program and it wasn't all cuddles on the sofa ;) People did sit side-by-side, but then all the help was one-on-one and that's often easier, or sitting at adjacent sides of a table. It depended, too, on what a person wanted to learn to read. Adults may want to learn to read maps, street signs or job applications, or they may want to learn to recognize the names of food items to better shop for themselves and their families. Some few want to read the bible or bedtime stories to children.
>>Once the desire was there it took no prompting or reminding on the readers part***************
With adults who have been in school, the biggest hurdle is not "desire" but self esteem: they've been told for years they're stupid for not reading - which is pretty amazing once you learn all the machinations it requires to manage a highly print-oriented environment without reading! It takes a big, big step for an adult to admit to other adults - even complete strangers - that he or she cannot read.
---Meredith