Frank Smith's book Ureading Without NonsenseU was an easy read. ... The following is my account of what I agree and disagree with Smith in his book. ... "How is it possible to recognize written words without sounding out? ... Children are taught what sounds letters make, therefore, when they see a word, they can rely on those sounds to figure out meaning of the word. ... Children need to be taught what the sounds h, o, r, s,e sound like in order to read it. ...

• Word Count: 919
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

It is appropriate that each chapter of the book souls of black folk begins with a sorrowful way of freedom or grievance. ... Very descriptive with soft sounds and long sounding words that flow from one to the next. ... Du Bois pulls together like a work of art by words and their sounds. ... This book did a good job of illustrating the world of both the educated and non-educated African Americans, and how in many instances education did not make a difference. ...

• Word Count: 488
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Salinger's novel which The New Yorker calls, "A brilliant, funny and meaningful novel," is the second most taught book in American high schools. ... The Catcher in the Rye deserves the standing of being the second most taught book in American high schools because it has stood the test of time and is still relevant to the modern day teenager. ... Time after time, these kids will read The Catcher in the Rye and be able to relate with Holden's story because Holden's story sounds very similar to theirs. ... In the end, teachers and students alike will remember Holden's last wor...

• Word Count: 901
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

"The Lesson" by Toni Cade Bambara is a story that shows me how the cycle continues. A mother and aunt are not educated and don't have a clue of what goes on in the real world. Therefore, the kids are living the dream of their parents. Living in a neighborhood infested with drug dealers, users and dr...

• Word Count: 574
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Sissy, daughter of a 'horse breaker', has managed to keep all her imagination throughout the book and hence become the so called heroine of the book. ... Later on in the book Sissy makes amends with Louisa, making Louisa feel good when she admits it was her fault that their relationship got distant over this matter, which is was not. ... Arriving with good wishes, she is not able to convey her ...

• Word Count: 6193
• Approx Pages: 25
• Grade Level: High School

The conversation between him and his mother, once a "flood of intimate sounds", is now a yes or no based conversation. ... Everywhere you see him, he reads a book. ... He also gives his own definition of a book. "An important book" should not be enjoyable to read. ... He asks this rhetorical question: "Could anything shorter be a book?" ...

• Word Count: 2210
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

Description of the Issue of Inequality The issues of inequality are prevalent in this book. ... It is this concept that is pervasive throughout this book. ... When applied to this book, the hegemonic curriculum deals with what type of emphasis is placed on which subjects that are taught in school. ... Sociological Concept # 3 Hidden Curriculum/Gender Code These sociological concepts go hand in hand when used to describe situations in this book. ... McCourt writes, "when she sways up the aisle to my desk the boys make woo woo sounds and, Whaddya doin" the rest of my life Daniela? ...

• Word Count: 1906
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Poems were also a fun thing for me because it was sort of a challenge for me to make things rhyme and flow right so it would sound good. ... Such as when I feel like I"m mad at a friend of mine, I will sit down and think about what that one character did in that one book. ...

• Word Count: 617
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Poems were also a fun thing for me because it was sort of a challenge for me to make things rhyme and flow right so it would sound good. ... Such as when I feel like I"m mad at a friend of mine, I will sit down and think about what that one character did in that one book. ...

• Word Count: 596
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Of the many examples this one sounded like the best option to encourage learning, "Students go beyond the textbook to study complex topics based on real-world issues, such as the water quality in their communities or the history of their town, analyzing information from multiple sources, including the Internet and interviews with experts. Project-based classwork is more demanding than traditional book-based instruction, where students may just memorize facts from a single source. ...

• Word Count: 1038
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The early experiences in reading were filled with questions about what word is pronounced what way and why certain arrangements of letters sounded the way they did. ... Rather than having the teachers spit useless interpretations of the book at us, we were given the task of interpreting it for ourselves. ...

• Word Count: 1653
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

I was in classroom number 102 with Mr. Harry Gonzalez who taught Bilingual Kindergarten to nineteen students. The day I went to observe one student was absent. The classroom was pretty much split equally between boys and girls and all of the students were of Hispanic descent. Mr. Gonzalez was also o...

• Word Count: 6745
• Approx Pages: 27
• Grade Level: High School

Abstract: The traditional way of teaching reading affects the students' reading ability. This paper analyses its disadvantages and gives some suggestions and measures from different aspects. They are vocabulary, reading habits, reading skills, outside reading and also the psychology of the current s...

• Word Count: 3965
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School