...your age don’t like to read or write. I say don't the authors make reading and writing interesting. Because I think kids would see the fun in reading and writing plus at the time kids would be gaining knowledge and having fun at the same time. First, do you know these kids out here on the street because they dropped out of school as soon as they could because they can’t read or write on the skill level they were supposed to be on. And kids were probably got bullied and teased. The reason they probably didn’t find the fun or interest in reading and writing. People these days that drop out of school always go out on the street and selling dope trying to get paper. And they would get shot, like a policeman did to Michael Newby and got shot coldblooded. Secondly, if kids these days would read and write more they could achieve a goal once in their life. They would be proud and would feel good about themselves knowing they could achieve something in life. And another thing if your parents tell you to read just do it because you’re gaining more knowledge and it’s fulfilling your mind not theirs. And they tell you to read because they love you and want you to live a better life. I know that reading and writing is not fun but the authors could make books that maybe you like sports or music. Or maybe in school whoever makes that writing prompts make them on something you would like to write about. Not all this boring stuff they are doing these days. So why not why don’t we ask...
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...Final Questionnaire 2007 Health Insurance Survey Prepared by Princeton Survey Research Associates International for The Commonwealth Fund N=3500 adults 19 and older (sample drawn to over-represent low income households) June 6, 2007 (Final Field Version) INTRODUCTION: Hello, my name is _______ and I am calling for Princeton Survey Research International. We are conducting an important national opinion survey about health care. To make sure our survey includes many different kinds of families, I’m going to start with a few questions about who lives in your household. S1 First, how many adults age 19 or older live in your household? 00 __ 10 99 None–THANK AND TERMINATE RECORD EXACT NUMBER 1-9 10 or more Don’t know/Refused S2 IF ONLY ONE ADULT AGE 19+ IN HH (S1=1) May I please speak to that person? 1 2 3 9 Continue with current respondent–GO TO S5 New respondent being brought to phone–REPEAT INTRO EXCEPT LAST SENTENCE THEN GO TO S5 New respondent not available–SCHEDULE CALL BACK Refused–THANK AND TERMINATE S3 IF TWO ADULTS AGE 19+ IN HH (S1=2) May I please speak to the [ROTATE: younger/older] of those two people? 1 2 3 9 Continue with current respondent–GO TO S5 New respondent being brought to phone–REPEAT INTRO EXCEPT LAST SENTENCE THEN GO TO S5 New respondent not available–SCHEDULE CALL BACK Refused–THANK AND TERMINATE S4 IF THREE OR MORE PEOPLE AGE 19+ IN HH (S1=3-10 OR 99) May I please speak to the person age 19 or older who has had the most recent...
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...answer. I disagree with this statement. Children can learn something from comic books. So, as long as children don’t spend too much time reading comic books, comic books could be good for them. I think reading books is good for children, but some children don’t like reading books. However, some of these children like reading comic books. It would be difficult for children who are not accustomed to reading texts to start reading books. But, once they come to like reading comic books, it would be a bit easier for them to start reading books. I mean, comic books could help children start reading un-comic books. So, I disagree with this statement. (111 words) I disagree with this statement. Children can learn something from comic books. So, as long as children don’t spend too much time reading comic books, comic books could be good for them. I think reading books is good for children, but some children don’t like reading books. However, some of these children like reading comic books. It would be difficult for children who are not accustomed to reading texts to start reading books. But, once they come to like reading comic books, it would be a bit easier for them to start reading regular books. I mean, comic books could help children start reading un-comic text-based books. So, I disagree with this statement. I agree with the statement. First, there are many drawings in comic books, so children come to gain information from drawings. This means that they can’t...
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...10 SIMPLE WAY IMPROVE ENGLISH 1. This is what most people would advise: read. Read anything and everything in English. You can read story books, newspapers, magazines, blogs, comics, English textbooks, instructions and ingredients on food packages, advertisements, etc. For story books, don’t force yourself to read something too difficult or something you know you won’t enjoy. Make reading fun! Read books that you ENJOY reading. I hate to read books that bore me too. 2. Watch English movies with subtitles. This would be my favorite way of learning English. Not only do I get to have a fun time watching the movie, I’d be learning new words at the same time and knowing how to pronounce them! Usually, you can get movies with English subtitles on DVDs. 3. Listen to English songs. Read the lyrics as you listen to the songs. Listen to your favorite songs and sing along to them. 4. Start a blog in English. This is one way for you to practice your writing. Blog on something that you love. If you are a fan of movies, start a blog and write about your favorite movies, your favorite characters, what you think could be improved in the movie, what new movies to expect next year, etc. Besides blogging, try joining online forums; engage in online chatting and more. 5. If you don’t want to maintain a blog, why not write to a pen pal? It’d be even more fun to have a pen pal from a different country! I used to write to other people from the US, Germany, Mexico, and even Yugoslavia. I remember...
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...Effective Study Skills Dr. Bob Kizlik Latest update: January 4, 2012 How to Study and Make the Most of Your Time This web page on study skills, and what some may refer to as study tips, is designed to help you improve your learning and understanding, and ultimately your grades. It is not so large that it would require you to engage in mind-numbing reading of chapter after chapter as is the case with many books on the subject. The information is written in a way to help you "see" and "practice" proven study techniques. This page is used in hundreds of schools and universities and is currently ranked by Google and Bing in the top ten for plain old "study skills" and "how to study effectively" and #1 by Google and Bing for "effective study skills" Want more? Available now is a new, inexpensive download or CD on how to improve not just your study skills, but your learning skills as well. It is STUDY SKILLS FOR SCHOOL SUCCESS 2.0, that includes in one program a greatly enhanced version of all the information below, and much, much more, including a new section on how to get better math grades and self-motivation. After all, isn't what works what really counts? Please click http://adprima.com/SSSS2/ssss2order.htm and see for yourself. There is little doubt that no two people study the same way, and it is a near certainty that what works for one person may not work for another. However, there are some general techniques that seem to produce good results. No one would argue...
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...(intro)There have been multiple great and informational books that have been banned from schools. For example of Mice and Men was banned 48 times.Communities, and Parents decide to ban these types because they’re either inappropriate or they just don’t like the books. I feel like communities, and Parents shouldn’t be able to or have a right to ban these books. (argument and explain your side)Communities, and parents will want to ban these types of books if they have swear words in them, involve sexual content, and contain violence. Some parents don’t want their children to be reading these books so they try and get a group of people together so that they can ban the book. In my opinion a community, or parents within the community shouldn’t...
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...moment. Read, read and read. Practise makes perfect. No short cuts. By reading more and more you increase your speed. Training your eyes not to backtrack You may feel a temptation to let your eyes stray back over the text you've just read, especially when you doubt you've understood everything. Just ploughing on, trusting that everything's going to make sense if you persevere, is hard. In fact going backwards interrupts the flow, so you've got to take a leap of faith that by the time you get to the end of the chapter, the pieces of the jigsaw are going to fall into place. And often they do. If they don't, you may have to reread the chapter. But again, do this quickly, without backtracking. You have a better chance of understanding if you read some-thing twice quickly than once slowly. Moving your finger along the line, as you did in primary school, helps you keep moving forwards in the text. If you're a slow reader, do the opposite of what your teachers told you and consciously make your finger go faster than the speed at which you naturally read. Try to make your eyes catch up with your finger! This works for some people. Reading not speaking You don't want to read your book aloud, do you? So don't read the words in your head as if you're speaking. If you do sound the words individually in your head, you're definitely reading too slowly and you have to break this habit. It doesn't help you understand or memorise, it just slows you down. Reading not memorising Don't read...
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...I don’t really read a whole lot. I mostly read when i’m forced to in language class. I don’t like to read. I have a hard time finding a good fit book for me. I also struggle with finding a book that i'm actually interested in. It's hard for me to find one that meets my high standards. I don’t like to read because when i do read I can’t stay in the book. I space off a lot. I can never keep an interest in a book. The only book I have found that I actually like it Wenny Has Wings. I like it because it's a sad story and it does a good job of keeping my interest. It doesn't have boring parts at all. Some genres of books I like are mystery, true stories and realistic fiction. I like these because these types usually do a pretty good job at keeping...
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...before and I don’t think I’ll ever exactly know unless I do some research. Some could say that the mere act of writing is what makes a person an author. If I am to be considered an author for the fact that I have written a few essays, then that’s great but I really don’t feel like I should be given that title. In my own standards and from what I’ve been reflecting upon, authors are people who are known for their writing and whose writing is aimed to be read by many. Hence, I do not consider myself an author for the reason that my writing does not seem at the level of an author and I don’t write for other people to read....
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...My summer ready book was When I Was The Greatest by Jason Reynolds. The main characters in the story are Ali, Needles, and Noodles. Needles is Noodles older brother but Needles has turrets syndrome. Ali convinces a girl from school to let him and his friends into her brother’s grown up party. They end up getting expensive stolen clothes from Ali’s dad. When they get to the party Ali ends to going to the back room with a girl. Needles ended up bringing his knitting needles. Needles sometimes gets spasms and ended up stabbing a gangster. The gangster and his friends jumped Needles. Once Ali found out he came from the back room and beat up all the gangsters. Then Ali and Noodles carried Needles home. I picked this book because I enjoy reading...
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...Did you know what is dyslexia? Dyslexia is a disorder where it's difficult for you to read and interpret words,letters, and other symbols but they don't affect the general intelligence which is kind of weird because how can you not be able to read well and it doesn't affect your intelligence when you read and spell everyday so shouldn't it be affecting you? Well it doesn't affect you because when you have dyslexia they put you in a special class and in that class they take things little by little and it makes it easier for you to learn because your going slowly so while you're learning your learning how to fix you spelling and how to read at the same time. Kids Good Impact that still hurt them Dyslexia impacts the kids self esteem in...
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...Independent Reading I was successful in enjoying reading different kinds of genres. Before I came to eighth grade, I constantly read fiction and realistic fiction books. However, the independent reading program helped me read different kinds of books. I didn't know that reading different books could be this fun. I struggled as a reader on finding time to read. In the beginning of the grade, it was easy to find time to read; however, as time passed by and more assignments were forming, it became harder to find time to read. Pride Piece I think the memoir was the best piece I wrote. I put lots of effort into this piece. I tried to use lots of figurative languages in order to spice up the piece and make sound more interesting. Because the topic...
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...Learning how to read and write is a big milestone in a child's life. Being able to read and get involved in a book is the best feeling ever. Growing up, I could remember from a young age my mother reading all different types of Disney books to me. I loved the Disney books that had a princess in it because when I was younger, I thought I was going to become a princess when I grew up, of course, that didn’t happen. For most of my life, up to age seven, my mom or teachers read to me because I had a speech delay and a learning disability that made it difficult for me to read alone. I would pretend to a read a book by myself, but I never really got the concept of reading and understanding what I was reading till age seven. At age seven is when I...
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...time to be alone. Maybe it's the constant noise and demands of three children that helps me appreciate some quiet time to myself. In fact, some of my favorite time during the day is the time I spend driving to and from work (I live about twenty minutes from where I work). I often listen to the radio, so I don't know if I'm technically alone, but it's time where I can think and reflect on things that have happened during the day. It's often during this time that I have some of my best ideas, too. If we ought to be familiar with anyone, it should be ourselves. And spending time alone can help us come to know ourselves better. In this lesson, you will read some pieces that show the authors learning about themselves. You will see through the readings how the experiences we go through often teach us things about ourselves that we didn't know before. Hopefully, as you go through the assignments in this lesson, you will find out new things about yourself, too. 1. Learn the meanings of eight new words; these are words that will also appear in the literature selections you will be reading. 2. Read the selected pieces of literature, recall basic facts about what you've read, and answer questions that require you to...
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...been instructed to read as much as I possibly can. I always struggled to find books that I would be interested in reading. I never enjoyed sitting down and reading, which doesn’t help me. Whenever I’m instructed to read a chapter out of a textbook for a certain class, I read what I’m required, but I never feel like I retain the information that I’m going through. This presentation today gave me a lot of helpful tools that I will use going forward in my college career. The five part reading system seems like a very effective way to go through material in a textbook. Prepare, preview, predict questions, process information and paraphrase and review, are the five steps in this system. Preparing yourself before you read a text is key, because if you don’t have the right mindset going into reading, you most likely will not retain the information. Previewing is also helpful because going through the text and understanding key words before you read is a very good way to approach a chapter before you read it. You won’t have to stop and figure out what a certain word means, if you go over it before hand, which allows for smooth reading. Predicting questions helps because if you’re asking questions throughout the text, which means that you are engaged in what you are reading and you will be able to retain information easier. Processing information is one of the key steps in this system because if you aren’t processing what you are reading, its like you never read the material in...
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