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Hi Paul,<br>
<br>
Do you have reference material on the details of the principles you
mention? I would like to know more.<br>
<br>
thanks,<br>
duff<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:EVERETT813@aol.com">EVERETT813@aol.com</a> wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid13d.12623ddc.2fa67f85@aol.com" type="cite"><font
face="arial,helvetica"><font family="SANSSERIF" color="#000000"
face="Geneva" size="2">Raffi,<br>
<br>
Is this being done without sound? Meaning, is the 'dialogue' all
written only, no sound? It loots on the surface as if that is the
case. Because if one really wants to learn another language, or the
one they have been raised in better, it will be necessary to hear the
sounds and know the meanings. You have to bathe the brain in
meaningful print. <br>
<br>
In one of my past work lives, I have been deeply involved in teaching
illiterate adults and children how to read as fluently as they talk in
their native language. There are about 20% of United States
non-immigrant natives who cannot read, or cannot read well enough, to
function in this reading culture. Facts from the US Dept. of Education
and I'm betting it is much higher. Another 20% are crippled readers
who just get by. <br>
<br>
There are principles about how the brain learns that have to be adhered
to or the effort will be significantly less than optimal, if not an
outright failure. That is why our highschools are graduating 20%
functionally or totally illiterate students, they are not understanding
what the brain does when it learns anything you can put the words "How
to" in front of. How to read, how to walk, how to drive and chew gum
at the same time, not to mention have a conversation, etc. (small
joke). Using these principles, we are able to move an illiterate adult
one grade level of reading ability in 10 hours of face-to-face tutor
time. In children, it takes about 12-14 hours. The US Dept. of Edcn's
standard for a 'good' literacy program is one grade level in 100 hours
and there is a 60-70% drop out rate. Clearly, they are spitting into
the wind. <br>
<br>
Anyway, discussing this is a very long conversation that is too much to
type. I'm saying what I did because I think your idea is commendable
but......without sound and meaning, building from the ground up, it
will be more than very difficult, I'm afraid.<br>
<br>
Sincerely,<br>
<br>
Paul Everett </font>*
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