the i can read faq

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1、TheICanRead®SystemFrequentlyAskedQuestionsWhydosomechildrenfinditdifficulttolearnhowtoread?ThereareanumberofcontributingfactorsastowhymanychildrenfinditdifficulttolearntoreadEnglish.Theyarecomprehensivelycoveredinthebook,DealingwithDyslexiaandOtherReadingDifficulties,writtenbyeducationalpsycho

2、logists,AntonyEarnshawandAnnabelSeargeantandpublishedbyPearsonEducation.Theauthors,whohavespentnearly20yearsinvestigatingreadingdevelopmentasresearchpsychologists,supporttheviewthatingeneral,poorreadingskillsaretheconsequenceofineffectiveandinadequateinstructionalapproaches.Whatthismeansisthat

3、,ingeneral,childrenfailtolearntoreadEnglisheasilyorwellbecausetheyarenottaughtproperly.Manyteacherstryallsortsoftriedandprovenmethods,don’ttheyandthereisnoonewaytoteachreading?Theresearchoverthepast20yearshasprovidedevidencethatthereisaclearlearningpathwayinlearningtoreadandtheissueofhowtoteac

4、hreadinghasbeendistortedbyalotofteacherswhohaveadoptedtheerroneouspositionthatanynumberofwayspurportingtoteachingreadingwillworkorthatthereisnoonerightway.Thishasledtoaneclecticismwhichhasresultedinwidespreadconfusionamongmanychildren.Inherbook,WhyOurChildrenCan’tRead,DianeMcGuinesscites‘eclec

5、ticism’inBritainasthemaincontributortopoorreadingskills.Thesituationhascomeaboutbecauseentrenchedandexperiencedteachers,untrainedinhowtoteachreadingskills,haveadoptedthehighground,claimingthattheirexperiencealonequalifiesthemasreadingspecialists.Unfortunately,formanychildrenthisisuntrue.Teachi

6、ngchildrentoreadEnglishisaskilledactivityandrequiresknowledgeoftheacquisitionprocess.Whatistheessentialdifferencebetweensomeonewholearnstoreadeasilyandsomeonewhodosnot?Researchoverthepast20yearshasuncoveredstrikingdifferencesbetweenchildrenwholearnedtoreadwitheaseandthosewhohavenot.Thepurposeo

7、fexperimentalresearchintohowchildrenlearntoreadhasinthemainbeenconcernedwithuncoveringwhatagoodreaderdoesandcontrastingitwithwhatpoorreadersdo.Thusweareabletosaywithconfidencethatapersonlikelytobecomeagoodreaderpossessesphonologicalsens