Monthly Archives: May 2014

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  Handwriting

  Posted on May 5, 2014 by admin.ws in Did You Know?

  “Handwriting automaticity, which is assessed by the number of letters written correctly within a brief time limit, is a strong predictor of the quality in normally developing and disabled writers.” Virginia Berninger “If letter production is automatic, memory space is freed up for higher level composition processes, such as deciding what to write about, what […]

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  Help with Handwriting

  Posted on May 5, 2014 by admin.ws in LRS Articles

  With the popularity of computers and the increasing use of technology, one may ask why handwriting is still being taught to young children. Well, there are several good reasons why children still need to learn and perfect their handwriting skills. Many good reasons, indeed! Formal handwriting instruction is no longer being taught in every elementary […]

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  Combatting Comprehension

  Posted on May 5, 2014 by admin.ws in Did You Know?

  1) For those whose reading comprehension difficulties stem from weaknesses in visualization, what fails to come to mind while reading are mental images, or what one sees with the mind’s eye. In some cases the mental images are pictorial, replete with objects, color, movement, and broad settings.” – Marion Sanders, Ed. D. 2) For use […]

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  Combatting Comprehension Problems

  Posted on May 5, 2014 by admin.ws in LRS Articles

  Did you ever read an article or passage and have no idea what you just read? Perhaps your mind was on something other than the text, or perhaps you were otherwise distracted by some outside force. If this has ever happened to you, then you know what it feels like to have difficulty with reading […]

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