| From: | dherr@********.net (David Herr) |
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| Subject: | Re: Reading Argument |
| Date: | Tue, 30 Jan 96 18:38:01 EST |
>>What school did you go to that the first graders couldn't read. Everyone
>>in my school could read in the first grade. As a matter of fact everyone
>>had to read a book(little story book mind you)once a week. I would also
>>disagree with your statement when you talked about no one being average.
>>I assume you are talking about speed. I do read probably more than the
>>average high schooler but I don't read faster than them. Even though I've
>>had a lot of practice I still read about 300wpm which when compared >>among
>>my peers at my public school would be about average. You realize 60wpm >>is
>>ONE WORD A SECOND. If you're trying to be funny you're doing really well
>>HA HA HA
>
>Curiously, one of the stated aims of first grade (being the first year at
>school, whatever you may call it) is to learn to read. It is a given
>assumption that you do not know how to read, or even necessarily know the
>alphabet.
>
>Your peers at your public school? Including the ones in the lower ability
>classes? Including the drop-outs who don't finish high school? All of
>these count towards that average too. Interesting factoid: almost every
>university in the Western world offers remedial courses in such basic
>skills as literacy, and they are taken by a large percentage of their
>students.
>
>Yes, 60 wpm is one word a second. I stated that before. And if you read
>"more than" the average high schooler, I can be certain you read faster.
>
>
Excuse me, I also read "more than" the average public high schooler.
I, unfortunatly, don't read faster, than many people I know, (I won't
claim that they are average, 'cause I don't know). I read "more than"
the average public high schooler, 'cause I *like* to read. This
doesn't confer speed, it confers time and effort, I don't watch much
tv, and hardly ever play computer or video games, its not a speed
thing, its a time thing.
Big spells and bigger spells, who needs more?
-Wix sorcery adept
TIA
