Hi Shelia, 
 -=> Quoting Sheila King to Erica Long <=-
 -> The ones that you worry about are those who can't hold a thought for
 -> long enough to make sense of the writing. I really push the "it has
  I don't know what you can do for such children. These are the
 SK> ones in high school math who can't solve word problems because they
 
 So we are not perfect and 100% of the school population are not either. 
 Historically this has never been so and never will be. Even though 
 Australia has always had some of the highest literacy rates in the 
 world there are some children who will have missed out through low 
 intellect, illness and lack of opportunity. I have a parent who I helped 
 to find some adult literacy classes this year. She had correspondence 
 lessons but every time it was time for classes her father would get the 
 children to help with the fishing nets - a spasmodic education. In 
 Queensland, the state controls education (federal money is given). We are a 
 large geographic area and some children live in far remote places. Children 
 have historically been given mail lessons and school of the air on old 
 radio/flying doctor frequencies. These days they are entering the 
 communication super highway.
 SK> You know, I don't understand after reading your reply to me, what it
 SK> is that you and I were disagreeing about. Your response seems to agree
 SK> almost completely with what I've written.
 I didn't think we were - just thrashing out perspectives.
 
 SK> I don't mind if the teacher expects the parents to help correct 
homework. 
 Most of mine are keen.
 SK> middle-class, professional neighborhood. Most of the students have
 SK> college-educated parents. This is a good way to involve the parents in
 SK> their children's education.
 I agree. We are in a lower socio economic area. Most people are triers and 
 want their children to behave and do well but some just don't know the depth 
 of the effort they have to put in with reading to their children, talking to 
 their children and being a good role model.
 SK> since I am well aware that good readers do better in ALL subjects 
 Absolutely and those that are really reading by the end of year one are also 
 the ones who had good auditory memory, knew which way around a book went, 
 had been read to when they came in that door on day one. Language was 
 already important and granny had probably been telling them that they would 
 learn to read when they went to school.
 
 Bye, 
 Erica.
 Any little child who can say my name will do well at school!!!!
... I never said I could type...
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