tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10801491389336297342024-02-08T09:53:03.815+11:00NOW READ THISNow Read This is a complete literacy programme to help adults and young people to learn to read and write English. It is suitable for institutions and home tutoring. Once the programme is installed on a computer a learner could even progress by themselves ... because the programme is completely self explained in the sound track.Carmel Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08198684043840166650noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080149138933629734.post-55371297987120360722010-06-17T00:25:00.002+10:002010-06-17T14:23:49.473+10:00A copy of the original book.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1BQ9vTEY63eKWR2IV6taw3w_DIIgV8KOtomnxM6YQHQ5tVJXSb7nKKgk1iGG4eKctpVPtbDxXqLSwES-IIfGpdP6kWx6JtQjXiCtg6HqFxfpChgNgQLKffE_eP0-pzkKX0OQIaFwBbQ/s1600/NRT-front-cover_0001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1BQ9vTEY63eKWR2IV6taw3w_DIIgV8KOtomnxM6YQHQ5tVJXSb7nKKgk1iGG4eKctpVPtbDxXqLSwES-IIfGpdP6kWx6JtQjXiCtg6HqFxfpChgNgQLKffE_eP0-pzkKX0OQIaFwBbQ/s400/NRT-front-cover_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483377987694088930" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.nowreadthis.com.au/downloads/NowReadThis.pdf">Click here to download a copy of the original Now Read This book.</a>Carmel Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08198684043840166650noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080149138933629734.post-27150409346626567112010-05-23T22:44:00.003+10:002010-05-24T00:01:30.428+10:00Highway to Literacy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakVTIhEvzm0g0v8_5Xi2NT1LBsQpMgZmr4WvdcxskrjFnFR15QgVgLcXtpb_nl5uvzJ8ETY3Hv7I5yizrS8YJaQybk5p3fQy6_QE0sTeCYi-Ypl9A9SnkjEv0TJHJU431WtFfnGA5SX4/s1600/image293.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakVTIhEvzm0g0v8_5Xi2NT1LBsQpMgZmr4WvdcxskrjFnFR15QgVgLcXtpb_nl5uvzJ8ETY3Hv7I5yizrS8YJaQybk5p3fQy6_QE0sTeCYi-Ypl9A9SnkjEv0TJHJU431WtFfnGA5SX4/s400/image293.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474445995670345778" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This document is a near facsimile of the original. It is a guide for teachers using the original Now Read This programme. Unlike the original book, this document does not contain a copy of the programme. A facsimile of the original Now Read This will be available soon.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nowreadthis.com.au/downloads/Highway to Literacy.pdf">Click here to download.</a>Carmel Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08198684043840166650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080149138933629734.post-25981136471869074092010-04-25T21:06:00.003+10:002010-05-23T23:13:03.905+10:00Highway to Literacy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQ0V1VM2sjQX_h90m6UDefT87HKztdWpXszKU4AKMYmm3USyG8WjczxStpVfsZYPX69jJ3RO-YC3NwlZAyBZyRZ_1PDqQFbiwW5-MZP-uMsiOGpo6mYM4CIxFTEjF7nKrfUqSHRbYpxQ/s1600/HTLbackpage.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQ0V1VM2sjQX_h90m6UDefT87HKztdWpXszKU4AKMYmm3USyG8WjczxStpVfsZYPX69jJ3RO-YC3NwlZAyBZyRZ_1PDqQFbiwW5-MZP-uMsiOGpo6mYM4CIxFTEjF7nKrfUqSHRbYpxQ/s400/HTLbackpage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464030097336178066" border="0" /></a>teaching guide facsimile available now from <a href="http://www.nowreadthis.com.au/HighwayToLiteracy/">nowreadthis.com.au</a>Carmel Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08198684043840166650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080149138933629734.post-83694091927485331312010-04-19T15:00:00.000+10:002010-04-19T15:02:51.747+10:00nonsense verses from Now Read ThisThe daughters of the yachtsman<br />Were waltzing with the bears<br />The choir sang a chorus<br />That echoed down the stairs.<br /><br />If you think this is crazy verse<br />Be patient - I can do much worse.<br /><br />They thought I caught the many fish<br />I brought home in the yacht<br />They should have known<br />I have no shame<br />I bought the whole damn lot.<br /><br />Onomatopoeia ...<br />Crash and splash and crunch.<br />Why do feeble judges sniffle<br />As they munch their lunch?<br /><br />by Geoffrey FalkenmireCarmel Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08198684043840166650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080149138933629734.post-10995794400387995272010-04-12T16:50:00.002+10:002010-04-12T16:53:47.987+10:00ENOUGH IS ENOUGHI have made up my mind<br />I will depart from hence<br />And do my humble teaching thing<br />Behind my little fence<br /><br />Because there is enough<br />More than enough indeed<br />To keep me fully occupied<br />My students have real need.<br /><br />I don't want seminars<br />Or workshops by the ton<br />About the methods I must use<br />The things that must be done.<br /><br />The methods that we use<br />The hours that we spend<br />Must be those that are functional<br />The teacher has to bend.<br /><br />If I can teach my folk<br />To read and write and spell<br />Then let me grapple with my lot<br />And let me do it well.<br /><br />So I will go chez moi,<br />And do the first things first,<br />Don't organize me eins, zwei, drei! -<br />Or else I'll surely burst !!<br /><br />by GWF<br /><br />- some things never change!Carmel Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08198684043840166650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080149138933629734.post-40458226012970325042010-04-04T19:44:00.000+10:002010-04-04T19:48:07.379+10:00Printable page from Lesson 1 - Aa<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-bGPVZki8BfMQ_q_75DZ9LgV6YaJ733Qz5JJDKrgRjDXkfswBIhW6qmQ20UyleqtqEJwomIMBHYz6X3OWFNUP-DtzKqMk_1VdHc1rxuUMJmPs50D80LnWGPUjwu-NQ6X1gS86PEtx-k/s1600/0111-Farm-dawn.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-bGPVZki8BfMQ_q_75DZ9LgV6YaJ733Qz5JJDKrgRjDXkfswBIhW6qmQ20UyleqtqEJwomIMBHYz6X3OWFNUP-DtzKqMk_1VdHc1rxuUMJmPs50D80LnWGPUjwu-NQ6X1gS86PEtx-k/s400/0111-Farm-dawn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456216537785670130" /></a>Carmel Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08198684043840166650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080149138933629734.post-70186351787140214622010-03-18T16:52:00.001+11:002010-03-18T17:00:00.563+11:00Introductory unit to Sight Words<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibFsXXkDfaZuUGPlKJ8VjUAjygLRd879yexVOyiOuaOt1_V3mQM9m_QSxTdr0D2xNk4O171GIY9uVjODZrAFDDCPSv8eQCFByv3rkaN3UvMBpTWIPYoivpgIiidnmsjKT-WUFXAWZSCJ4/s1600-h/-Sight-words-Intro-w.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibFsXXkDfaZuUGPlKJ8VjUAjygLRd879yexVOyiOuaOt1_V3mQM9m_QSxTdr0D2xNk4O171GIY9uVjODZrAFDDCPSv8eQCFByv3rkaN3UvMBpTWIPYoivpgIiidnmsjKT-WUFXAWZSCJ4/s400/-Sight-words-Intro-w.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449848986680592178" border="0" /></a>Carmel Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08198684043840166650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080149138933629734.post-11115821506917027372010-03-13T17:01:00.004+11:002010-03-13T18:43:33.806+11:00the sound of a as in spar - from Lesson 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb_cxg4Umhu92kcR1PimNI8si1C6ftZd7xVhiP6pPL-uviCwCVhsiFNUofGmz5DiFbxHBNP8gXt1ZsBIFUfYKlYGUe4qiOXIwVh-Tdq_0ckKjfWoUZFc6-4vQWoz0HVUeHfS1URLBhtoU/s1600-h/A-as-AR-in-spar-spa.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb_cxg4Umhu92kcR1PimNI8si1C6ftZd7xVhiP6pPL-uviCwCVhsiFNUofGmz5DiFbxHBNP8gXt1ZsBIFUfYKlYGUe4qiOXIwVh-Tdq_0ckKjfWoUZFc6-4vQWoz0HVUeHfS1URLBhtoU/s320/A-as-AR-in-spar-spa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447994907513953954" border="0" /></a>Many units of Now Read This have lists of words that have the same sound. Each word is read out aloud and highlighted so that the learner can follow easily. The learner can interrupt this by clicking on a word to hear it alone. In each unit the easier words are on the left and only these need be learnt by the beginner. The other words are for more advanced learners. The tutor should supervise to ensure the learner is working at an appropriate level.Carmel Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08198684043840166650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080149138933629734.post-57065018513167760182010-03-09T22:11:00.010+11:002010-03-09T22:36:46.713+11:00Lesson 10<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0uvaPiBDEGoerlwgnhZ0V99FxCaYLqpJm8F4QW9_4RuZUnpDc216Jy8Kx0Wiu29GMULu3JSH070QkS0QoPgTJmkdxxjFtBkF7svZof_ENbSd7hO0Cs990zMReBOVgKSbPkPHUBHchpXA/s1600-h/01.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br />
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This is the printable version of the introductory page to Lesson 10 of Now Read This. Every interactive unit in the program has a corresponding printable page. These are instant worksheets or homework or revision sheets.Carmel Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08198684043840166650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080149138933629734.post-34787838448665603092010-03-08T22:22:00.005+11:002010-03-08T22:29:42.942+11:00567 units in Now Read This<a href="http://www.nowreadthis.com.au/cubeCart/index.php?act=viewDoc&docId=7">Click here to see a list of all of the units that are in this extensive programme.</a><br /><br />Learn at home, be a home tutor, use it in a classroom - there really is something for everyone.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5303apTUrpNA5TPsWrPEzTjUnJvP33jbJn7aFcO3X58s6VfKuSvXUq83LDhWI9YWnh5Czufao_zhqdT7BBneYawrBtBqjitoB0KnAodaq8pqzt4e3IOx2MKf_8DkrNC-Gsq-fELmPlA/s1600-h/thumb_Lesson_10.1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 105px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5303apTUrpNA5TPsWrPEzTjUnJvP33jbJn7aFcO3X58s6VfKuSvXUq83LDhWI9YWnh5Czufao_zhqdT7BBneYawrBtBqjitoB0KnAodaq8pqzt4e3IOx2MKf_8DkrNC-Gsq-fELmPlA/s320/thumb_Lesson_10.1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446223198155826274" border="0" /></a>This is the cover for the printable units in Lesson 10. These units look at words that end in sounds like shun, shuss and shul.Carmel Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08198684043840166650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080149138933629734.post-29308938279560313142010-03-05T19:09:00.003+11:002010-03-07T19:55:50.991+11:00Poems On Pedagogy by GWFThese poems are the first chapter of a book of poetry by G W Falkenmire published in 1994.The book is called "Verse you can read". This chapter is "On Pedagogy".<br />
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'"These are poems that you can understand. They will make you laugh and they may bring a tear. They will capture and retain your attention. They will not bore you. Read them aloud and be captivated by the pictures they paint."<br />
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<a href="http://www.nowreadthis.com.au/downloads/Verses%20you%20can%20read%20on%20pedagogy.pdf">Download 15 poems in pdf format by clicking here.</a>Carmel Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08198684043840166650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080149138933629734.post-44438822222115820872010-03-04T20:38:00.001+11:002010-03-07T19:54:44.323+11:00Sample unit from Lesson 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.nowreadthis.com.au/01Lesson/_w01c2Fatm.htm" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPJxvNZt1K5n2HXFMesQZwHbeXnZ31tgrLPcWfcB0IWw5aLeqky0pgj1y_yC1iyMV5F7wEKLhcJV4-C8hP16oC61_obCcos2oQM4wviJU_7PgN9KEfD6RGuQbZUFkTUH1u4w6m3Z8qow/s320/thumb__w01c2Fatm.jpg" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>This unit from Now Read This has easy words in easy sentences. The image shows links at the bottom of the page, and the top right corner. These take the learner smoothly to other parts of the programme. They are carefully designed to answer questions that might arise from the reading on this page.Carmel Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08198684043840166650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080149138933629734.post-82363092582966251632010-02-24T20:51:00.000+11:002010-02-24T20:51:12.008+11:00THE THRIFTY PRINCIPALTHE THRIFTY PRINCIPAL<br />
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He's been thrifty with his praises<br />
All his life.<br />
He's been thrifty with the dough<br />
He gave his wife.<br />
Now he's going to retire,<br />
It's the cold he feels, not fire,<br />
'Cause he's been just too damned thrifty<br />
With his life.<br />
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He was thrifty with his tolerance<br />
And tact.<br />
And humanity was one more thing<br />
He lacked.<br />
So it isn't any wonder<br />
That he feels he's going under,<br />
That the dice are loaded<br />
And the cards are stacked.<br />
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If the Sermon on the Mount<br />
Means anything,<br />
Then we'll have to have him back<br />
Inside the ring.<br />
We don't have to call him 'dear’,<br />
But, let's buy the man a beer,<br />
'Cause he's just an old bee now -<br />
Without a sting.<br />
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Another poem GWF from the 1994 book "Verse you can read" - The chapter called 'On Pedagogy'Carmel Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08198684043840166650noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080149138933629734.post-89274716753233707612010-02-22T22:04:00.001+11:002010-03-08T14:31:56.659+11:00WRITE NOW - printable pages of units in NRTEvery unit in NRT is interactive on the computer screen, and is also available as a printable page. These are some sample pages from the Write Now section.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">BASICS</div><br />
I love to read<br />
I love to spell<br />
I love to use the language well<br />
I think that grammar is a must<br />
I don't mean just to earn a crust<br />
But for its own intrinsic worth.<br />
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Do you know there is quite a dearth<br />
Of people who know English well ?<br />
Who read with ease ?<br />
And who can spell ?<br />
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1994 "Verse you can read" -The chapter called 'On Pedagogy'Carmel Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08198684043840166650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080149138933629734.post-55494851512984464442010-02-18T21:49:00.000+11:002010-02-18T21:55:00.181+11:00Sample unit from NRT Lesson 4Lesson 4 contains 20 activities that focus on the forth vowel: 'o'. <br />
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This movie is the second activity of lesson 4. It animates single syllable phonic words that contain the letter o. Clicking on the image will take you to a page where this movie plays. <br />
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<img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLPzl_nYTxgY93YZ8PIwchevY5-NYFRUV4T8lF7nlPUKAr4tK4mGp4YpGnu1DSPhaOWIqwDZnO6ijcKVgURCd1UpSJYGKGqB4tWpset5xNycjVLoAvno6Irc70GrPxU7S4eC-HnZ7dl4k/s320/O_core.jpg" /> Click the image to see a sample unit</a></div><br />
As each word is displayed, it is sounded so that the viewer can get used to how it looks and sounds.<br />
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It can also be used without the sound for testing purposes. <br />
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There are a set of 14 syllables across the top of the page. When clicked on, the movie goes to words that contain that syllable. This interactivity allows the user to control the movie and hence their own rate of learning.<br />
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This is one of 567 units in NOW READ THIS.Carmel Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08198684043840166650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080149138933629734.post-35956724516315295082010-02-17T22:07:00.000+11:002010-02-17T22:07:41.156+11:00KINDERGARTEN CLASSThis is where we find the magic,<br />
This is where the whole thing starts<br />
This is where God put together<br />
All these fascinating parts.<br />
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See those big eyes, trusting, glistening,<br />
Ready smiles and gurgling laughter,<br />
Confidences, gorgeous creatures,<br />
Why should anything come after?<br />
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This is where the best things happen,<br />
Children are such precious people,<br />
Teach them number, reading, writing,<br />
Here’s the church and here’s the steeple.<br />
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Let them show you too, my teachers,<br />
All the secrets that they know of,<br />
Secrets that the angels told them<br />
Not too many seasons far off.<br />
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This one swings her shiny pigtails,<br />
Tells you her new baby brother<br />
Will be coming some time next week,<br />
As a present from her mother.<br />
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This one with the short blond haircut<br />
Tells you of the bike he’s getting<br />
But you know the bike’s a dream thing,<br />
That his crippled foot’s preventing.<br />
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So they come and say they love you,<br />
Reaching out with chubby fingers,<br />
Urge you here to do some skipping,<br />
Hurry, hurry, no one lingers,<br />
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Can’t you feel their wild excitement,<br />
Aren’t you happy, aren’t you flattered,<br />
That these busy Lilliputians<br />
Make you feel as if you mattered?<br />
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by G W FalkenmireCarmel Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08198684043840166650noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080149138933629734.post-89062480619243684162010-02-16T23:26:00.000+11:002010-03-05T18:15:30.950+11:00How to form each of the letters of the lower case alphabet<div><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Click the image to see the movie in a new window.</span><br />
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<div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is a screen shot of an animation in NOW READ THIS. </span></div><h5 style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">This movie shows how each lower case letter is formed. </span> </h5><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">In an attractive animation, students can see the correct way to write each letter of the English alphabet.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">The movie runs for about 8 minutes. It is in two sections, the first part forming each letter of the alphabet, stroke by stroke. The second part of the movie is all of the 26 letters fading in and out one at a time. This second part will loop endlessly unless interrupted by the user. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">There are control buttons to manage the replaying, pausing and stopping the movie. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">An alphabet written across the top of the page is a row of links that allow the user to jump directly to the writing of the particular letter that they click on.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">NOW READ THIS also has a matching movie that shows the writing of the uppercase letters. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.nowreadthis.com.au/00WriteNow/_wabc_low.htm" target="_blank">Have a look at this movie for free by clicking the image above or clicking here.</a></span></div>Carmel Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08198684043840166650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080149138933629734.post-47444256808129977682010-02-15T14:24:00.000+11:002010-02-15T16:22:04.809+11:00AttitudeYour life is ruled by attitude.<br />
Whatever that may be,<br />
So, good or bad, hot or cold,<br />
Your attitude is Thee<br />
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It's your responsibility,<br />
To keep yourself on top,<br />
Your attitude will call the tune,<br />
Until the day you drop.<br />
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So, when you know you are the best,<br />
No matter what they say,<br />
Just be ruled by your attitude,<br />
And you'll enjoy the day.<br />
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FalkenmireCarmel Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08198684043840166650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080149138933629734.post-23130803972037947282010-02-14T17:21:00.000+11:002010-02-14T17:21:47.480+11:00from GWFThe following is part of the FOREWARD written by G. W. Falkenmire for the version of Now Read This that was published in 1984 and called "Highway to Literacy"<br />
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<i>Dear Students and Teachers,</i><br />
<i>This course is specially constructed so that anyone who can read and write can teach someone else to read and write.</i><br />
<i>It is the result of a lifetime of concern about literacy levels of children and adults. It is the earnest desire of the author that everyone should have access to the printed word.</i><br />
<i>This course is virtually an exercise in programmed instruction - where the progression from a known fact is made as simple as possible.</i><br />
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Our digital version of Now Read This holds true to this description. However it is programmed instruction, but the user has control of the programme and can take it in many directions. In this way the programme caters for learners at every level of English literacy and any speed of learning.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The title page of NRT with links to the 10 lessons.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIyKdBdchQ9rOPgMJO1szq7rMN189_dIeH3nFqvsOcGDlgnp93ejlGoA2ucGtSjFBf0W-w-Yk_llVL8BEVpPXAupn0hNGp3j46sQ_gQf0aTP-Jvp0uZ_T64PAXFPdVP8ruX1PslR17QA/s1600-h/01HomePage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIyKdBdchQ9rOPgMJO1szq7rMN189_dIeH3nFqvsOcGDlgnp93ejlGoA2ucGtSjFBf0W-w-Yk_llVL8BEVpPXAupn0hNGp3j46sQ_gQf0aTP-Jvp0uZ_T64PAXFPdVP8ruX1PslR17QA/s320/01HomePage.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Carmel Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08198684043840166650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080149138933629734.post-1003734284704107732010-02-13T17:36:00.000+11:002010-02-14T08:34:44.414+11:00The only literacy programme especially for adults<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzke2UvJLCL-852mxojFV6zQStrZlXBZks0BlPv2y9PnvepZh-Kj2O8vyPJG-xJYIfG09AqGziQ66TMlkM-qCd73xVo4xBsFCAqvcHa7fkpghxn_ClJfBwLVJK78QkgKEFnLWm4SZhvjs/s1600-h/title.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzke2UvJLCL-852mxojFV6zQStrZlXBZks0BlPv2y9PnvepZh-Kj2O8vyPJG-xJYIfG09AqGziQ66TMlkM-qCd73xVo4xBsFCAqvcHa7fkpghxn_ClJfBwLVJK78QkgKEFnLWm4SZhvjs/s320/title.jpg" /></a></div><b>Now Read This</b> is a programme that has been designed for adults. As far as we know, it is the only digital literacy programme that is not demeaning for older illiterate people. Once copied to a computer it is easy to use, and has content for learners at every level.<br />
We are going to use this blog to promote the programme by revealing what is in the programme, and how it could change the lives of the many adults who can't read, or who have difficulty reading.<br />
Every day we will add something here that is interesting and entertaining ... about our programme, or about English literacy ... that should just about cover it!<br />
Please feel free to comment, and to ask questions. Jon and I have put a lot of time into making this programme, and we would really like to see it out there improving people's lives.<br />
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CarmelCarmel Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08198684043840166650noreply@blogger.com2