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 now THAT's harsh!

Heck, not only could I read it, it emulates my typing style remarkably well. What does that say about me?

We also need to do a study one people with a burning desire to read misspelled words. Perhaps karaoke is a good release from the obsession.

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Actually Lonman is correct in his post. Research does actually say that as long as the first and last letters are in the correct place, a person is able to read the words.  I am an English teacher and one of the things that I see going on is that less and less emphasis is being put on spelling.  For the most part, kids are not able to spell anymore because the majority of their correspondance is through chat rooms or emails where correct spelling is not necessary for communication between individuals.  People rely heavily on the use of acronyms to communicate.  In regards to the use of karaoke to teach reading, the Ector County Independent School District  in Odessa, Texas has several elementary and junior high schools that bring in a Kj to do karaoke for their students a couple times a year for that very reason.  If a child can see the words on a screen, they can follow along with them to sing a song that most of them are pretty famailar with anyway.  There is something about the connection between the eyes and the brain through the medium of karaoke that actually stimulated the mind and increases reading levels. At least that is what I hear.--Mike

WoooHooo!!  Chalk one up for karaoke increasing brain power!!! Fellow KJ's, we now know we are providing a public educational service!!

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Just a note, to say my husband COULD NOT read it... well, he eventually got a bit of it, and then he gave up out of frustration. HE is a SMART guy, but language wise, he is terrible. I agree, about people reading the whole word at a time, but my husband DOESN'T, he actually has to spell it out, so reading is slow for him. I read paragraphs at a time, but then, I read a novel every day, and read very quickly, and absorb things easily. I couldn't read THAT as fast as I can read normal wording, but I could read it faster than a lot of people can read normally.

AND, i AGREE about kids spelling being absolutely TERRIBLE lately (regarding spelling).... My generation was just STARTING to use computers in school by the time we graduated (I have had a computer since I was 7 though), but I look at younger kids now, and am shocked at their reading and comprehension skills, and how much they differ from even MY young generation.... heck, even this FORUM has a spellcheck. Computer use has REALLY affected how we write... When you sit down with a pen and paper, you can't hit "spellcheck" before you mail your letter:) (My husband uses spell check for EVERYTHING... mind you, he also calls ME his spell check:) "Gillyyyyy.... how do you spell GHOST?" (that is what I heard last night... And because my DAUGHTER was asking HIM how to spell it so SHE could write it down.... "

Oops, I was babbling. G'bye.

Porn has the same effect.    I heard somewhere that if you want kids to learn to read better you have to find a subject that they really have a interest in.    It may not be the right subject matter but they will learn to read better.   I learned to be a speed reader.   Porn greatly improved my reading skills.  :O  :shock: