Comments on: Can You Read It? http://jenniferlabrecque.com/wp/412/can-you-read-it/ Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:19:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Jennifer http://jenniferlabrecque.com/wp/412/can-you-read-it/#comment-1599 Jennifer Fri, 19 Jan 2007 03:52:48 +0000 http://jenniferlabrecque.com/wp/412/can-you-read-it/#comment-1599 LOL, Barbara! And I think you have grammar charm. :thumbsup: LOL, Barbara! And I think you have grammar charm. :thumbsup:

]]> By: Barbara http://jenniferlabrecque.com/wp/412/can-you-read-it/#comment-1598 Barbara Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:12:54 +0000 http://jenniferlabrecque.com/wp/412/can-you-read-it/#comment-1598 Hey Jen. I love that! Who says that I have grammar problems? :cooldance: :coffee: :cooldance: :thumbsup: Hey Jen. I love that! Who says that I have grammar problems? :cooldance: :cooldance: :thumbsup:

]]> By: Jennifer http://jenniferlabrecque.com/wp/412/can-you-read-it/#comment-1597 Jennifer Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:58:22 +0000 http://jenniferlabrecque.com/wp/412/can-you-read-it/#comment-1597 Rhonda, I think the faster you read, the easier it is to read this kind of thing. Kimberly, that totally makes sense. And my punctuation isn't great, but spelling is a big deal for me -- not that I'm good at it, mind you. Marilyn, I hate puzzles. All of them -- crossword, word search, jumbles. I'm not very good at them and they make me feel stupid, so I don't do them. :mrgreen: Rhonda, I think the faster you read, the easier it is to read this kind of thing.

Kimberly, that totally makes sense. And my punctuation isn’t great, but spelling is a big deal for me — not that I’m good at it, mind you.

Marilyn, I hate puzzles. All of them — crossword, word search, jumbles. I’m not very good at them and they make me feel stupid, so I don’t do them. :mrgreen:

]]> By: Marilyn http://jenniferlabrecque.com/wp/412/can-you-read-it/#comment-1596 Marilyn Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:11:41 +0000 http://jenniferlabrecque.com/wp/412/can-you-read-it/#comment-1596 I knew Kimberly would have an explanation. I can't do those Jumbles either. Or Sudoko. Or Rubik's Cubes. Or PacMan for that matter. I knew Kimberly would have an explanation.

I can’t do those Jumbles either. Or Sudoko. Or Rubik’s Cubes. Or PacMan for that matter.

]]> By: Marilyn http://jenniferlabrecque.com/wp/412/can-you-read-it/#comment-1595 Marilyn Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:10:02 +0000 http://jenniferlabrecque.com/wp/412/can-you-read-it/#comment-1595 It's not nice to call me strange. ;) It’s not nice to call me strange.

]]> By: Kimberly http://jenniferlabrecque.com/wp/412/can-you-read-it/#comment-1594 Kimberly Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:09:19 +0000 http://jenniferlabrecque.com/wp/412/can-you-read-it/#comment-1594 As an English teacher, I must stand up for the importance of spelling...just on principle. (Not that I can spell worth a da*n, but I can use spellcheck.) I'm also a big fan of proper punctuation. :mrgreen: We talked about this in one of my How To Teach classes. Part of the reason we can read the paragraph is because the words themselves are in a context we understand. After a noun, we're looking for a verb, etc. Because we know the patterns of the language, we're primed for the words, and it makes it easier to figure them out. Think how hard it is to do those Jumbles puzzles where they give you a scrambled word and you have to figure it out...if they gave you the first letter and a context, it'd be a lot easier to figure out. (says the girl who can't do those things to save her life. :wallbash: ) I'll put away my teacher hat now and just say, the human brain is a cool thing. :bowdown: As an English teacher, I must stand up for the importance of spelling…just on principle. (Not that I can spell worth a da*n, but I can use spellcheck.) I’m also a big fan of proper punctuation. :mrgreen:

We talked about this in one of my How To Teach classes. Part of the reason we can read the paragraph is because the words themselves are in a context we understand. After a noun, we’re looking for a verb, etc. Because we know the patterns of the language, we’re primed for the words, and it makes it easier to figure them out. Think how hard it is to do those Jumbles puzzles where they give you a scrambled word and you have to figure it out…if they gave you the first letter and a context, it’d be a lot easier to figure out. (says the girl who can’t do those things to save her life. :wallbash: )

I’ll put away my teacher hat now and just say, the human brain is a cool thing. :bowdown:

]]> By: Rhonda http://jenniferlabrecque.com/wp/412/can-you-read-it/#comment-1593 Rhonda Thu, 18 Jan 2007 14:41:49 +0000 http://jenniferlabrecque.com/wp/412/can-you-read-it/#comment-1593 Cool. I could read it. :-) Cool. I could read it. :-)

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