Pre-School Education
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Posted By: Dr. Okpara Nosakhere on February 11, 2009 A lot of successful programs have developed over the year in the area of reading. In affluent communities babies are practically given a book and flash cards once they're out of the womb. Reading programs such as "My Baby Can Read", created by Dr. Robert Tizer, an expert in infant development and others, have demonstrated that babies have the propensity to learn complexes words very early in their developmental stage than had been expected. At such an early age (3-10 month old) babies can absorb and store a great deal of information, just like a computer. When they are exposed to items that can stimulate the five senses, a positive and negative response occurs, which embeds the experience into their memory. Another interesting revelation are the teaching methods of Whole Language vs. Phonics or "sight" reading vs. deconstruct written words into their component sounds. It is difficult to say which is better; both require memorization that can be irritating or boring. It's all in the deliverance and methods of teaching that can make the difference reading or not. Over all it is better to expose children to reading as early in life as possible due to the complex nature of our global society. African American children have a propensity to learn quickly, as has been proven in their ability to walk a few months after birth (7-10 months). Parents should encourage reading just as much as they encourage walking. You will see enormous growth and development of the child, putting him/his on a path of high academic achievement and scholarly success. Okpara Nosakhere Educational Management Associates educationalmanagementassociates.com If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Dr. Okpara Nosakhere
President/ CEO, www.educationalmanagementassociates.com Suny Col at New Paltz class of 1982 Member Since November 2008 |
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Thanks Brother Okpara for this blog post.
Thursday, February 12th 2009 at 3:09PM |
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Thank you for the enlightenment. I love learning about children and reading skills. I wish hospitals included a gift book in their little new-baby baskets, too. Thanks for sharing and keeping us learned... Thursday, February 12th 2009 at 9:04PM |
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My pleasure sisters. Thank you for your attention. Your help will be needed in passing this on. The educational challenges for our children will be greater in the years ahead. Strategies will need to be established to be more proactive in this regard. Thank you again.
Thursday, February 12th 2009 at 9:39PM |
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None of this is new. My great grandmother had a school for neighborhoodchildren out of her home. she was borin slavery and secretively taught to read by a relative of the plantation owner. If an ex-slave can teach out of her house, a high school graduaye can teach her own babies to read, making her own flash cards out of cardboards from pantyhose, if she wants. The desire has to be there first. Know-how comes second.
Friday, February 13th 2009 at 10:38AM |
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oops! typos are resultng from no glasses! my input addresses the fact that parents are a child's first teachers and they should always take advantage of that fact and not abdicate their responsibiliities and hand over their children without preparing them for school.
Friday, February 13th 2009 at 10:44AM |
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What you're saying is true, however the laws of nature dictates that if there are those who are aware, there are also those who are not. And even the conscious need help from time to time. The emphasis is placed on helping one another, no matter what we should or should not have done. I hope the information is of benefit to the family. Pass it on. Thank you!
Friday, February 13th 2009 at 1:09PM |
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