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Contents contributed and discussions participated by K Burt

K Burt

EBSCOhost: READING FIRST - 0 views

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    This article is about the program Reading first. The program supports reading in young children. The children who participate in this program are much more literate than children who do not.
K Burt

EBSCOhost: Quick Reads 'overwhelmingly positive' for adult literacy - 0 views

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    This article talks about how quick reads are encouraging adults to read. Authors are being encouraged to write quick novels to make reading mroe appealing to busy adults. This increases literacy in adults who are too busy to read.
K Burt

EBSCOhost: Getting an early start on reading - 0 views

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    This article is about the importance of starting children out reading at an early age. The earlier you read to your children and teach them to sound out words the more literate they will become. The year before the child goes to kindergarten is the year you should really push to teach children literacy.
K Burt

EBSCOhost: Sharing Books and Stories to Promote Language and Literacy - 0 views

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    This article is about the book that talks abot how different children read and learn differently. It gives good tips on how to figure out your childs best way of learning and reading, It has different sections about reading and learning
K Burt

EBSCOhost: The Importance of Deep Reading - 0 views

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    This article talks about how important it is to read deep. When you read deep you are more likely to understand what you are actually reading which increases literacy. Reading deep is reading more than just words but reading what the story is actually about.
K Burt

EBSCOhost: Parent Involvement in Reading - 0 views

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    This article talks about how important it is for parents being involved when their children are learning to read. It also goes on to talk about how they can decide their childrens futures and whether they will become literate professional adults. The involvement of a parent is very important.
K Burt

EBSCOhost: The Harry Potter phenomenon--Part 2 - 0 views

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    This article talks about what makes Harry Potter so appealing to young people and why it encourages them to read. The books inspire children to read and think. They also encourage young people to use their imaginations.
K Burt

EBSCOhost: It's official: Potter helps - 0 views

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    This article talks about how Harry Potter has truly had a major impact on the literacy of young people. It give statistics of how many young people feel it has made them become more interested in reading. The article also gives results of studies done at a few universities
K Burt

EBSCOhost: Harry Potter and the great reading revolution - 0 views

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    This article is about how the Harry Potter books have encouraged young people, especially boys to want to read.The books reach out to both boys and girls and make an intersting read for all ages. They have changed the way young people see reading.
K Burt

EBSCOhost: Literacy in virtual worlds - 0 views

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    This article is about bringing virtual technology in the classroom. Making young kids technologicly literate. By bringing more learning aids through thechnology to make the young people more literate
K Burt

EBSCOhost: 'You have to understand words ... but not read them': young children becomi... - 0 views

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    This article is about children growing up in a world of technology. The way technology effectcs growing readers and their learning abilities. It also touches on how it changes the way they perceive reading.
K Burt

Sharing Books and Stories to Promote Reading Literacy - 0 views

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    This article is about the book that talks abot how different children read and learn differently. It gives good tips on how to figure out your childs best way of learning and reading, It has different sections about reading and learning
K Burt

Parents Involvement in Reading - 0 views

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    This article talks about how important it is for parents being involved when their children are learning to read. It also goes on to talk about how they can decide their childrens futures and whether they will become literate professional adults. The involvement of a parent is very important.
K Burt

No Child Left Behind - 0 views

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    This article is about the program No Child Left behind designed to kill illiteracy in young people. The article is also about the new movement Merged Model which is more than the NCLB program. It also talks about the new models they are trying to use to improve literacy in children.
K Burt

The Harry Potter Phenomenon - 0 views

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    This article talks about what makes Harry Potter so appealing to young people and why it encourages them to read. The books inspire children to read and think. They also encourage young people to use their imaginations.
K Burt

University of Dayton Login - 0 views

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    This article talks about how Harry Potter has truly had a major impact on the literacy of young people. It give statistics of how many young people feel it has made them become more interested in reading. The article also gives results of studies done at a few universities
K Burt

EBSCOhost: Returning to reading with Harry Potter - 0 views

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    This article talks about how Harry Potter has made an impact on students and their reading. The Harry Potter books have made young students want to return to reading again and truly enjoy it. Students are begining to choose reading over television thanks to the new Harry Potter books being released.
K Burt

EBSCOhost: Riding the coattails of Harry Potter: Readings, relational learning, and re... - 0 views

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    This article is about how harry potter has encouraged and influenced reading among young students and how reading helps them to learn better and understand quicker.
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