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Early Reading

Early Reading treats understanding the printed word the same as the spoken word. Reading starts earlier and children start school reading.

Early Reading starts in Nursery School and the children start primary school reading. The procedure is simple and not expensive. Pair the printed word with an image and the spoken word and the child will learn both. In a 4-month proof of concept study 9 schools learned to read 3 sentence paragraphs. We have video tapes of the process. At this time there are 50 schools in Uganda and Kenya.

Overview

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2018

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August 2018
Postpone the alphabet until the person can read.

About the innovation

Early Reading

History and progress

Early Reading arose from research in 1983 that showed that dyslexics understood the meaning of a word, even though they could not say it. It will help dyslexics and show slow readers, but is effective for all children and will work with adults.

In a span of 18 months, Early Reading grew from nothing to more than 50 schools in Kenya and Uganda.

Theory

The purpose of reading is to develop a connection between text and meaning. Education has decided that because English is a semi-phonetic language, reading should be taught by phonics.

That is an epic blunder for two reasons:

It is effective for only 80% of readers. The rest are called dyslexic.

It postpones reading by at least 3 years, while the child learns phonetic decoding.

How different speech! Children learn to speak and understand the spoken word as part of maturation. Why not reading. Show the printed word at the same time as the spoken word, and the child will understand both. Early Reading is a form of speed reading.

How to get involved

The Enabling Support Foundation has an Office 365 network called Peace Flame and invites anyone interested to register and get an account on Peace Flame. Subscribers communicate others who are involved, individually or in special interest groups. They will have access to the videos showining the process of Early Reading and the latest strategies and tactics.

To register, visit www.peaceflame.org/register.

To learn more about the Enabling Support Foundation, visit www.enabling.org

Media

Letter to a council woman
A question
Early Reading in the Cloud
ESF at Give Hope Uganda
Encouragement
The next step
After Early Reading
Creative writing and speaking in Grade 1
Adult Literacy in Nairobi
Dealing with Adult Literacty
Conference Bulletin
A personal history of the growth of Early Reading Cynaidah Mideva, Coordinator of ESF Kenya
The Peace Flame Network is located on an Office 365 Cloud.  All members belong to a Group call Shantideep and posts to that Group are meant for everyone.  I will post some of them here.   The first:The purpose of Early Reading was to teach children to read before they start school.  We have achieved that purpose.  13 schools have already registered for Early Reading with more than 1500 children.   There are more than 40 schools we know that have not yet registered.We know Early Reading will teach virtually all children to read and the children enjoy reading.  It is simple to learn and inexpensive to use.   For all of those reasons it will become the standard.   So now we have children who want to learn and can read and write.  Now what?? What will you teach in the first grade?  And beyond that, what is the role of Primary Education?  This is the ESF standard to move from Primary Education to Secondary Education.  Students will be able to search an information base and integrate findings in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. They now have the tools they need for Secondary Education Starting in Grade 1 we must prepare the students for that integrated report.  That is not something you must micro plan in advance.  The teachers will work out their own procedures, just like you did for Early Reading.  We are taking the next step before most had not taken the first step.  Do not worry about the cost of the technology.  We can convince the Ministry that the cost of computer for a child is less expensive than textbooks, audio visual presentations, testing, and special education.  We deserve funding for what we have done. And while we are waiting, there is much we can still do.    What is your role in all of this? 
Education 21. The whole story.

Implementation steps

How to get started

Register as an individual at www.peaceflame.org/register

Register your school at www.peaceflame.org/schoolreg

You will be given an Office 365 account where you will have access to theory, practice, and videos and will be able to communicate with others who use Early Reading.

Find a school

Locate a nursery school that is interested in starting the program. Write about the school on Office 365 and invite members for advice and support. Visit a school using Early Reading and visit. Be on the lookout for conferences and workshops. If possible invite members to visit your school.

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