D.S.M.I.E.2020年2月11日1 分鐘What's the best way to read?The best way to read is slow and close. That's not very academic, but it is the best kind of reading. Reading slow and close improves you...
D.S.M.I.E.2020年1月28日2 分鐘Why Deviate from Traditional Educational MethodsWhen asked why I have invested my life in teaching from a conceptual learning philosophy, I answer with the effects of rote learning on l...
D.S.M.I.E.2020年1月28日1 分鐘Does grammar need to be difficult?That question is born of frustration. Repeating the same mistake takes the joy out of learning a new language, and so we say it's difficu...
D.S.M.I.E.2020年1月21日1 分鐘Literacy Takes TimeSometimes we complain that we or a student is not making progress in English, mathematics, or even music. Apathy, irritation, and tempers...
D.S.M.I.E.2020年1月21日1 分鐘Can writing be taught?That's a great question: one worthy of an answer. As a writing teacher and a writer, I wonder about the benefits of writing instruction. ...
D.S.M.I.E.2020年1月14日1 分鐘Grammar: The Function of a WordWords function in two ways. They label the things we talk about: the objects we see and think about. They explain the way in which those ...
D.S.M.I.E.2020年1月14日1 分鐘Do You Read?Not all things are equal, especially when it comes to synonyms. Synonyms mean differently by degree. If you learn a word, it's worth givi...
D.S.M.I.E.2020年1月9日1 分鐘What is a word?Words are the labels we give objects, experiences, and the connections between the objects and experiences we encounter. If we expect to ...
D.S.M.I.E.2020年1月6日1 分鐘The Language BrainAny language follows its own set of socially shared rules. As well, it follows its own language program. In other words, one language pro...
D.S.M.I.E.2020年1月6日1 分鐘Is English difficult to learn?If you start at the bottom of English, the point where the language begins, you're looking at learning 44 individual English speech-sound...
D.S.M.I.E.2019年10月22日1 分鐘Step 2: Encoding - The Superior Start for ReadingEncoding is the process of giving every speech-sound a letter to represent it. That enables you to write what you hear. Encoding is essen...
D.S.M.I.E.2019年10月21日1 分鐘Step 1: CODING - The Superior Start for English Coding is what we call getting speech-sounds into the brain. I’m trying not to be overly technical. So it might help if you know infants,...