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Cognitive Processing
Cognitive Processing

Responding to the reading from Chapter 9 on Cognitive-Processing Theories

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How Do Children Learn Letters?
How Do Children Learn Letters?

I’ve been using the African Alphabet for YEARS! What can I say? I am in love with Africa and Learning

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To Read or Not to Read
To Read or Not to Read

Back to posting my assignments and chapter reviews for anyone who may need them, or just likes to read about reading (shrugs shoulders). Yeah, so I read the books that are mentioned in conferences, so what !?

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20 Ways to Lively Up Your Novel Study
20 Ways to Lively Up Your Novel Study

So what I’m a math professor, I like to READ! Besides, I just changed my concentration from Curriculum to Reading. I can’t wait to learn… I keep hearing this song…. ;-)

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Time After Time
Time After Time

I really like the use of manipulatives (blocks and things you can actually touch and move) during class, for ALL ages. Most teachers thing that blocks are only for kindergarten, but I’ve seen how much the 10th grade geometry class learns with something concrete…. and scented markers, but that’s just me doing the most!

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