tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post2486495709760165588..comments2024-03-26T04:19:38.862-07:00Comments on kitchen table math, the sequel: 20% discount for KTM readers - Debbie's Critical Reading courseCatherine Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-57173774878034109202015-04-26T10:11:18.674-07:002015-04-26T10:11:18.674-07:00I bet it would be ---- why don't you get in to...I bet it would be ---- why don't you get in touch with Debbie? <br /><br />debbiestier@perfectscoreproject.com<br /><br />I didn't want to say this inside a public post, but I think it's OK for comments ... this course actually has its origins in Debbie's work with her daughter, who years ago actually had a diagnosis of dyslexia.<br /><br />Debbie came up with the idea of having her daughter read one Times article a day (the Times mainly because its vocabulary is advanced), look up all the vocabulary words, and discuss the article with her mother. (I can't remember if she also asked her daughter to write down the main idea. She may have.)<br /><br />The one-a-day approach has worked almost bizarrely well .... Debbie's daughter just scored an 800 on a practice critical reading test. (Practice, not the real thing, which is different, obviously. Even so, an 800 on a practice timed SAT critical reading test is not something most kids can achieve.)<br /><br />The 28-day course is an honest-to-god reading course, as opposed to a specifically SAT-test-prep course.<br /><br />It IS a test-prep course; it's geared to the SAT & tells kids exactly what the SAT values.<br /><br />But at base it's a reading course.Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-24422956311368051622015-04-25T14:42:48.294-07:002015-04-25T14:42:48.294-07:00My oldest is only in elementary school, but at som...My oldest is only in elementary school, but at some point I may want to tutor other students in math, reading, or test prep. Would this course be appropriate for someone who is looking for ways to teach others the reading skills they are missing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com