Hi! :) I am sure that kids have been taught in one way or another on how to write the English letters from a to z. However, the reality I face is that after learning for two, three or four years, the apparently weak kids have difficulty spelling very simple words. Then, I start to look for solutions. The correct computer font is one of the many solutions. Thanks for everybody's help here. :) On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Allegedly, on or about 25 September 2014, Orange Paranoid sent: >> In documents and presentation files. Beginners want to assume the >> one-to-one correspondence. Why in the world should some letters be >> written / printed differently? (It is not wise to explain this. Come >> on. They are just learning to spell the words. Plus, in exercises, >> tests and exams, the mentioned font makes the letters unique, e.g. the >> upper case I VS the lower case l.) > > It is traditional to learn from handwriting first (blackboards, > whiteboards, etc.). You read from them, you write on paper. Later > comes printed words. In this day and age, of computers and fonts, I > think it's probably easier to have a short discussion (with new > learners), than it used to be, about how there are some different styles > of letter shapes, and show a few examples. By all means, at the start > standardise on something that aids them learning. But as they progress, > and start reading different material, they are going to come across > different fonts. Hopefully, by then, it's not going to be a major issue > to come to grips with. > > I used to work with kids doing what was called "bridge reading," where > above each word was a pictogram representing that word. Some were > readily clear, others were about as sensible as some of the wierd > symbols you see on road signs. But it was done as an aid to those > having trouble learning to read, as you have a regularly used symbol > always been used with the same word, so it helps, somewhat, to > differentiate between that word, and some other similar looking word. > > -- > [tim@localhost ~]$ uname -rsvp > Linux 3.9.10-100.fc17.x86_64 #1 SMP Sun Jul 14 01:31:27 UTC 2013 x86_64 > > All mail to my mailbox is automatically deleted, there is no point > trying to privately email me, I will only read messages posted to the > public lists. > > George Orwell's '1984' was supposed to be a warning against tyranny, not > a set of instructions for supposedly democratic governments. > > ZNQR LBH YBBX > > > > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
