Monthly Archives: January 2018

Helping Kids Deal with the Stress of the Test!

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Advanced Reading Concepts

As we strive to give kids less stress on the test with better reading skills, I was impressed with this article on how to handle the emotional part of test anxiety. confident parents confident kids ”Mom, everything seems to speed … Continue reading →

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Fake News Confronted by Educators, World Wide Newspapers and the Columbus Metropolitan Club.

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Advanced Reading Concepts

Schools are teaching their students to investigate the news they read Continue reading →

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The Nation Article on Avoiding Fake News From Bangkok

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Advanced Reading Concepts

I read this article when teaching a class in Bangkok for the USAID. I enjoyed reading the English version of the papers in the hotel lobby. This column in the The Nation by Suthichai Yoon started with: Thais got a taste of what “fake” news can do to you recently when Facebook got fooled by its own algorithm. Continue reading →

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Originally posted on Speed Reading Plus Blog!:
One of my 2018 New Year’s Resolutions is to be much better at posting blogs. I have been very negligent. This summer I got Lyme Disease which turned me into a very lazy…

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Advanced Reading Concepts | Leave a comment