Reading Comprehension - a great link to help students out.

I had MANY problems with my Math score - no matter the test. (Think: ACT, SAT, etc.) - - so the English score I got did not win any prizes. Why? It always had to be counted with my Math score. Not really understanding Math as a whole started when I was young.

When I took Teaching training, I learned that "scaffolding" young learners could help with any subject. Because sometimes all it took was a little help at the beginning to catch up.

What does a person do when they are older, and MUST take the kind of classes that don't come easy?

They can use some Tips and Tricks.

While answering a question on Facebook today, I realized that although the advice I gave was OK (and even from this blog! -  - talking about Study Groups, taking notes, maybe reading the material out loud and recording it maybe... ) I really had not touched the real issue behind the question.

Someone was having trouble studying/comprehending reading material, which could have been about any subject.

Another person made a GREAT comment, which included this link:
How to Improve Reading Comprehension  (from the PrepScholar blog).

Their Tips and Tricks about this are 3:

(1) Understand and Reevaluate How You're Currently Reading,

(2) Improve your Vocabulary, and

(3) Read for Pleasure.

There are even MORE tips under these.

Tip number three sounds like it would be a huge hassle, being as many people who HAVE to read textbooks have a hard time scheduling reading time already. But it's do-able, with concentration and a good attitude.

I am thinking that people who don't have as much problem understanding what they read have run into words they don't know while reading for pleasure (a lot) in the past and have figured most of these out. Which helps - a lot.

I'd also give a Tip (4) - - which would be Don't Give Up! Words are not all learned in a day. Progress can be slow sometimes too.

Maybe using the Study Groups tip, plus the Taking Good Notes Tip, plus Splitting up the Reading some will also help.

I hope so!

Great article though. And now, students will be able to access it via the Search Function here at the blog.

Betsyanne

Aug. 2017: Politics, Social Media, and more... sharing.

Busy does not even cover my life right now. Yet, I still dream about going back to school - again.

Just today I remembered how FUN my English classes were. Art was maybe not as fun, but I got a lot out of these classes too. Art was HARD and required a lot of work. English, not so much.

ANYWAY, as the title says, this posting is about Politics, Social Media, and more. I am not sure how much FUN these subjects are, but right now they are taking up a lot of time with research and just wanting to KNOW what is going on in the life of the country, and the world.

POLITICS
Who is not absolutely gobsmacked at the news every day? I know I am. It's easy to get so involved with the News Happenings, when our President is doing so many shocking and unexplainable things (to me, anyway). I have actually had one relative tell me to "drop dead", which was unexpected and I assume has something to do with politics. I think we CAN eventually all get along again, and hope it happens soon. In my opinion, the country is more important than our differences.

Just yesterday, a commenter on MSNBC (another "real" TV news site) said that he feels what the country is going through right now (North Korea vs. Trump) is a lot like the Cuban Missile Crisis. People old enough to remember this or who have studied this will know that it was a seriously dangerous time. As I feel it is today.

SOCIAL MEDIA
I found out today via NPR (which is a REAL news site) that "bots" (fake persona on Facebook) are still alive and well, and posting all over the place. They take over somebody's account or duplicate it, then post as though they are a real person, repeating Fake News and getting everybody riled up about it. And yes, Russia is still doing it in a BIG way. So I will be trying to find out how to fight this. I think we should all be fighting it, including all the States and the US Government.

Luckily, school sites are largely on other platforms, such as Blackboard and probably others. So they don't have to worry about this as much. They zero in on their work. But I'll bet Campus Groups are talking about these things.

So, now I'm back to dreaming about school. I do that a lot.

About this blog and group: I started this group (and the Nontraditional Student website) (which I hope to update soon) because I was VERY excited about going back to school. Now, I consider myself learning every day online and from "real" news about current events and more. I have many FB pages (real ones) and I feel they are helping other people, which makes them worthwhile to me.

I asked today about a Creative Writing or Author or Poetry group in my town. I hope to join one soon. A CLASS in these things would also be fun. And isn't FUN something that makes it worthwhile to do? I think I am missing this element sometimes. FUN is important, and often overlooked.

So I hope you are having some FUN in at least one class or group.

A HUGE shout out to all Nontraditional Students and Wannabees.

Betsyanne

April 2017 - a post for Nontraditional Students, their friends and supporters.

Here is hoping your year is going well.

For those NOT on Facebook, here are a few links I have shared there you might like (or just want to read):

Student Loan Forgiveness Program Approval Letters May Be Invalid, Education Dept. Says (NY Times)

 Summer Internships at Harvard from the Office of Diversity and Inclusion

60 Unusual College Scholarships You Should Apply For in 2017

MIT Announces $250,000 Reward for Disobedience (NY Post)

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All for now

Betsyanne
Former Nontraditional Student in Education
Email me at lizann 447 at yahoo dot com.