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CHILDREN OF THE CODE
"The Code and the Challenge of Learning to Read it"
“What really attracted me to your project is its originality and breadth. I really like that you have assembled such a diverse group of experts in a variety of areas pertaining to reading" - Dr. Paula Tallal, Chair of Neuroscience, Rutgers University
"This program and effort seems to be just perfect. The list of the people you have interviewed or are set to interview is, of course, the Who's Who of the whole field." - Chris Doherty, National Program Director, Reading First Program, U.S. Department of Education
How well children learn to read profoundly affects the development of their minds as well as how well they feel about their minds. Children who struggle long with learning to read are in emotional as well as intellectual and academic danger.
“Like most scholars, until awakened by the “Children of the Code” project, I took reading as much for granted as eating and drinking. Very few of us have paid sufficient attention to the specific emotions triggered in children as they begin to read. Yet any impediment to mastery of the confusing code that connects spoken and written English must trigger shame, the emotion that stops all useful thought. So painful does shame become in the public arena of the schoolroom that our children swiftly divide into two streams and two futures purely on the basis of their response to the shame that accompanies the struggle to learn our written language. “Children of the Code” merits the serious attention of anyone interested in the emotional health of their children or the future of America.” - Donald L. Nathanson, M.D. , Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Jefferson Medical College - Author, Shame and Pride and Knowing Feeling
More children suffer long-term life-harm from the consequences of not learning to read well than from physical abuse, accidents, and all known childhood diseases and disorders combined.
BELOW BASIC
African American
4th grade 60%
12th grade 46%
Hispanic
4th grade 56%
12th grade 39%
American Indian/Alaska Native
4th grade 49%
12th grade n/a
Asian/Pacific Islander
4th grade 30%
12th grade 27%
White
4th grade 25%
12th grade 21%
BELOW PROFICIENT
African American
4th grade 88%
12th grade 84%
Hispanic
4th grade 85%
12th grade 78%
American Indian/Alaska Native
4th grade 78%
12th grade 80%
Asian/Pacific Islander
4th grade 63%
12th grade 65%
White
4th grade 60%
12th grade 58%
May 18, 2004 - 6:00 - 9 PM - Bayridge Acadmey
General admission $30.00 - Student admission $15.00
For more information www.childrenofthecode.org/bayridge.htm
How well our children learn and how they feel about themselves when they are learning all but determines their success and happiness in life. How well children learn to read fundamentally effects how well they learn in general.
From the invention and history of the code to the to the brain processes involved in learning to read it, this presentation will extend and enrich your understanding of reading and its consequences. Drawn from over 60 hours of in-depth interviews* taped for the Children of the Code documentary series, "The Code and the Challenge of Learning to Read it" weaves together the wisdom of our nation's leading scientists, teachers, scholars, and policy makers, including:
Reid Lyon
Branch Chief, National Institute
of Child Health and Human Development
Mariyln Jager Adams
Senior Scientist,
Soliloquy Learning
Lesley M. Morrow
President, International
Reading Association
Paula Tallal
Chair of Neuroscience
Rutgers, Co-Founder,
Scientific Learning Inc.
Ray Kurzweil
1999 National Medal of Technology, Inventor of OCR and Speech Recognition
Sylvia O. Richardson
Past President, International Dyslexia Association
Tim Shanahan
National Reading Panel Member
Thomas Cable
Professor of English, Co-Author - A History of the English Language
Russ Whitehurst
Asst. Secretary, U.S. Dept of Education and Director, Institute of Education Sciences
Sandra Feldman
President, American Federation of Teachers
Sarah Greene
Executive Director,
National Head Start Association
Keith Stanovich
Chair, Applied Cognitive Science, Toronto, Author - Reading matters: How reading engagement influences cognition.
Pat Lindamood & Nanci Bell Founders of Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes
Keith Rayner
Distinguished Professor
University of Massachusetts
Author: Eye movements in reading and information processing
Bruce Perry
Senior Fellow, Child Trauma Academy
and many others...
James Wendorf
Executive Director,
National Center for Learning Disabilities
Chris Doherty
Director Reading First,
U.S. Dept of Ed.
Louisa Moats
Reading Scientist, Sopris West
Robert Wedgeworth
President, ProLiteracy
Richard Venezky
Orthographist,
U. Delaware
Robert Sweet
Professional Staff, U.S. House of Representatives - Co-Founder, National Right to Read Foundation
John H. Fisher
Medieval Language Historian, Author - The Emergence of Standard English
Peter E. Leone
Director, National Center on Education, Disability, and Juvenile Justice
“Our most compelling crisis and challenge in education is addressing the epidemic of illiteracy. Toward that end, I ask you to consider attending this compelling presentation.” - Senator John Vasconcellos, Chair, California Senate Education Committee
The most precious resouce on the planet is our capacity for learning. All long term solutions to all human problems depends on how well we learn. We must come together to steward the health of our children's learning.
We look forward to seeing you at this event and learning together to reduce
the life diminishing effects of reading difficulties.
May 18, 2004 - 6:00 - 9 PM - Bayridge Acadmey
General admission $30.00 - Student admission $15.00
For more information www.childrenofthecode.org/bayridge.htm
Please forward this message to everyone
you know who cares about children.
To download a printable (PDF) description of this event http://www.childrenofthecode.org/presentations/ny/bayridge/cotc-bayridge.pdf
* Participation in a Children of the Code interview does not constitute or imply an endorsement of the Children of the Code project or documentary by the interviewee. Conversely, publishing an interview does not constitute or imply an endorsement of the views of the interviewee, other than as stated in the actual interview, by the Children of the Code project or documentary.
(C) Copyright 2004, Children of the Code
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