Misinformation on abortion
I write in reply to the letter entitled ‘Traumatic effects of abortions’ (January 10). In a country steeped in misinformation on abortion, we need to stop using sensationalist and stigmatising language when talking about this subject.
There are no “traumatic effects on women who have had abortions”. For some, their abortions are significant events in their lives; for others they are not.
People have different feelings about their abortions, including relief (which is actually the most common feeling), ambivalence and grief. The vast majority do not regret their abortions.
Any ‘traumatic effects’ are likely due to Malta’s criminalisation of abortion, lack of proper information and support, hateful comments in the media and stigma.
Cueing has, for decades now, been a staple of early reading instruction.
The strategy which is also known as three-cueing, or MSV involves prompting students to draw on context and sentence structure, along with letters, to identify words. But it isn’t the most effective way for beginning readers to learn how to decode printed text.
Research has shown that encouraging kids to check the picture when they come to a tricky word, or to hypothesize what word would work in the sentence, can take their focus away from the word itself lowering the chances that they’ll use their understanding of letter sounds to read through the word part-by-part, and be able to recognize it more quickly the next time they see it.
AllOnGeorgia
$1M Renovation Leads To New Space For Early Childhood Care & Education
The Early Childhood Care and Education program at Ogeechee Technical College now has a larger and better suited workspace as part of a $1 million renovation of the Joseph E. Kennedy Building.
December 12, 2020
The Early Childhood Care and Education program at Ogeechee Technical College now has a larger and better suited workspace as part of a $1 million renovation of the Joseph E. Kennedy Building.
Mungunchavkhdas “Moona” Shurentsetseg is one of the many students in the Early Childhood program that will benefit from the newly renovated 2,100 square foot space that includes two private offices, a traditional classroom, a 1,549 square foot multi-use lab, two dedicated storage rooms, and a connected outdoor educational space.
Pinnell adds $2M to $7.5M children’s literacy gift
Professor emerita supports Literacy Collaborative to enhance K-8 learning
Janet Kiplinger Ciccone 614-292-5338
From her earliest years, Gay Su Pinnell cherished reading – so much that she dedicated her career to helping young children who struggled to learn to read.
Now, after giving $7.5 million to The Ohio State University College of Human Ecology in July for children’s literacy, the professor emerita has again shown her commitment to paying it forward. Her new $2 million gift supports Literacy Collaborative, the college’s comprehensive school literacy model for grades K-8.
The Literacy Collaborative is a nonprofit venture designed to lift the expertise of teachers and help them fulfill their dreams for their students.