Best Practice In Teaching Reading
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Natalie Said:
What is the best way to learn the keyboard by teaching myself, and what is the best beginner keyboard?We Answered:
I wouldn't really recommend learning keyboard by yourself, because you can keep doing mistake you won't find yourself. Then, you will keep making those mistakes for as long as you keep playing, and you won't notice. This is why they usually have instructors to point out how to do things correctly.But i would guess videos would help the most because they actually show you how to do something. Books are okay too, but I don't like them (partially because I'm a lazy reader).
A good beginner keyboard? I would recommend something around $200, like a Yamaha Touch Sensitive keyboard. Also, you want a touch sensitive keyboard, so you know about dynamics. Most keyboards under that range don't have it, so you won't learn about dynamics and how to control them.
Anthony Said:
Drum practice help ***best answer gets 10 points***?We Answered:
Practicing isn't about the time you put in. It's about what you put in the time.When I first started playing back in 1960 I was fortunate enough to have a band director who encouraged me to learn at least the first 13 Standard American Rudiments. He felt that if I could master those I had some talent for the instrument, and enough patience and work ethic to build upon that initial skill set. He was correct.
But I was never one for practicing for hours at a time. Instead, I'd practice for 15-20 minutes and then take a break and go back for another 15-20 minutes a little later. This kept me from getting bored and also kept the complaints from the neighbors and family to a minimum. During those short sessions I did, however, pay close attention to the details of whatever it was I was trying to learn, so it wasn't like I was just banging around unfocused. In other words I was NOT wasting my time, and WAS putting everything into that time I could.
The practice pad is a great idea. Highly recommended. First things first though - get your hands under control! This is why I have never been a proponent of trying to learn to play on a drum set. Get your hands working first - to the point you can sort of let them go on autopilot - and then work your feet into the mix. Precision and control at any tempo must come first, and that will lead to speed.
If you're looking for great drumming advice visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/drumzillas… .
Best of luck to you!
Martha Said:
Should we be teaching the Bible in our schools?We Answered:
no we should not teach the bible in schools, in this multi cultural society it's like asking should we teach the koran in schools we should teach right and wrong but not religion personal religious beliefs have no place in education I'm not saying people should not practice if they want to but we should not teach the scriptures as fact. because it's personal ChoiceKelly Said:
where is the best site for me to advertise free english teaching to thai kids during my annual leave in thailaWe Answered:
FREE ENGLISH CLASSES??? I suspect that if you arrive in Thailand, tape a handbill on a light post with your mobile number with a dozen tear-off strips, you'll fill the class in one or two days which is just enough time to get over your jet lag. My Lord, I would attend just to hear you say "whilst" and "lorry".Find a college student who can translate your ad -- oops, make that advert -- into Thai characters and you're steps ahead. I'm in Shanghai and I turn away Chinese people weekly who ask me to teach them for pay because I haven't the time.
Toni Said:
What is the best way to teach my 5 year old son piano?We Answered:
I would suggest sending your child to a teacher (someone other than you as a parent...) I have degrees in piano and music education, I teach music for a profession, I have four children of my own, but I do not give them lessons myself. I have encouraged all of our children to play musical instruments, but when the time came, I took them to another teacher (even though I have the technical skill to teach them myself). If you want to avoid frustration and resentment, and if you want your son to find the same joy in music that you have obviously found, take him to a teacher and then play along with him at home. This way, you get to show him the fun part of it all, and you don't become the meanie who is "making him do this". This has definitely worked for us - and we both are music teachers by trade...but we also recognize that our children respond better to another person teaching them.Agnes Said:
early learning disability in reading?We Answered:
5 is getting up there, especially since you have been working with him. Ignore advice to give him more time. Consider getting him tested about this.Any dyslexia in the family? It runs in families. One thing that is suggestive for dyslexia is whether your son can rhyme. This is how you test for that:
One day say, Oh, here's a new game. Listen to me. (then you say, fun, sun, done, t__ and pause.) See if he can fill in with ton. Then if he can't, play this game for a week. Just say very casually. "Oh. let's play the rhyming game." Do for instance, can, man, tan, g____. See if he can say gan.
It's just you want to hear if he can rhyme. This is just an oral game.
do this at least a week and see if he catches on, and starts to rhyme with your words.
If he cannot do this after a week or two, he may have dyslexia. Then find some place that does intensive dyslexia training, because the earlier the better.
Do not let this go. I cannot believe people think a kid who has been taught and isn't learning can "grow out of it". that's pure stupidity. Meanwhile, valuable time passes and your kid is getting farther behind.
Get a move on. YOu have taught him the usual way. He's not getting it. Now you have to find out why and start teaching hm the way he can learn.
Best wishes.
Also, if it is dyslexia, he won't be able to learn thru sounding out.
Get on the Internet, download the Dolch words, post "up" way up in the air on the wall, and "down" way down on the wall. Just tape these words on the wall. Then casually say, Oh, let's read our words, do this each day CASUALLY and say oh, u---p-- that spells "up", and repeat for d o w n .
He has the positions on the wall, so that will help him learn these 2 words.
Do the green word by putting on green paper and post on front door. As you leave, put your finger under each letter, say g then r, etc. etc. and then run your finger under entire word and say "green". Then leave.
Do this everytime. After he does this 30 times, he will know the word "green".
Repeat for red, yellow, etc. Then do one and put numeral 1 on the index card too. Post on front door. Run finger under each letter as say letter, then run entire finger under whole word as you say "this spells one". Repeat 30 times (over 30 times walking out door on way somewhere).
He should then know one anywhere. Repeat for two, three, etc.
But find out if he is dyslexic immediately, or what the problem is. THERE IS A PROBLEM.
People mean well, but at 5 this is not immaturity. He's getting older, get him help before he starts to get teased about his poor reading!!!
Maxine Said:
Best way for a beginner to practice Spanish between lessons?We Answered:
I would suggest two things:For vocab, quizlet .com, it's a huge database of flashcards that people have made on basically everything, including lots of spanish vocab. I'm in my fourth year learning spanish, and it has helped me learn the vocab I get in class, and add to it with extra vocab.
For grammar/ understanding verb forms, etc., try going to studyspanish .com, which has sections for all the types of verb tenses, idioms, and lots of expressions. When you go to the site, go to the toolbar on the site and go to grammar, and from there you can find a ton of info.
Hope these help you.