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ACCELERATED READING

Many children are handicapped for life
by their poor reading.

COMMON READING PROBLEMS
-Pronunciation deficits
-Avoidance of failure
-Competition

ACCELERATED READING SOLUTION
-Eliminate the pronunciation deficit
-Eliminate failure assignments
in reading classes
-Positive Motivation system

POOR READING
How can a child catch-up
with the good readers?

Your child needs to make up
for a 2 to 6 year difference
in pronunciation experience.

Fortunately the solution
is mostly a matter of numbers.

Here's a numerical explanation
of the problem and the solution.

THE COMPETITION

Early readers have had hundreds
of hours of practice
at pronouncing words.

They can easily pronounce
many thousands of words
after seeing the printed symbols.

Good readers easily consume
the equivalent of 100 to 200
children's books per year.

How many words is that?

100 thirty page children's books
containing 10,000 words equals
one million words per year.

200 thirty page children's books
containing 10,000 words equals
two million words per year.

Example:

How many years have the competition
been good readers?

1yr 1,000,000 words recognized
and pronounced
2yrs 2,000,000 words
3yrs 3,000,000 words
4yrs 4,000,000 words
5yrs 5,000,000 words
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The ACCELERATED READING catch up.

2 hours per day 5 days per week.

1yr 2,500,000 words - catch up

2yrs 5,000,000 words -
still catching up with the competition

3yrs 7,500,000 words -
going slightly ahead of the competition

4yrs 10,000,000 words -
staying ahead of the competition

ACCELERATED READING

A 500 hour program to make up
for a large part
of the pronunciation gap.

The program includes:

-250 hours of Peterson Reading
chorusing at 12,000 words per hour
equals 2.5 million words pronounced.

-250 hours of Accelerated Thinking
to practice organizing,
speaking and writing.
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99% SUCCESS

The Accelerated Reading system
solves 99% of reading problems
in 12 months or less.

12 months part time.

9 months full time.

Many parents say,
"We have tried everything
to solve the problem".

"Why didn't it work?"

Most parents and teachers have tried
short "band-aid" programs
to solve the reading problems.

Parents continue to be vexed
by the failures to read.

They are looking
for a "light bulb to go on".

This seldom happens,
but even if it does happen the child
still has a massive pronunciation
deficit to make up.
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PREVIOUS REMEDIAL EFFORTS
WEREN'T LONG ENOUGH

Let's look at the numerical
problem and solution.
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SLOW SPEED REMEDIATION
VS HIGH SPEED REMEDIATION

Slow or intermittent remedial programs
will add to the deficit.

Slow speed remediation
convinces the child
that there will be no solution.

They lose hope.

Some cry.

Most hide their dismay.
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SOLUTION

Accelerated Reading students
experience success within a few hours.

When you have replaced the years
of avoided reading practices
your child will be able to read.

(We have had 99% success with this)

Solution
Children want to be readers.

They are happy to read
when they can be successful.

To catch up,
use a rapid pronunciation program.

Use fast paced classes.

Attend at least 5 days a week.

Solve the problem
in the minimum number of years.

Use reward management
to keep the child on task.
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Caution for parents:

A SLOW REMEDIAL PROGRAM
WILL NEVER ACCOMPLISH THE CATCHUP.

The struggling remedial student
that has just learned to decode
will keep avoiding reading.

Without a intensive program
they will never catch up
with the competition.

It is unfair to expect
the delayed reader to ever catch up
on their own.

Your well-meaning admonishments
and harassments to read continue
to defeat the child's optimism.

Problem -
POOR READERS are defeated
by the competition

The crippling effects of school failure
become a lifelong burden
that is almost impossible to lift.

Poor readers are locked away
from much of the kindness,
affection and approval available
to academically successful children.
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MORE QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

Q.
Why does it work?

A.
Strict timing 555 classes

Our students participate
in learning rituals that:

-reduce anxiety
-reduce distraction
-allow concentration
-Focus more on the input material.

In each 45 minute 555 period
students integrate and re-process
the input material.

-2250 words of input
-225 Key words or notes
-1025 words of tell-back or restating.
-450 written words consolidated on 3 pages
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555 STRICT TIMING

Learning to listen then train to speak.

Minimize group and self-criticism.

Students use thinking processes
and procedures.

Grasp significance.

Make educated decisions.

Fluency becomes possible.

Become an informed participant.

-Students do writing that will earn
them wider recognition.
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A.
PETERSON READING

-Safe group
-Positive group
-Dynamic Group
-Students like to be part of a group.

Special Peterson Phrase Lists are used.

We get around the avoidance
of specialized vocabularies like:

-Word recognition
-Science terminology
-Historical names and places
-Business and medical languages

Students say the sounds and then match
the sounds with the shapes of words
on supplemental Peterson Phrase lists.

Repeating,
chorusing,
the meaningful phrases improves
comprehension and retention.

Children in Accelerated Reading
experience significant success
within a few hours.
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SHOULD EDUCATION
BE EASY?

Some students ask this Question
"Why is this school so easy?".

"It's so easy I'm not sure
I am learning anything."

A.
Accelerated was designed
to make learning easy.

A.
Strict timing and strict rules
make school safe and easy.

The massive 42 text curriculum
is divided into small parts.

There are thousands
of 5 minute assignments.

45 5 minute assignments
in the 4 hour morning.

225 5 minute assignments per week.

7080 5 minute assignments
in 36 weeks.

Each 5 minute assignment
is scored immediately.

Assignments gradually increase
in difficulty.
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EASY PERFORMANCE

60 to 100 pages of writing per week
including notes,
rough drafts and finished papers.

1960 to 3600 pages
in 36 weeks includes:

-One 2 page research paper
per week for 36 weeks
-One documentary or book report weekly.
-One practice mastery test per week.
-One practice ACT/SAT test each week.
-One AP essay per week
copied or original.
-One mastery test per semester.
-One Standardized Test per month
-4 off-campus field trips per week.
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PRIORITIES TO MAKE GAINS:

Strict timing
Fast auditory inputs
Verbal output practices
Listening to students

Students write over 2000 pages
of notes and drafts
each school year.
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Parents are apprehensive
about all schools.

Our procedures are different
from what many parents have thought
about reading.

REASONS FOR SUCCESS

Here are some of the reasons
for our success.

Accelerated Reading

Motivating children
with high speed successes.

If students think they can
do something they will.

Accelerated Reading gives students
many successes
until they know they can read.
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EARLY READING SUCCESS

Reasons for early
or successful reading.

A child reading or listening to 100
children's books in a year
has subvocalized or pronounced
over a million words PER YEAR.

Early readers have many years
to practice word recognition skills.

Talkative parents provide
more models for vocabulary.

Families that discuss current events
stimulate early reading.

Families without TV replace
the time with reading and discussion.

Those families usually
have fluent readers.
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TACTILE MEMORY?

Copying gets the artist away from
and beyond symbolic (phoney) drawing
(a happy face with sticks
for arms and legs).

The artist learns to understand
and appreciate higher and higher
levels of the communication arts.

Example:

A beginner draws a simple box
for a house,
later after copying,
the artist is likely to add
a garage,
porch,
window,
etc.

In the same way copying to read
and write gets the child
out of the ruts of primary books
and into the limitless variety
and nuance of sophisticated writing.

Copying allows the time to become
aware of mechanics and construction
in writing and art.

Everything is copied.

We move objects and words around
and internalize the material.

Sometimes we spit it out
in a new way.

It will eventually be your own way.

Copying allows close attention
to how the author manipulates words.

Artists usually look up pictures
of the object to be painted or drawn.

Example:

They may examine the animals
to see the different way the hair
flows on a collie vs other breeds.

They may refer to other art
to understand the needs
for structural support in chair design.

Some of us have talent but most of us
don't make much use of it.

Experience with art or writing,
can't be beat.

None of us draw or write
exactly alike.

Writing and painting
becomes your signature.

Experts can easily recognize
the distinctive way you use color
lines and shapes,
the look of the page etc.

Teachers learn how students
assemble their reports.

Copying to speak.

The best speakers are able to copy
the best performance techniques
of widely admired performers.

Eventually they develop slight changes
and combinations of words
that combine the better procedures
of several performers.
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COPYING RESULTS?

The disastrous pattern
of writing avoidance can be reversed
with strong intervention
in the classroom.

Parents must use the "Winning System's
Motivation Program advocated
by Accelerated Schools.

Observations:

A high percentage of students
entering our school have had
very unsuccessful writing experiences.

Many have been writing far below
their intellectual level.

Some have been easily distracted
in class and could not pay attention
to their work.

Many panicked on tests
and were confused when new topics
were introduced by the teachers.

Remarks from student like:

"I just can't do it,"
or "I'll never be able to write,"
show very low self-esteem
and feelings of incompetence,
which only reinforced and perpetuated
this lack of success.

Many student's attitudes have changed
within a few weeks
after starting this program.

"I want to know much more
about writing."

"This is fun!"

"I can get my work done now."

Some students have been distressed
by the competitive atmosphere,
pressures,
and expectations they've encountered
in other writing classes.

Students who have been in our system
for some time are happy to discuss
their successes with newer members
of the class.

Our teachers frequently comment
that students whose writing skills
improved make marked changes
in the level of their interest
and class participation.

Teachers observe successful
word processors/writers becoming
more attentive to their work.

They ask the teacher for additional work
much more frequently.

As word processing/writing skills improve,
homework grades improve,
and the course content grades
improve proportionately.

Changes are apparent in other areas
besides word processing/writing.

It's gratifying to see changes
in student's attitudes
toward themselves and others.

Students learn to listen and help
instead of teasing
and being disruptive in the classroom.

As students develop more confidence
through writing.

They begin to be more self-assured
and assertive.

Students eventually realize
teachers are human and are open
to questions and suggestions.
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MEASUREMENT OF RESULTS:

Students at Accelerated Schools
are pre-tested and post-tested
on their writing
and grammatical skills.

The results typically show
students average a year's advancement
in grammar and spelling skills
for every 40 hours of class time
spent on the Accelerated Language course.

Summary:

The students are encouraged by successes
to prepare for a wide range
of life experiences
they have not previously considered.

They have a new list of options
and possibilities.
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THE ACCELERATED SCHOOLS SOLUTION
FOR WRITING ANXIETY:

A COPYING/WORD PROCESSING/CREATIVE
WRITING PROGRAM

Accelerated Schools has developed
special programs to help students
overcome their fear of writing
and to acquire the skills necessary
to continue their education.

The program assignments gradually
change from word processing
and text copying to creative writing.

Along the way the student
has the opportunity to reach
a high level of thinking
and writing independence.

Early success with writing
and word processing increases
the student's feelings
of confidence and achievement.

We have successfully intervened
at all school levels
with effective teaching
and writing methods.

After several years of such teaching
we have begun to isolate
certain patterns of behavior
characterize writing anxiety.

Further we have developed methods
to deal with it
through individualized instruction.

We use effective motivational
programs and specific courses
geared toward fluency in writing.

To establish and maintain writing
behavior we use a simple point system
with daily monetary reinforcement
and social approval.

Competition for approval in writing
is eliminated.

We use a positive grading system.

Correct work is marked.

Incorrect work is ignored
by the teacher.

At Accelerated Schools we get students
started with writing assignments,
hand copying and word processing.

We assign copying for part
of the daily homework assignment.

Students learn to get words
on paper in quantity.

They develop the habit of turning
in several pages
of writing each day.

We release the students
from all psychological pressure
to "create" and concentrate
on the behavior
of getting words on paper.

Once the student has developed
the habit of completing several pages
of copied material each day,
we gradually and carefully
encourage minor deviations
from the copied material.

Students are encouraged to substitute
an occasional word or sentence
if they think of another word
or sentence that will do as well.

Students are gradually prepared
to inject more of their own ideas,
providing time they spend
thinking about what to write
doesn't interfere
with the first goal of quantity.

Once the students are accustomed
to copying and word processing
they usually want to do
some writing on their own.

We let them do more
and more creative writing,
always being careful to minimize
the psychological pressure.

It is unnecessary for us to push
the creative and quality
aspect of writing.

Students already know
or will soon learn from their peers
and teachers that paraphrasing
and creative writing earns
better social rewards than copying.

Parents and teachers should not
push students to accomplish
or even allow extensive
creative writing until copying
and homework habits
have been firmly established.

Teacher's and parent's attitudes
must be very supportive
and not critical.

Some of the results:

Observations of our students
indicate that most students
over 8 years of age can produce
a full page of written material
in 30 minutes or less.

This means that a student copying
or writing 20 hours per month
should complete 40 or more
pages of written work.

(5 year old students average 40
minutes per full page
of copying after 100 hours
of wordprocessing.)

The results are easily observed
as page after page
of copied material is reinforced
by the parent according
to the schedule suggested
in "Winning Systems":

Rules for Scoring Study Time Chapter.

The student producing one page
of copied material receives
one point for each copied page.

If the page is filled
to all four corners,
it is worth two points.

If the student has copied neatly,
it is worth three points.

The third point will allow
the greatest possibility
for discussion.

It does allow the parent
to place a positive value
on a specific behavior.

Look for copying neater than usual,
or perhaps the student
has started to substitute
or inject words into the material.

(Points should be rewarded daily
with cash that would otherwise
be given as an allowance
for chores or as a gift.)

We suggest that parents pay
their students daily
for each point earned.

The amount of payment ranges
from .05 cents to $1.00 per point
depending on family finances.

Once students know copying
or writing an assignment
directly affects their daily income,
they will continue to work on writing.

Developing the habit of copying
is the first chance many students
may have had to successfully
accomplish homework assignments.

It may be the first time
where an assignment
repetitively performed
allowed them to get
so much reinforcement.
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SUPPLEMENTAL ASSIGNMENTS
IF YOU RUN OUT
OF PREPARED ASSIGNMENTS

A MODEL FOR GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT
OF WORD PROCESSING/WRITING SKILLS

Start by motivating the student
to simply word process/copy
material from any book.

This can be prescribed by any parent
or teacher to effectively
get around the comment:

"I don't have any homework today."

If you have a choice,
chose books or articles one
or two years below
the student's grade level.

A primary purpose of the word
processing/copying procedure
is to start the habit
of doing homework.

Students can learn a lot
by word processing/copying
correctly formed letters,
words,
sentences and paragraphs.

Starting with word processing/copying
behavior assures that with time
the student will learn writing rules.

Beware:

Don't encourage the child
to word process/write
original work too soon.

This could start
a pattern of failure.

Students forced to word process/write
original work without good outlining,
sentence construction,
and sentence and paragraph skills
may become frustrated
to the point where they try,
fail and then quit,
rather than try original work again.

Be careful.

Don't ask for some
of the more difficult assignments
at the end of this list
until the student
has firmly established the habit
of getting words on paper.

These assignments are arranged
in an approximate order
of difficulty for most students.

Don't be disturbed if your student
can't progress
in exactly this order;
just go onto the next assignment.

It may be easier for him.

Other assignments you can use.

Have the student word process/copy
several short news stories
on the same subject.
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INTERMEDIATE ASSIGNMENTS:

Word process/copy
the history assignment
from the textbook for that day.

Have the student word process/copy
the bold-faced headings,
and italicized words
or new vocabulary.

Have student word process/copy
the summary of the chapter.

Word process/copy a driver's manual.

Break a novel into small parts.

Have the student word process/copy
one part each day.

Have the student word process/copy
the description
and stage directions in a play.

Write a description of a character
or happening as the student
verbally relates it to you.

Make no changes.

Allow the student
to word process/copy it.

Underline key points and words
from a magazine you like.

Word process these words.

Copy/word process the conversations
from a chapter of a book.

Type/write rhyming words
across the page.

I.E.
play-stay,
bring-ring,

Add endings:

Playing-staying,
bringing-ringing.

Insert or change the words
that can be substituted in a story,
underline the words changed.

Have students proofread
each other's work.

Students can read copied writing
and underline key points
in the material.

Provide word processing/copying
material at a level comparable
to the student's reading level.

If the proper material
is not readily available in the home,
check it out from the library.

Teachers can provide material
for the word processing/copying
assignments.

When you check the word processing/copying,
look for small changes from the original.

Even the most insignificant change
perhaps the substitution of cool for cold
signals the start of creative writing.
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BRIDGING BETWEEN WORD PROCESSING/
COPYING AND CREATIVE WRITING.

Do several versions of each
of these examples
before expecting the student
to go on to a harder assignment.

Copy five pages of material
and then write an outline
from those same five pages
of material.

Write a new word in three
or more sentences.

Word process/copy a sentence,
then rewrite the sentence
in three different ways.

Abridge and condense.

Underline essential information
in a chapter,
then copy the underlined words.

Underline key points and words
from a chapter.

Say them into a tape recorder.

Copy/write your own dictation
from the tape.

After reading and underlining
essential details of a chapter,
relate them in a verbal exchange
with another student.

Teachers:

Group students together
to discuss material
underlined and copied.

It can be from the same
or similar material.
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THE USE OF COPYING ASSIGNMENTS
WITH LEARNING DISABLED STUDENTS

Theory:

Learning to read and spell
is an involved process requiring
correct association between
printed and spoken words
already within our vocabulary.

Many students avoiding
the standard developmental process
have not been repetitively exposed
to visual images of the words
we regularly use.

They need a great deal
of repetitive exposure
to correct word formation
and spellings to overcome
their learning differences.

They need to look at letters
and words,
say them aloud,
and write them down.

This repetitive process requires
their brain to interact
with the material
and aids in memorization.

Students copying correct models
of letter formations are performing
this task at a relatively high rate.

They will adjust
their copying to the model.

Very important to this procedure
is the high rate of stimulus
and responses the student makes.

Students with learning disabilities
tend to resist practicing sequences
when they are unsure of success.

The copying procedure allows them
to continue to make correct responses
without correction or criticism
by the teacher.

By the time the student
has repetitively copied 500 d's, b's,
p's and q's, the ability
to analyze the differences
in those letters will probably
be accomplished and correct
responses will be made.
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PROBLEM:

Many?

Most learning disabled students
fail to make the correct responses
on a few pages.

In response to teacher and parental
criticism of those pages,
the student stops trying to write.

Learning disabled students develop
a strong habit of avoidance of tasks
that contain some difficulty.

If the student is unable to read aloud,
confuses such letters as b, d, p and q,
reverses word order when spelling,
or deforms the letters
because of some undeveloped
motor skills,
a habit of avoidance develops.

The result is that these students
spend very little time on task.

The task of the teacher
at Accelerated Schools is to have
the student make correct
discriminations through many exposures
in the shape and sound of letters.

Helping the student to copy
in quantity will firmly impress visual,
auditory and kinesthetic
memories of letters,
syllables and words.

Letters and words must be seen,
heard,
spoken and written
by repetitious drill.

The student can gradually
develop memory associations
for sounds and words
that can be quickly recalled
without confusion.

The copying may initially seem to be
very tedious and time-consuming,
but getting around
the avoidance behavior by assigning
a task that will be repetitively
performed by the student,
will produce very gratifying results.

Anyone who prescribes copying
at an early stage for elementary
children can spot errors
by those students.

Watch out for reversal tendencies
at every level.

Spot malformations of letters,
and incorrect phonetic responses
to correct visual models.

The teacher or parent correcting
reversals in copying
should simply point to,
or ask the student to refer
to the original model
and allow sufficient time
for response.

The extra time allows the student
to analyze the error
and correct the response.

Copying should be taught
at an early age,
so that students accomplish
the necessary practice
and additional skill development
before they decide they are not
as capable as other students.
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SUMMARY COMMENTARY:

Students allowed to avoid trying,
accumulate massive deficits
in their ability
to present their skill.

Time spent motivating copying
is more successful than careful
analysis and criticism
of the student's mistakes.

Help students practice repetitively.

Avoid the emotional complications
which frequently develop
when a student cannot
be competitive with peers.

I suspect that most learning disability
problems could have been eliminated
or compensated for,
if parents and teachers
had been able to motivate the student
to practice in the area of difficulty.

Unfortunately most students
using avoidance tactics magnify
their deficits and receive
considerable attention
for these behaviors.
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A SOLUTION

Accelerated Keyboarding,

Alphabet and Numbers

Instructions 8-13-01

(Give a copy of these instruction pages
to the parent and to students
that can read).

These assignments are designed to:

Help the student learn
to follow instructions.

Teach the student to be successful.

Teach the student to work rapidly.

Maximize early successes
on the computer.

Maximize early successes
in the classroom.

Gradually connect keyboard lettering
with the screen or print.

Gradually connect keyboard symbols
with the sounds of letters
and meanings of words.

Maximize the number of lines and pages
that can be completed
in a minute or hour.

Progression of difficulty:

Usage of enter key,
backspace key,
insert space with space bar.

Numbers on top of keyboard,
numbers next to each other,
numbers in sequence,
numbers in sequence
using the space bar.

Student gradually learn locations
of a few keys on the left
and top of the keyboard.

Other keys will be learned later.

No lesson is too easy.

Let the student have success
and reinforcement.

If the lesson seems too easy
let the student speed up
and have the success of quickly
filling the page
then print out and take home.

Options:

Have students repeat all lines
5 times each.

Speed will come up.

Ask for a printed copy
of Accelerated Keyboarding,
300 pages to copy from.

(cost $20.00)

Ask for this 300 page program
on an AASCI disk ($1.00).

Load it into your word processor.

(You can print out your own hard copy).

Use "Print Scrn" key to print out.

It prints only what is shown
on the screen and avoids printing
all 300 pages.
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ACCELERATED KEYBOARDING
AND ACCELERATED ALPHABET
USE CAPITALS ONLY.

SWITCH TO ACCELERATED LANGUAGE
ONLY WHEN YOU ARE SURE STUDENT
WILL EASILY LEARN
WITH CAPS AND LOWER CASE.


General Procedure:

Have student copy exactly
under each line.

Time each page or lesson.

Compliment immediately
for each increase in performance.

Compliment in front of the class
if work is good.

Scoring:

Mark in the margin,
each line that is correct.

Don't wait for student
to correct the work.

Keep rotating through the room.

Check the correction later.

Mark a progress mark "T",
each time you have read
the work accomplished.

This will save you time
in final grading.

You won't have to re-read
work already checked.

Check papers only for skills
thoroughly taught and practiced.

Only check low performers on skills
you are sure they can exhibit.

Avoid any "constructive criticism".

Re-teach missed concepts
to the entire class,
rather than to a specific student.

Pitfalls to avoid.

Avoid "constructive criticism.

Asking the student to hand-write
causes many students
to avoid writing altogether.

If possible wait till student
has typed/copied all 300 pages
before asking for hand-written work.

If students have difficulty,
go back to easier lessons
then try again later.

Students don't have to master
all letter combinations
to make progress in later
assignments.

Ok comments:

"You wrote a lot more today
than yesterday".

Starting the student:

In these lessons we will strive
for the maximum of task completion
with the absolute minimum
assistance by teacher or parent.

Try to minimize "tutoring" and "rotate"
back to the student
every 2 to 10 minutes.

Have the student sit at the computer
and push keys for several minutes.

Tell them they are free
to play around.

If they do nothing for 2 minutes
start the following procedures.

Verbal dialogue for instructor
or parent:

Watch the cursor-
(the movable mark on the screen).

Move cursor forward and back
several times.

PUSH ENTER SEVERAL TIMES,
(WATCH THE PAGE END LINES COME UP).

Have student push 5 to 30 keys.

Let the student see the result
as the characters march
across the page.

Fill the page and print it out.

Have student use the backspace key
and possibly the insert key
3 to 20 times.

Let student practice
these assignments until they feel
comfortable to proceed.

Don't try to speed up the program
unless student is consistently
doing 99% to 100% work
for 10 to 50 assignments.

Give the student hundreds
of opportunities to do "perfect work".

Don't get anxious
about student progress.

This program success is built
on very gradual increases in difficulty,
allowing rapid completion
of each lesson.

The program is probably easier
and faster than any other devised.

Don't add supplemental
hand-writing requirements.

You may force "Writing Anxiety"
on your student.

See "Winning Systems
for Accelerated Schools".

Don't offer "constructive criticism"
or criticism of ANY kind.

Simply compliment the student
for task completion and accomplishment
as often as you can.

Criticism can easily cause a student
to avoid writing forever.

Keep three measures of the lessons.

Time on task.

(Trying.)

Speed or quantity.

(Amount accomplished in a given time).

Quality.

The last and least important measure
until 200 lessons are finished.

Give 99% of verbal
and other reinforcers
for first two measures.

1% for quality.
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COMMENTARY

Copying is a very clear
instructional sequence.

Teaches keyboard fluency
and writing skills before the student
has a chance to become fearful.

High speed exercises give the student
immediate success with the writing process.

Writing models gradually increase
in difficulty with proper
grammar and punctuation.

High speed interaction
with thousands of words and sentences
leads to fluency and mastery
of the mechanics of writing.

Fluent writing gradually turns
into "quality writing".

Massive exposures to quality writing
leave an indelible impression
on the minds of the copying student.

Many levels of low-difficulty
material encourages the student
to increase the rate of interaction
and speeds up ultimate
mastery and success.

Leads the student through
the writing process step-by step.

Gradual easy steps.

Simplifies the learning to write
and learning to learn process.

Stimulates children's imaginative
resources while they practice
writing mechanics "against the clock".

Promotes automatic recognition
of familiar words
within their speaking vocabulary.

Compatible
with all other learning methods.

Success in this program
should make the rest of the students
curriculum easier to master.

Success in the Accelerated Language Hour
is expected to carry over
into other classes and subjects.

Lets student learn writing mechanics
directly on screen.

Good looking (printer) output earns praise,
not criticism.

Students gain confidence through practice,
and reinforcement follows
each new strategy.

Students learn that they can learn,
and learn rapidly.

Students can work at their own levels
and move ahead by small steps,
without pressure.

Score most of their own work
by comparison
with the immediately available model.

If the student is not making
the connection between certain
letters or words and their sounds
try reading aloud for the student
before an attempt
to copy the words.
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THE COURSE PROMOTES:

Purposeful listening,
direction following
and other readiness activities.

This will help to start
and maintain
the sub-vocalization process.

(Mnemonic Memory).

No reading abilities
are required.

Reading skills will possibly
accelerate as writing skills grow.

Students eventually graduate
to informational,
high interest material.

Writing thruout measures
10 words per minute.

May be equivalent to a third grade
copying skill.
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WHAT HAPPENS TO NON-READERS
OR ILLITERATES.

They try to read,
but without a series of rewarded successes
they quickly stop trying.

This happens in minutes,
if someone is looking,
or in a few hours if they're in private.

The result is a very limited number
of trials of reading per hour.

Never enough to make
significant progress.

To salvage their self image,
they avoid trying properly,
even when confronted
with well meaning instruction.

The "won't" becomes 1000%
more important than any "can't".

(Can't is hardly ever a question.)

The overlay of "Won't" behaviors
effectively stops significant
further progress in it's tracks.

The resulting groups
of avoidance behaviors
and unacceptable behaviors
eventually extinguish
the attempts of well meaning persons
that want to help.

Other Accelerated copying courses

A series of short courses designed
to prepare students for success
in school and specific subjects.

All courses include:

1.
Touch typing exercises
to increase student rate
of response and interaction
with materials.

2.
Word processing/copying
of special sequences to prepare
student for success
in each specific subject area.

3.
Selected vocabulary lists
and definitions are copied
to provide a comprehension framework
for study in specific subjects.

4.
Supplemental copying sequences
may be added by teachers as necessary.
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