Archive through September 16, 2003
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Archive through September 16, 2003
Prisonerno6 | Monday, September 15, 2003 - 12:12 pm     " But, if this truly was a scientific study, it makes sense that one small element would be examined, not the entire process of reading." Which is why I don't think it was a scientific study. If it was, you need to have a control group and some sort of testing. We could all understand that sentence with the jumbled words, but how much more quickly would we be able to read it if the words weren't jumbled? What was our comprehension level? How much to we recall within a few minutes and several hours later (short term vs. long term memory)? If letter order doesn't matter, then why do dyslexics have such a hard time reading? Yes, we can understand the words in an example like that, but comprehension is much more complex. And I still contend it isn't an excuse for lazy spelling practices... Think about reading someone's post. If you see a spelling mistake, do you stop reading momentarily, long enough to recognize that there is a mistake, and then continue on? That hesitation is a break in recognition automaticity, and any break like that reduces the amount of working memory available for comprehension. |
Hamsterlady | Monday, September 15, 2003 - 12:14 pm     Do the HG's have anything scheduled for today? |
Willwillbee | Monday, September 15, 2003 - 12:18 pm     Gidget, that was an interesting item. I couldn't figure out "paomnnehil" & wouldn't unless I deliberately unscrambled them (which I didn't have the patience to do). It was most interesting to me since I recently watched a documentary on teaching adults to read and was confused that the teaching method they used was memorization rather than phonetics. I now understand *why* they used that method and after watching this program it was clear (to me) that this was not the appropriate method. A woman using a child's reader guessed the words based on this method and the outcome was just a jumble of words having no context. |
Gidget | Monday, September 15, 2003 - 12:33 pm     Meli456, thanks for sharing. I had never heard that before but so much of it fits me except that I was extremely verbal as a child as well. But I could, and can often read all day. To the point that my eyes will not tolerate anymore. And I am often transported into another world when I read. One which I leave reluctantly. It also is not unusual to see me reading a cereal box or label or anything to get my fix. I also had a photographic memory when I was young. It made me a lazy learner because I never had to study. When I was older and needed to apply myself to a few subjects that did not come easily, I was not happy. Intellectually it was advantageous though. I was reading at a college level in the second grade. To this day I am excited to learn new things and think new ideas. Socially I get by, but even my mother has called me aloof. I'm not a snob. I just prefer to be alone. I always thought it was because I was an only child. Maybe not, huh? Heredity is not a problem. I have no children. |
Hamsterlady | Monday, September 15, 2003 - 12:37 pm     LOL....Can a girl ask a question in the question thread???? hehehe Do the HG's have anything scheduled for them today in the house by BB? Thanks. |
Gidget | Monday, September 15, 2003 - 12:48 pm     I don't know Hamsterlady. Does anyone know when the last part of HOH will be? |
Nmbeach | Monday, September 15, 2003 - 12:51 pm     Last part of HOH is live Wed. night. I don't think anything is scheduled today or tomorrow. |
Lori | Monday, September 15, 2003 - 12:54 pm     I just had my 12 year old dyslexic son read that paragraph...he did it with no problem. Of course in his mind, the words were probably all spelled correctly! |
Hamsterlady | Monday, September 15, 2003 - 01:02 pm     Thanks Nmbeach! |
Hotrocks | Monday, September 15, 2003 - 01:15 pm     K9lover1 --- "How long have Ali and Donny been dating? I think there was a period in there where she was dating Justin" From what I heard in the live feeds, on and off about 1 1\2 yrs - but they got back together 3 months before she came on BB and that was after her and Justin had broke up - she has been going back and forth between Justin and Donnie for that 1 1\2 yrs |
Katlady53 | Monday, September 15, 2003 - 01:25 pm     Please forgive me for asking this question BUT...my computer has been down since Friday. I am going to try to catch up on the feeds, but can anyone give me a condensed version of what's happened in the house since Friday afternoon??? I will be forever your slave if you don't mind giving me the latest scoop. |
Gidget | Monday, September 15, 2003 - 01:28 pm     Katlady, I don't know how to paste links but I will try. See if this helps: ../10972/1089305.html?1063570418 |
Lori | Monday, September 15, 2003 - 02:16 pm     I have a question: Does it seem that Ali and Jun sleep an awful lot? They get up late (at least in my opinion) and then they always seem to take a nap. Curious! I now they're bored...but even if I'm bored stiff...I don't sleep unless tired. |
Beruthiel | Monday, September 15, 2003 - 02:31 pm     As an only child, an early reader, with a photographic memory, I don't think I'm disabled socially, since I'm also (in)famous for being a chatterbox - both verbally and in print. In my family, myself, my Aunt, also called Ruth, and one of her grandchildren, another Ruth, and one of her great grandchildren, (who wasn't called Ruth but everyone thinks she was misnamed) are the ones who keep the contacts going, and do all the letter-writing, which scuttles the argument for me! If I am hyperlexic, I can't think of a better and more useful 'condition' to be saddled with in life! I don't usually mention this, but I also have a high IQ - perhaps that might be more of a factor in being verbally skilled and an early reader, rather than having a 'condition'? Just tossing the idea out there for consideration! |
Gidget | Monday, September 15, 2003 - 03:23 pm     Yes Beruthiel, I didn't even know I had a learning disability until today. I too find it useful. I too have a high IQ on standard Stanford-Binet (I think that's what it's called). But over the years I learned about other types of IQ tests. Piaget for example. I would place average. My husband, who would have difficulty getting his name in the right place on a Stanford-Binet, would without a doubt, score at a genius level on Piaget. Even more important, is one's feelings about one's gifts. My husband has little patience for people who can't keep up with him. Every now and then I have to remind him that he did not earn his intelligence. It is a gift and his arrogance may result in it being taken away. It's interesting how many of us 700 pound internet geeks are above average. |
Beruthiel | Monday, September 15, 2003 - 03:32 pm     Well, Gidget, perhaps the phrase great minds think alike is at play on the Internet, LOL! (Just a joke!) I also agree with you wholeheartedly re the term 'gift'. It is very bothersome to me that any advantage, either mental or physical, should be considered a source of pride or a reason to look down on others. The folks one should thank for any gifts ought to be one's ancestors, not one's self, since any gift is bestowed by genes and not by any action on the part of the recipient. It's just the luck of the draw, so to speak! |
Spooky974 | Monday, September 15, 2003 - 09:08 pm     Can anyone tell me what happened to Alli's face? It's red on her nose, chin and forehead. Did she fall or something? |
Justareader | Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 07:37 am     does any one know if they solved the riddle? if so, what was the answer? |
Charvie | Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 08:11 am     Alison gets a little too much sun and her face gets splotchy and red. She says it's stress, but I've noticed it gets that way when she does the sunning thing for extended period of time. |
Charvie | Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 08:13 am     And none of the houseguests that I know of have solved the riddle. Jun put in a guess but I don't know what it was and whether she was right. |
Justareader | Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 09:00 am     thanks, charvie, are you the one I have seen at Dave's site? cause I go there quite a bit, its a hoot!! |
Meli456 | Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 09:21 am     Beruthiel and Gidget: What better place for a hyperlexic than this message board with unlimited reading opportunites!! And to communicate in print, no less. The internet was started by people like us, we are the ones whose minds work like computers and databases (you should know what I am talking about) and we have an affinity for such things. I also have a high IQ, I was trying to keep my post as short as I could so I left out a bunch. Most importantly, I wrote most of the post referring to kids with hyperlexia. Most kids with hyperlexia also have sky high IQs (for reasons due to brain wiring), so they learn intellectually what most kids learn naturally and eventually outgrow the hyperlexia. Of all learning disorders to have, it is no doubt the best one to have because it does have many advantages. The sky's the limit for any kid that reads encyclopedias and dictionaries cover to cover :P Now, I believe part of my obsession with Big Brother is just being able to observe people socializing. I have trouble reading people's faces, knowing when I am being lied to and and the such. I think Big Brother has helped educate me in that respect and is sort of my own social skills course. |
Gidget | Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 09:30 am     :0 Meli I was a Psych major, among other things, but that is what I finally graduated. The social experiment of BB is indeed fascinating. I wish they would toy more with that aspect of the game instead of focusing on the T & A. I say mess with the little f'ers minds. You want $500K. Well you're gonna have to jump thru hoops for it. LOL I also wanted to reply to Charvie. Everytime I see the HGs cooking in the sun I smile to myself. Man are they going to be ugly hides in a few years. |
Gidget | Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 09:42 am     What is the deal with Jun and the gum? Are they not allowed to chew gum? |
Demsome | Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 09:54 am     Maybe I am missing something , but what is RU-4-86? |
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