tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683034399026929293.post962774023288859671..comments2021-03-13T02:59:40.420-08:00Comments on Daily English Activities: Learn Film ScriptsNik Peacheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397596906147004693noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683034399026929293.post-76851232723651410652008-11-14T17:41:00.000-08:002008-11-14T17:41:00.000-08:00Hi Nik,Fair comment about the usefulness of variet...Hi Nik,<BR/><BR/>Fair comment about the usefulness of variety, and thanks for the spreeder.com link.<BR/><BR/>ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683034399026929293.post-37899998432775594542008-11-14T09:27:00.000-08:002008-11-14T09:27:00.000-08:00Hi Nik,Fair comment about using a variety of appro...Hi Nik,<BR/><BR/>Fair comment about using a variety of approaches, and thanks for the speedreader.com link.<BR/><BR/>ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683034399026929293.post-59462476874955301762008-11-10T08:35:00.000-08:002008-11-10T08:35:00.000-08:00Hi Christoj,I think using something like ZapReader...Hi Christoj,<BR/><BR/>I think using something like ZapReader isn't the best way to learn to read quickly, but it's a different way. I think it can fit into a variety of approaches. I was also a bit unsure about ZapReader, mainly because it only shows one word at a time and prefer speedreader.com as it chunkc the words, which is much more imilar to what the the brain does when we read naturally (at the time wrote the activity though, the speedreader site was down).<BR/><BR/>I still think that Zapreader has its uses though and especially for word recognition it could be really useful. I maintain though that no single approach is 'best' for developing reading skills. I think variety in all things is more likely to be successful and this is just another approach to use.<BR/><BR/>Best<BR/><BR/>NikNik Peacheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397596906147004693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683034399026929293.post-21281564647156595172008-11-07T12:26:00.000-08:002008-11-07T12:26:00.000-08:00Hi Nik,I like the blog you have going here, and al...Hi Nik,<BR/><BR/>I like the blog you have going here, and always enjoy clicking through the links you suggest (my Pageflakes pagecast effort came through this).<BR/><BR/>I was intrigued enough to try the Zap Reader out. <BR/><BR/>However, I'm concerned that the reading habit that it seems to promote is unlike the one I find effective for reading (quickly), where I tend to scan back and forth to see which words are coming up as I read along.<BR/><BR/>Thinking about it, this technique probably helps me to identify suitable intonation etc. So, whilst the YouTube video helps in this respect, I'm left wondering how learner readers will fare when faced with a plain text.<BR/><BR/>What do you think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com