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Desde la escuela juntos, pero no es igual

administración — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 18:57:01 +0000

Superintendent of Public Instruction in Washington state, Randy Dorn: "We've seen the numbers: A child [that comes] from a wealthy family has about a 3,600 words vocabulary. From a working family, it's about 1,800. And from a welfare family or … Seguir leyendo →

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Gana premios que estudian

administración — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 18:55:23 +0000

At LearnThatWord, members can gain much more than knowledge. Congratulations to this year's prize winners! Ticket #35924 won the first prize, a dream vacation at the Playa Viva beach resort in Mexico. Follow up winners were ticket #36707, 34379, 34909, and 31076, who won … Seguir leyendo →

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La historia del Concurso de Ortografía

administración — Tue, 28 May 2013 21:30:36 +0000

With this year's finals around the corner (Thursday, 5/30, 8 pm EST), here some history of the spelling bee. The good ol' spelling bee, it seems, is an American tradition older than even American independence.According to this article by Merriam-Webster, … Seguir leyendo →

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¿Por qué la India estadounidenses gobernar el Concurso Nacional de Ortografía

administración — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:40:46 +0000

Over the last few decades, Indian Americans have been outshining other ethnicities at the National Spelling Bee. Why is a population that makes up roughly 1% of the US population so heavily represented at the event?Why were 10 champions in the … Seguir leyendo →

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Nueva regla de ortografía Requiere concursantes saben Significado de las Palabras

administración — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:52:17 +0000

It will make the Scripps National Spelling Bee harder, but also much more meaningful. The thousands of Spelling Bee hopefuls who use LearnThatWord will have an easy time with this, since we already teach meaning and usage along with spelling.This … Seguir leyendo →

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Verbal Huevos de Pascua – Cómo las escuelas pueden enseñar vocabulario

administración — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:34:19 +0000

We have a lot of members who prepare for the National Spelling Bee, so this article about a Vocabulary Bowl held by I.B. Tigrett Middle School in Jackson, Tennessee, was brought to our attention: http://www.wbbjtv.com/news/local/Vocabulary-Bowl-Tests-Students-Knowledge-199199441.html What stood out was the … Seguir leyendo →

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Internacional de Inglés: Más allá de Reino Unido y EE.UU. Inglés

administración — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 04:44:15 +0000

International English: Interesting blog post by Richard Flynn of UsingEnglish.com fame "The status of English as an international language is long established and, for the foreseeable future, unlikely to be greatly challenged. However, I believe that to make it genuinely international, … Seguir leyendo →

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Más de 300.000 usuarios

administración — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:52:06 +0000

Menos de 10 meses después del lanzamiento de nuestro sitio revisado cruzamos la marca de 300.000 usuarios. … Seguir leyendo →

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Construyendo Mejores Kids, Edición Vocabulario

administración — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:16:59 +0000

Great article on the value of vocabulary: http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2013/01/building-better-kids-vocabulary-edition It is beyond me how anybody could doubt the importance of vocabulary, unless you have the agenda of keeping those that don't "need" a strong vocabulary disenfranchised. I'm also growing tired of … Seguir leyendo →

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Hacer las cosas

administración — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:30:03 +0000

A good frustration-fighting quote from my daughter's blog, www.humanimafoundation.org: I think its important to remember that learning [...] doesn't take place when the "change" happens...Learning takes place when it seems like nothing is happening. As long as we're trying, we're … Seguir leyendo →

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