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	<description>A Blog by Dolores G. HIskes</description>
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		<title>Don Potter&#8217;s Challenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dolores</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don Potter is a reading specialist from Odessa, Texas, who has also made it a point to collect many different kinds of reading books (donpotter.net) espousing many different ways and methods to teach phonics. He recently wrote: &#8220;I have been doing much of my tutoring with Hazel Loring&#8217;s Blend Phonics, and the results are almost [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Need Help With Your Memory? Two Tips:</title>
		<link>http://www.dorbooks.com/phonicsblog/2013/01/13/need-help-with-your-memory-two-tips/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 20:47:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dolores</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1—A MEMORY BOX This never-fail game has helped many students improve their memory. Kids love putting it together and playing it, and it helps with sequential memory. Get a smallish box with a lid as I describe in &#8220;Getting Started&#8221; in the beginning of Phonics Pathways. A cigar box is perfect. Fill it with a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Thanksgiving Sonnet</title>
		<link>http://www.dorbooks.com/phonicsblog/2012/11/24/a-thanksgiving-sonnet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dorbooks.com/phonicsblog/2012/11/24/a-thanksgiving-sonnet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2012 17:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every so often I receive a letter that I simply must share with my readers. Here is one such letter: &#8220;Hi Dolores, &#8220;I would rather be writing this message on delicate, expensive stationery and dropping it in the mail to you, but I fear that it will slip my mind and thought this to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A True Fairy Tale</title>
		<link>http://www.dorbooks.com/phonicsblog/2012/10/10/a-true-fairy-tale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dolores</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is true story of how one person&#8217;s vision of literacy for everyone began in the back room of the old &#8220;Friendly Place&#8221; restaurant in East Palo Alto, and what happened as a result of her passionate and tireless dedication. On a fateful day in 1999 Mary Wright Shaw attended the same publishers&#8217; meeting that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Fourteen-Point Checklist for an Outstanding Phonics Reading Program</title>
		<link>http://www.dorbooks.com/phonicsblog/2012/08/13/a-fourteen-point-checklist-for-an-outstanding-phonics-reading-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dorbooks.com/phonicsblog/2012/08/13/a-fourteen-point-checklist-for-an-outstanding-phonics-reading-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dolores</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Short-Vowel Sounds]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you shopping for a good phonics program? Want to supplement your current reading program? Here is a blueprint and guide to what in my experience are the best features to look for in a good phonics reading program: 1. One Letter at a Time Short-vowel sounds are the very foundation of our English language. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Illiteracy and Outsourcing?</title>
		<link>http://www.dorbooks.com/phonicsblog/2012/07/29/illiteracy-and-outsourcing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2012 21:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dolores</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much has been said and written about American jobs being outsourced  to other countries, and many reasons have been given as to why this is so. Here is one more reason to add to the list &#8212; illiteracy. What on earth does illiteracy have to do with outsourcing? What&#8217;s going on, anyway? According to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Multisyllable Word Practice</title>
		<link>http://www.dorbooks.com/phonicsblog/2012/07/08/multisyllable-word-practice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jul 2012 14:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dolores</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: &#8220;I was wondering what resources I should use now with my 3rd grade reader.  We have finished Phonics Pathways, but I still feel he needs more instruction in decoding, especially big words. Also, he also doesn&#8217;t always apply the rules or know when to apply the rules.&#8221; Answer: Good question! Just because a child [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kiwi and Josie (off topic)</title>
		<link>http://www.dorbooks.com/phonicsblog/2012/07/06/kiwi-and-josie-off-topic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dorbooks.com/phonicsblog/2012/07/06/kiwi-and-josie-off-topic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dolores</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: Do you still have Kiwi? Can you give us an update about her? It was so cute the way she cuddled with Dewey in the picture. Answer: Many of you have written from time to time asking about Kiwi, the sweet little pussycat shown with Dewey in the front of Phonics Pathways. Sadly she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Picture This!</title>
		<link>http://www.dorbooks.com/phonicsblog/2012/07/03/picture-this/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 19:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dolores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Comprehension]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much has been said about pre-reading, and how much or whether it is even helpful when learning how to read. Let&#8217;s narrow this discussion to illustrations, and take a closer look at whether or not pictures help or hurt the reading process: If a story has too many pictures in it that give away the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Math-Reading Connection</title>
		<link>http://www.dorbooks.com/phonicsblog/2012/06/13/the-math-reading-connection/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dorbooks.com/phonicsblog/2012/06/13/the-math-reading-connection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dolores</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ability to think clearly, logically, and sequentially is a prerequisite for success in math/science. This skill is acquired, and is not innate. Currently, reading is thought of as an innate, inborn skill such as walking or talking. It is believed that students will pick up this skill automatically if they are taught a few [...]]]></description>
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