In many Western countries, Halloween is a day of celebration, dressing up, and extorting candy from every house on the block. But it wasn’t always so. In fact, Halloween is a rather modern holiday. Samhain (pronounced SOW-win), is the Pagan festival that preceded it and is still celebrated today by much of the Pagan community. … Continue reading “Short Reading: Samhain”
Author: AceReader Blogger
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Guest Blog: Transforming Education: Innovative Ways to Keep Learning Engaging for Your Child
As a parent, you play a pivotal role in shaping your child’s love for learning. In an era where knowledge is at our fingertips, keeping the learning process enjoyable and impactful can set the stage for a life-long pursuit of knowledge and personal growth. Below, AceReader explores various methods to maintain an engaging and educational … Continue reading “Guest Blog: Transforming Education: Innovative Ways to Keep Learning Engaging for Your Child”
Short Reading: Quokkas
Quokkas were first described by the Dutch sea captain Willem de Vlamingh, who reported finding “a kind of rat as big as a cat” on the island. The crew named the quokkas’ island Ratte nest (“rat’s nest”), then promptly sailed away, presumably toward something more inviting. The quokka (Setonix brachyurus) is the only member of … Continue reading “Short Reading: Quokkas”
Short Reading: Naming the Planets
In Roman mythology, Jupiter was the king of the gods and had an honored place in Rome’s pre-Christian religion. Mythology also held that Rome’s legendary founders, Romulus and Remus, were born of the warlike god Mars, himself Jupiter’s son. Similarly, “Mother Earth” and “Mother Nature” have roots in Greek mythology. Gaia was the Greek goddess … Continue reading “Short Reading: Naming the Planets”
Short Readings for AceReader
As the AceReader program allows you to import your own text in the Read Mode, we thought that it might be fun to create some short readings for our blog readers to use as timed exercises. Starting with our next post, we’ll be providing readings from about 400-1000 words, which you can then import into … Continue reading “Short Readings for AceReader”
Language Comprehension in the Brain
Spoken language produces a lot of brain activity in the region just above your ear, where the cells recognize speech instantly and without any obvious effort. Neurosurgeon Dr. Eddie Chang and his team at the University of California, San Francisco, study what makes such recognition possible. The team recruited eight patients having a form of … Continue reading “Language Comprehension in the Brain”
Guest Blog: Engaging Young Minds: Tips for New Educators
Pursuing a career in education is not only about imparting knowledge, but also about inspiring a new generation. It demands dedication, creativity, and a profound commitment to nurturing young minds. This guide from AceReader, Inc. equips you with critical steps to cultivate a fulfilling teaching career, ensuring you start on solid ground and continue to … Continue reading “Guest Blog: Engaging Young Minds: Tips for New Educators”
The Effects of Reading Aloud on Comprehension and Memory Recall
[Editor’s note: This is part three of a three-part series examining the development of a font touted to help struggling readers.] Studies conducted over the years have shown that reading text out loud improves memory recall compared to reading silently. The question is, does the positive effect on recall also extend to understanding the material … Continue reading “The Effects of Reading Aloud on Comprehension and Memory Recall”
Sans Forgetica: Debunking Claim of Font Effectiveness in Reading for Comprehension and Recall
[Editor’s note: This is part two of a three-part series examining the development of a font touted to help struggling readers.] Last week we looked at data from Australian researchers that suggested their Sans Forgetica font, with its disrupted letterforms, could aid readers with initial comprehension and later recall of information. The original team’s study … Continue reading “Sans Forgetica: Debunking Claim of Font Effectiveness in Reading for Comprehension and Recall”
Sans Forgetica: Does New Font Boost Reading Comprehension?
[Editor’s note: This is part one of a three-part series examining the development of a font touted to help struggling readers.] Australian researchers, if the data are to be believed, have come up with a way to help people who struggle to understand what they read when they read it and to recall it later. … Continue reading “Sans Forgetica: Does New Font Boost Reading Comprehension?”