Assisting Dummies

By Owen Jones

 No one actually knows when speed reading was first used, but it may well have been a long time ago. For hundreds of years, reading was the privilege of a minority of the most well-educated individuals in the world, the overwhelming preponderance of whom were monks and priests. This small, select group of men protected their privilege and were loathe to train the general populace to read. Furthermore, during those hundreds of years there were relatively few books to read compared with today. Books were also very expensive as they all had to be written out by hand. Possibly the only fact that has not changed is that the Bible was the most common book in existence and even now the Bible is the most popular book.

The world is quickly becoming a place where people are slowly but surely turning their backs on books and becoming fixed in front of monitors or television screens. In such a world, parents should not fail to notice the importance of developing a zeal for reading in themselves and their children. Reading is a habit that should be established when the child is relatively young, so what can you do to promote this habit?

Well, there are several strategies you can employ, although one of the best to lead by example. Read with your child every day, even if its only for 10-15 minutes. Allow your child to see you reading. By this I mean, don’t only read in bed before you go to sleep, but instead of watching television sometimes and read your children a bed-time story. Encourage them to read too. You could also:

Enroll your child for reading lessons, if you honestly don’t have any time or your child is a bit slow at reading. There are many well-structured after school reading classes that aspire to make books more appealing to children. They help children with pronunciation, idioms and phrases. These lessons can be fun with animated characters and pictures, especially for young children,. They frequently make use of picture books, nursery rhymes, silly songs and short stories to spark the imagination of younger children.

You will have to find out how to kindle your child’s interest. If your child has a favorite character, pick a series of books that feature this character. Try to encourage your children to read real books not comics. The style in comics usually leaves a great deal to be desired with its sloppy English and street slang. As an alternative, go for series of books like Harry Potter or Tarzan.

You should build yourself a library of your own books. This may sound a little grand, but after all, a library is only a collection of books. Start with a good-looking bookshelf that you can easily add to. A talent like reading cannot be learned in only one place, so you cannot afford to leave all the hard work to the day-school or even the after school programs. You have to collect books that you think your child will like too. Make use of the Internet as a source for learning about the modern reading games that will attract young children to the fine and ancient art of reading,

Once you child is engrossed in reading for its own sake, you might read up on speed reading. Speed reading is best suited for educational revision and background reading. It’s extremely suited to cramming or studying for examinations. It is perfect for school and university. However, the first job, before you can think about speed reading, is to get your child reading in the first place.

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Displaying Your Patriotic Spirit

By Gail Logan

 Are you hard core red, white, and blue? If so, then your country needs you to stand up and present your true colors to the world. This can be easily accomplished by celebrating everything American with your home decorating plans. Believe it or not patriotic is the thing to be in post 9-11 America and the way you decorate your home can let the world know exactly where your true convictions lie.

There are many things you can do to bring Old Glory front and center within your home that do not require you to drape your furniture with the American flag or having the flag hanging in every window. In fact, most would frown on that particular practice. One thing that can be said without fail though is that nothing can change the overall impression a room gives as completely as a bucket of paint and a brush. In other words, the best place to begin is often with the walls of your home. Painting a backdrop of red and trimming with blue and white makes a bold and powerful statement. It’s also a rather lovely statement if you choose the correct shades of red, white, and blue.

In addition to paint there are all kinds of country style dcor that would compliment a patriotic theme quite nicely. From stars that are designed to hang on the wall to patchwork quilts in these patriotic shades and a quilt rack that can either stand against the wall or hang on the wall. Quilts are outstanding choices to bring colors into a room as well as an excellent method for adding warmth. In addition to many quilts there are also plenty of throws and blankets that can bring these colors front and center in almost any room of the home.

In addition to walls, furniture can be painted in order to match the walls and other colors you’d like to incorporate into the room. There is nothing quite like walking into a home that has its full patriotic splendor shining for all the world to see. It’s a beautiful thing made even more poignant now that the initial wave of patriotism following the September 11th attacks has faded somewhat. For those that are true patriots there are few better ways to show that than by making your home a testament of your patriotism.

Candles are another great way to display your patriotic spirit. Red, white, and blue candles are made in many wonderful styles, sizes, and fragrances. You should be able to find something appropriate in this color combination if you look hard enough. More importantly, fragrance is a great (and often overlooked) way to add another dimension to your home decorating endeavors. If you want to truly make an impression burn apple pie scented candles on a regular basis so that your home almost always smells as American as apple pie. In addition to candles of course there are fragrance warmers, air sprays, and simmering pots in which this scent can be found (particularly if you prefer a scent layering affect in your home).

Whether you simply like the look of patriot blue or you feel that you are a true American through and through there are very few wrong reasons to incorporate the red, white, and blue that represents America into your home dcor. Patriotism seems to be a dieing art once again; perhaps your bold statement can inspire others to do the same.

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