A7.6: Response to McInnis

Ashley Carr
October 6, 2007
Reference:
McInnis, R. G. (1994).  The three “R”s of inquiry: Teaching literacy in academic cultures.  Council of Chairs Newsletter.  Retrieved on October 5, 2007, from http://www.marshall.edu/commdis/courses/315/mcinnis.doc
TAP:
The topic of this reading was on the discovery by the student of the three “R”s when focusing on an inquiry in the academic setting.  The audience for this reading includes [...]

A7.7: Week 7 Participation Memo

Ashley Carr
October 6, 2007
Aims and Objectives:
My goal for this week was to just get through the week without going insane from all the stress that has overcome me lately.  This is definitely the time of year where everything starts to happen at once; it’s called midterms.  Not only do I have tests, but I also [...]

A7.4: Reflection on Discussion of 10/1/07

Ashley Carr
October 5, 2007
 After logging into the virtual class on Monday evening, I now have a different view of what a virtual meeting consists of.  While reading the information in the previous weeks about virtual meetings, I had a different image running through my head than what I actually encountered on Monday.  To be honest,  I feel [...]

A7.3: Library Searching II

Ashley Carr
October 4, 2007
Search #1
Database: MEDLINE
Keywords: Dyslexia, Literacy
Bibliographic Information: 
Snowling, M.J., Muter, V., & Carroll, J. (2007).  Children at family risk of dyslexia: a follow-up in early adolescence. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 48(6), 609-618.  Retrieved October 4, 2007, from MEDLINE database.
Search #2
Database: MEDLINE
Keywords: Dyslexia, Literacy
Bibliographic Information:
Perkin, G., & Croft, T. (2007). The dyslexic student and [...]

A7.2: Web Evaluation II

Ashley Carr
October 4, 2007
                                                                   –Dyslexia–
 http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/learning_problem/dyslexia.html
Authorship
When looking for information on dyslexia, I found the site www.kidshealth.com .  Within this site, I found information pertaining to dyslexia that I thought would be beneficial for my research project.  When looking at this site,  I found in the about us section the founder of the kidshealth website.  The editor-in-chief and founder [...]

A7.1: Web Evaluation I

Ashley Carr
October 4, 2007
Better Dog Food– http://www.betterdogfood.com/
Accuracy:
1.   After reviewing the website, I was not able to find any sources that were cited from the development of the website.
2.  I was not able to find any sources; therefore, the legitimacy of the website cannot be verified.
3.  There is not just one author to this website.  There is a [...]