Welcome to the Reading Rockets Forums! My name is Jessica and I’m the moderator for these forums. This is a place for people to come together to discuss a subject near and dear to all our hearts – helping a child learn to read. To keep the discussion flowing and to avoid any confusion, please follow the guidelines below.
READ THE FORUM
Before making your first post, take a couple of minutes to read the current discussions. This will give you a feel for the community, and help ensure that your question is posed in a way that will encourage a helpful response.
BE POLITE
These forums are a place where it’s okay to be yourself, as long as you act with respect towards your fellow posters. In other words: no inappropriate language, no personal insults, and no flaming. Treat other posters with respect. Posts that use offensive language will be removed.
ADVERTISING – PLEASE DON’T DO IT
Many of you are experienced educators who have developed products of your own. We ask, however, that you please not advertise your commercial products or services here. You are welcome to draw upon your wealth of experience to help your fellow posters, and to use specific examples of techniques that have worked for you, but this is not the place to be selling your products. Posts containing advertisements will be removed.
A SPECIAL NOTE TO STUDENTS
We’re very happy to have students with us, and we hope that you will have some fresh ideas to share. You need to remember, though, that the members of this forum are not here to help you with your assignments or to do your research. Give as well as take.
FORMATTING YOUR POST
1) Don’t hit “enter” at the end of each line. This will cause your lines to break at funny spots.
2) Break longer posts into paragraphs by hitting “enter” twice. This will greatly improve readability, which in turn increases your chances that someone will respond to your post.
3) In online forums, posting in all-caps is considered SHOUTING and it makes your posts very hard to read. Please don’t do it.
4) Use descriptive subject headings on your messages so other list members will get a quick and accurate idea of what your post is about.
BECOMING PART OF THIS COMMUNITY
1) In your first post to the group, please introduce yourself to the group and your interest in reading.
2) Please add a signature line to all of your posts, with your name, the organization or school you belong to (if any), and your city and state.
3) The following types of messages will not be tolerated: solicitations, off-topic posts, junk mail, chain letters, and virus scares and discussions about them.
WHAT THE LAWYERS WANT US TO SAY
1) The forums are hosted as a public service of Reading Rockets. Our goal is to create a space where parents and teachers and others can share ideas, thoughts, and suggestions on helping kids read.
2) Reading Rockets is not responsible for and does not necessarily agree with the views expressed in these forums.
3) Please note that Reading Rockets may use the content shared in these forums within its web site and in publications as part of its effort to disseminate information to parents and educators.
This document is a continual work in progress. If you have any questions or additions, or if you want to report inappropriate forum behavior, I can be contacted at [email protected].
Happy Posting!
Jessica
Forum Moderator
Reading Rockets