[CALIBK12] Chess and reading information

[Stephen Krashen]

It seems that Randy's brother and I were able to find only one article presenting evidence about chess and reading: we both cited the same one, Margolis. 

The real problem here is the irresponsibility of USA Today, which provides no evidence that chess has any effect, and never mentions the obvious cure, reading books, to improve reading. Yet it is easy to read the article and come away with the feeling that the case for chess is well-established.

By the way, I think Randy's brother's evidence for chess is stronger than Margolis' which is really only based on the unusual gains of a few students. Without those few, chess didn't make much of a difference.




--- On Tue, 9/30/08, Randy de Jong <jdejong at bak.rr.com> wrote:

> From: Randy de Jong <jdejong at bak.rr.com>
> Subject: [CALIBK12] Chess and reading information
> To: "Calibk12" <calibk12 at lists.sjsu.edu>
> Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2008, 10:19 PM
> I have to make sure I set the record straight. My brother
> sent me an article he wrote that was inspired by other
> writings and his own experiences. In it he shares
> information from his original sources and his hypothesis. He
> also shares his results for one year in his 4th grade class.
> he gives information in his sources that make it possible to
> find the articles and books. He is sending me hardcopies of
> the articles via snail mail. I am sorry if  I exaggerated
> the overall results in my first comments. What else would a
> loving brother do regarding his best buddy? LOL I also
> thought this was about eight years ago that he saw such nice
> results, but it was about 11 or 12. Sorry for any wrong
> information or if I sang his praises too highly sharing
> numbers that were too high. 
> 
> Randy de Jong
> Teacher Librarian
> South High School
> 1101 Planz Rd.
> Bakersfield, CA 93304
> jdejong at bak.rr.com
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