I’m here to talk about the big picture really and we had loved to communicate
really and we had loved to communicate
really and we had loved to communicate that is one thing that we can agree on
that is one thing that we can agree on
that is one thing that we can agree on right we just love to communicate
right we just love to communicate
right we just love to communicate through pictures and stories Wow from
through pictures and stories Wow from
through pictures and stories Wow from the drawings found in the caves of
the drawings found in the caves of
the drawings found in the caves of Indonesia some 50 years ago
Indonesia some 50 years ago
Indonesia some 50 years ago there are about 40,000 years old to our
there are about 40,000 years old to our
there are about 40,000 years old to our modern iPhones and smartphones that we
modern iPhones and smartphones that we
modern iPhones and smartphones that we take pictures from we just love a good
take pictures from we just love a good
take pictures from we just love a good picture and we love to communicate from
picture and we love to communicate from
picture and we love to communicate from the sumerians system for sounds to the
the sumerians system for sounds to the
the sumerians system for sounds to the Greeks and a Roman right consistent we
Greeks and a Roman right consistent we
Greeks and a Roman right consistent we still just want to communicate so but
still just want to communicate so but
still just want to communicate so but before I tell you about the big picture
before I tell you about the big picture
before I tell you about the big picture come with me we’re going on a journey
come with me we’re going on a journey
come with me we’re going on a journey hop aboard the imaginary machine we are
hop aboard the imaginary machine we are
hop aboard the imaginary machine we are going to the queen of the Indies the
going to the queen of the Indies the
going to the queen of the Indies the land of the parm and the tree ferns the
land of the parm and the tree ferns the
land of the parm and the tree ferns the pride of the blue Caribbean Sea where
pride of the blue Caribbean Sea where
pride of the blue Caribbean Sea where there lets disembark walk with me at the
there lets disembark walk with me at the
there lets disembark walk with me at the side of the mountain under the tall
side of the mountain under the tall
side of the mountain under the tall green trees wear the mantle of green no
green trees wear the mantle of green no
green trees wear the mantle of green no it’s no winter wear their top of the
it’s no winter wear their top of the
it’s no winter wear their top of the mountain that was a walk well let’s go
mountain that was a walk well let’s go
mountain that was a walk well let’s go this way
this way
this way what a beautiful stone wall listen
what a beautiful stone wall listen
what a beautiful stone wall listen listen can you hear it can you hear it
look over there hmm
look over there hmm what am I never said creature and the
what am I never said creature and the
what am I never said creature and the pathway with such beautiful
pathway with such beautiful
pathway with such beautiful periwinkles and butterflies there there
periwinkles and butterflies there there
periwinkles and butterflies there there is a house that’s where we’re going what
is a house that’s where we’re going what
is a house that’s where we’re going what Luther pig and his wife and five
Luther pig and his wife and five
Luther pig and his wife and five children lives there well Ashton Rob the
children lives there well Ashton Rob the
children lives there well Ashton Rob the castor dog was garrison he’s our oldest
castor dog was garrison he’s our oldest
castor dog was garrison he’s our oldest child he’s a bastard child your glee
child he’s a bastard child your glee
child he’s a bastard child your glee right for 1908 the child born out of
right for 1908 the child born out of
right for 1908 the child born out of wedlock was considered a bastard child
wedlock was considered a bastard child
wedlock was considered a bastard child well this is a story Luther called his
well this is a story Luther called his
well this is a story Luther called his son eivin and his bastard son stepson
son eivin and his bastard son stepson
son eivin and his bastard son stepson ralph and he said boys I want you to go
ralph and he said boys I want you to go
ralph and he said boys I want you to go across the mountain about four miles
across the mountain about four miles
across the mountain about four miles away I want you to bring me back that
away I want you to bring me back that
away I want you to bring me back that horse don’t write it walk the horse back
horse don’t write it walk the horse back
horse don’t write it walk the horse back well of course the boy said what a
well of course the boy said what a
well of course the boy said what a stupid idea
stupid idea
stupid idea Walker horse back when we could write it
Walker horse back when we could write it
Walker horse back when we could write it so of course the boys ruined the horse
so of course the boys ruined the horse
so of course the boys ruined the horse and Ralph fell off the horse now he lay
and Ralph fell off the horse now he lay
and Ralph fell off the horse now he lay there unconscious god knows how long
there unconscious god knows how long
there unconscious god knows how long but when it came to it he went on home
but when it came to it he went on home
but when it came to it he went on home Luther was so mad that he had disobeyed
Luther was so mad that he had disobeyed
Luther was so mad that he had disobeyed him he gave him a good whipping he
him he gave him a good whipping he
him he gave him a good whipping he didn’t even take it to the doctor okay
didn’t even take it to the doctor okay
didn’t even take it to the doctor okay well done pass and for Ralph you didn’t
well done pass and for Ralph you didn’t
well done pass and for Ralph you didn’t do so well in school you didn’t read so
do so well in school you didn’t read so
do so well in school you didn’t read so well well teachers day can we help
well well teachers day can we help
well well teachers day can we help Luther says what no no no no I’m going
Luther says what no no no no I’m going
Luther says what no no no no I’m going don’t need no help
don’t need no help
don’t need no help you’ll be all right well Ralph graduated
you’ll be all right well Ralph graduated
you’ll be all right well Ralph graduated from school
from school
from school and he didn’t read so well he went to
and he didn’t read so well he went to
and he didn’t read so well he went to the city and he met the professor who
the city and he met the professor who
the city and he met the professor who helped him help him to read yes he read
helped him help him to read yes he read
helped him help him to read yes he read a little bit but not so good he married
a little bit but not so good he married
a little bit but not so good he married a woman and he had two beautiful
a woman and he had two beautiful
a woman and he had two beautiful children he decided to take his wife and
children he decided to take his wife and
children he decided to take his wife and his two girls to the country and he
his two girls to the country and he
his two girls to the country and he built a house and he made sure that that
built a house and he made sure that that
built a house and he made sure that that house was filled with books he was going
house was filled with books he was going
house was filled with books he was going to educate his children they were going
to educate his children they were going
to educate his children they were going to be that man
to be that man
to be that man that bastard child is my father two
that bastard child is my father two
that bastard child is my father two years fast I turned 7 and I went to
years fast I turned 7 and I went to
years fast I turned 7 and I went to school it was time to go to school and
school it was time to go to school and
school it was time to go to school and three in one year I made it through
three in one year I made it through
three in one year I made it through three grades on the third grade my
three grades on the third grade my
three grades on the third grade my teacher said to me and I can remember
teacher said to me and I can remember
teacher said to me and I can remember that day minute you’re spelling is
that day minute you’re spelling is
that day minute you’re spelling is atrocious that made the wound
atrocious that made the wound
atrocious that made the wound I feel it as sadness an embarrassment a
I feel it as sadness an embarrassment a
I feel it as sadness an embarrassment a wound that would heal into a scar that I
wound that would heal into a scar that I
wound that would heal into a scar that I would characterize wondering how would I
would characterize wondering how would I
would characterize wondering how would I overcome this and that sin class there
overcome this and that sin class there
overcome this and that sin class there was a boy a handsome lad oh yes he could
was a boy a handsome lad oh yes he could
was a boy a handsome lad oh yes he could draw he could really draw I learned to
draw he could really draw I learned to
draw he could really draw I learned to draw from this young man but he couldn’t
draw from this young man but he couldn’t
draw from this young man but he couldn’t read and when he was asked to read aloud
read and when he was asked to read aloud
read and when he was asked to read aloud kids laugh to do
kids laugh to do
kids laugh to do teachers did nothing about it and I felt
teachers did nothing about it and I felt
teachers did nothing about it and I felt that I knew have that felt and I was
that I knew have that felt and I was
that I knew have that felt and I was going to make a difference well I did
going to make a difference well I did
going to make a difference well I did well in primary school exceptionally
well in primary school exceptionally
well in primary school exceptionally well and I went on to high school and
well and I went on to high school and
well and I went on to high school and won my way to school every morning I
won my way to school every morning I
won my way to school every morning I would pick my book up my dictionary and
would pick my book up my dictionary and
would pick my book up my dictionary and I was going to learn a word every day I
I was going to learn a word every day I
I was going to learn a word every day I noticed next to those words were symbols
noticed next to those words were symbols
noticed next to those words were symbols symbols funny-looking things upside-down
symbols funny-looking things upside-down
symbols funny-looking things upside-down V backward C or Shu and I was curious
V backward C or Shu and I was curious
V backward C or Shu and I was curious what are these things anyway
what are these things anyway
what are these things anyway I graduated from high school and I went
I graduated from high school and I went
I graduated from high school and I went to college still want to read and spell
to college still want to read and spell
to college still want to read and spell better
better
better I made ace I took speedy reading classes
I made ace I took speedy reading classes
I made ace I took speedy reading classes I made all the wrong semester after
I made all the wrong semester after
I made all the wrong semester after semester but for me reading was a job it
semester but for me reading was a job it
semester but for me reading was a job it wasn’t a joy I graduated and I went on
wasn’t a joy I graduated and I went on
wasn’t a joy I graduated and I went on to Florida State University and I
to Florida State University and I
to Florida State University and I studied audiology and speech pathology I
studied audiology and speech pathology I
studied audiology and speech pathology I worked with the human mind the brain I
worked with the human mind the brain I
worked with the human mind the brain I understood I read communicated
understood I read communicated
understood I read communicated I would function how he sees how it
I would function how he sees how it
I would function how he sees how it hairs I would press its information and
hairs I would press its information and
hairs I would press its information and yes I figured out what those funny
yes I figured out what those funny
yes I figured out what those funny little symbols were they were the
little symbols were they were the
little symbols were they were the international phonetic alphabet and if
international phonetic alphabet and if
international phonetic alphabet and if only all the teachers could know what
only all the teachers could know what
only all the teachers could know what these were and were able to give it to
these were and were able to give it to
these were and were able to give it to their children and if children in high
their children and if children in high
their children and if children in high school knew what they were they would be
school knew what they were they would be
school knew what they were they would be able to read and spell of course but you
able to read and spell of course but you
able to read and spell of course but you know I was going to do different so I
know I was going to do different so I
know I was going to do different so I positioned myself into the public school
positioned myself into the public school
positioned myself into the public school my first job California Crestwood
my first job California Crestwood
my first job California Crestwood elementary school there the children had
elementary school there the children had
elementary school there the children had childhood
childhood
childhood Faiza that meant that they had an injury
Faiza that meant that they had an injury
Faiza that meant that they had an injury to their brain this injury affected area
to their brain this injury affected area
to their brain this injury affected area of language that meant that they were
of language that meant that they were
of language that meant that they were not going to process really right spell
not going to process really right spell
not going to process really right spell and then we’re going to have behavior
and then we’re going to have behavior
and then we’re going to have behavior problem as well as attention deficit
problem as well as attention deficit
problem as well as attention deficit okay Ron I wondered I had questions
okay Ron I wondered I had questions
okay Ron I wondered I had questions there’s a boy who fell off the horse and
there’s a boy who fell off the horse and
there’s a boy who fell off the horse and childhood aphasia what was the diagnosis
childhood aphasia what was the diagnosis
childhood aphasia what was the diagnosis of the lat that handsome lad in my class
of the lat that handsome lad in my class
of the lat that handsome lad in my class and I was it the problem of auditory
and I was it the problem of auditory
and I was it the problem of auditory conceptualization and problem of
conceptualization and problem of
conceptualization and problem of processing and making the precise
processing and making the precise
processing and making the precise judgment as to where a sound is in a
judgment as to where a sound is in a
judgment as to where a sound is in a word well that was more question than
word well that was more question than
word well that was more question than answers my king onion husband took his
answers my king onion husband took his
answers my king onion husband took his wife and two children to the Cayman
wife and two children to the Cayman
wife and two children to the Cayman Islands and we built a house and the
Islands and we built a house and the
Islands and we built a house and the house I made sure that my girls were
house I made sure that my girls were
house I made sure that my girls were going to be educated they were going to
going to be educated they were going to
going to be educated they were going to be able to read spell and have command
be able to read spell and have command
be able to read spell and have command of the English language well I got a job
of the English language well I got a job
of the English language well I got a job and I wondered to myself how it makes it
and I wondered to myself how it makes it
and I wondered to myself how it makes it just like my daddy I was gonna educate
just like my daddy I was gonna educate
just like my daddy I was gonna educate my kids and how family teachers and the
my kids and how family teachers and the
my kids and how family teachers and the environment can shape the life of a
environment can shape the life of a
environment can shape the life of a child I got a job in the school system
child I got a job in the school system
child I got a job in the school system working as a speech and language
working as a speech and language
working as a speech and language pathologist looking at children language
pathologist looking at children language
pathologist looking at children language and speech and I discovered a big
and speech and I discovered a big
and speech and I discovered a big picture yes and not to make lightly the
picture yes and not to make lightly the
picture yes and not to make lightly the communication system that has been come
communication system that has been come
communication system that has been come by great many people that we can
by great many people that we can
by great many people that we can communicate read and write but there are
communicate read and write but there are
communicate read and write but there are 775 million people in our world today
775 million people in our world today
775 million people in our world today that cannot read and write add more and
that cannot read and write add more and
that cannot read and write add more and maybe just maybe we can make a
maybe just maybe we can make a
maybe just maybe we can make a difference one little difference can you
difference one little difference can you
difference one little difference can you remember coming to the top of the
remember coming to the top of the
remember coming to the top of the mountain and here in the animals did you
mountain and here in the animals did you
mountain and here in the animals did you make an
make an
make an imaginative picture in your mind of this
imaginative picture in your mind of this
imaginative picture in your mind of this sound you heard I bet you all did and
sound you heard I bet you all did and
sound you heard I bet you all did and did you take just 2 feet and associated
did you take just 2 feet and associated
did you take just 2 feet and associated it with a sound no you didn’t did you
it with a sound no you didn’t did you
it with a sound no you didn’t did you just take a part of that animal the tail
just take a part of that animal the tail
just take a part of that animal the tail and associated it with the sound I bet
and associated it with the sound I bet
and associated it with the sound I bet you didn’t and did you just take the
you didn’t and did you just take the
you didn’t and did you just take the head later on and make the association
head later on and make the association
head later on and make the association of living doctor pick that in your mind
of living doctor pick that in your mind
of living doctor pick that in your mind no you did you form a picture of that
no you did you form a picture of that
no you did you form a picture of that whole cat in your mind when I made that
whole cat in your mind when I made that
whole cat in your mind when I made that sound
sound
sound well this is what traditional reason
well this is what traditional reason
well this is what traditional reason have done for us it has taken the sound
have done for us it has taken the sound
have done for us it has taken the sound and we have 26 letters of the alphabet
and we have 26 letters of the alphabet
and we have 26 letters of the alphabet and 44 sounds that we use in our English
and 44 sounds that we use in our English
and 44 sounds that we use in our English language and what we have done is we
language and what we have done is we
language and what we have done is we give children a little bit here in grade
give children a little bit here in grade
give children a little bit here in grade one and we give little kids with kids
one and we give little kids with kids
one and we give little kids with kids and great to another set of sounds the
and great to another set of sounds the
and great to another set of sounds the same sound but different symbols and we
same sound but different symbols and we
same sound but different symbols and we wait till grade six to give them the
wait till grade six to give them the
wait till grade six to give them the rest of it but we expect them to refi
rest of it but we expect them to refi
rest of it but we expect them to refi great for now I want to show you what
great for now I want to show you what
great for now I want to show you what I’m talking about
Capital J lowercase J teacher says write
Capital J lowercase J teacher says write it but before I get into it I want to
it but before I get into it I want to
it but before I get into it I want to bet you all pretended you were in grade
bet you all pretended you were in grade
bet you all pretended you were in grade one and over here we got Jack and then
one and over here we got Jack and then
one and over here we got Jack and then we’ve got George and then we’ve got
we’ve got George and then we’ve got
we’ve got George and then we’ve got Roger now jack is going to jump up and
Roger now jack is going to jump up and
Roger now jack is going to jump up and down and says Jake begins my name my
down and says Jake begins my name my
down and says Jake begins my name my name begins with J it makes a sound jack
name begins with J it makes a sound jack
name begins with J it makes a sound jack and he is also proud now it will take
and he is also proud now it will take
and he is also proud now it will take Paul and George to say my name begins
Paul and George to say my name begins
Paul and George to say my name begins with Jew – because GE GI gy is not being
with Jew – because GE GI gy is not being
with Jew – because GE GI gy is not being taught until you’re in grade 3 okay now
taught until you’re in grade 3 okay now
taught until you’re in grade 3 okay now poor little Roger over there he is never
poor little Roger over there he is never
poor little Roger over there he is never going to know are you proud like Jack
going to know are you proud like Jack
going to know are you proud like Jack that he is named
that he is named
that he is named the sound jump it is because he’s not
the sound jump it is because he’s not
the sound jump it is because he’s not going to be told that DGE
going to be told that DGE
going to be told that DGE makes a sound jump until he’s in grade 6
makes a sound jump until he’s in grade 6
makes a sound jump until he’s in grade 6 now how do we expect it to read by grade
now how do we expect it to read by grade
now how do we expect it to read by grade 4 fluently if he doesn’t know the sound
4 fluently if he doesn’t know the sound
4 fluently if he doesn’t know the sound associated with the symbols we are being
associated with the symbols we are being
associated with the symbols we are being taught from we are born ABCD they sing
taught from we are born ABCD they sing
taught from we are born ABCD they sing it to us what’s good is ABC we do not
it to us what’s good is ABC we do not
it to us what’s good is ABC we do not speak without these things listen what
speak without these things listen what
speak without these things listen what I’m gonna say to you whe and n know th
I’m gonna say to you whe and n know th
I’m gonna say to you whe and n know th ing GOI ng RI ght gol EFT that we make
ing GOI ng RI ght gol EFT that we make
ing GOI ng RI ght gol EFT that we make the association with sound
the association with sound
the association with sound the only time we talk like that is where
the only time we talk like that is where
the only time we talk like that is where we don’t want our kids to know what we
we don’t want our kids to know what we
we don’t want our kids to know what we say wow I have a story I want to share
say wow I have a story I want to share
say wow I have a story I want to share with you most recently a young lad
with you most recently a young lad
with you most recently a young lad handsome but what I meant when I was 7
handsome but what I meant when I was 7
handsome but what I meant when I was 7 years old
years old
years old he walked into my office with his mom
he walked into my office with his mom
he walked into my office with his mom and I couldn’t read he doesn’t he draws
and I couldn’t read he doesn’t he draws
and I couldn’t read he doesn’t he draws very well deja vu but now I had the big
very well deja vu but now I had the big
very well deja vu but now I had the big picture and I was going to share it with
picture and I was going to share it with
picture and I was going to share it with him so I asked him I said to him one day
him so I asked him I said to him one day
him so I asked him I said to him one day I said now hair is just the nitrogen
I said now hair is just the nitrogen
I said now hair is just the nitrogen symbol and here’s a list of words I want
symbol and here’s a list of words I want
symbol and here’s a list of words I want you to draw the picture of the just
you to draw the picture of the just
you to draw the picture of the just symbols in this bitch of red well I want
symbols in this bitch of red well I want
symbols in this bitch of red well I want you to color it no I didn’t tell him I
you to color it no I didn’t tell him I
you to color it no I didn’t tell him I wanted the color e he said to me ma’am
wanted the color e he said to me ma’am
wanted the color e he said to me ma’am can I color it I said certainly you can
can I color it I said certainly you can
can I color it I said certainly you can color it he says and can I put it anyhow
color it he says and can I put it anyhow
color it he says and can I put it anyhow I want across in the picture frame I
I want across in the picture frame I
I want across in the picture frame I said certainly you can draw it anytime
said certainly you can draw it anytime
said certainly you can draw it anytime you want to and so he gave me this
you want to and so he gave me this
you want to and so he gave me this beautiful picture I said to him
now can I show it to the people I’m
now can I show it to the people I’m going to talk to he said yes I said but
going to talk to he said yes I said but
going to talk to he said yes I said but I need your mom permission
I need your mom permission
I need your mom permission he said she doesn’t have to give you
he said she doesn’t have to give you
he said she doesn’t have to give you permission I can give your permission is
permission I can give your permission is
permission I can give your permission is my picture I joined I’m going to tell
my picture I joined I’m going to tell
my picture I joined I’m going to tell them you can’t read and he said that’s
them you can’t read and he said that’s
them you can’t read and he said that’s okay you’re going to teach me to read
okay you’re going to teach me to read
okay you’re going to teach me to read and I’m going to read and he took my
and I’m going to read and he took my
and I’m going to read and he took my breath away and he said later on and
breath away and he said later on and
breath away and he said later on and tomorrow when I come back can I find the
tomorrow when I come back can I find the
tomorrow when I come back can I find the letter symbols in the words and I go WOW
letter symbols in the words and I go WOW
letter symbols in the words and I go WOW yes you certainly can you have done it
yes you certainly can you have done it
yes you certainly can you have done it boy we are going to read now if the boy
boy we are going to read now if the boy
boy we are going to read now if the boy who fell off the horse had this would it
who fell off the horse had this would it
who fell off the horse had this would it make a difference if the boy who was in
make a difference if the boy who was in
make a difference if the boy who was in my class when I was seven years old just
my class when I was seven years old just
my class when I was seven years old just like this handsome like that I’m now
like this handsome like that I’m now
like this handsome like that I’m now teaching would it make a difference
teaching would it make a difference
teaching would it make a difference I’m sure to what it makes a difference
I’m sure to what it makes a difference
I’m sure to what it makes a difference in my life well the journey is over we
in my life well the journey is over we
in my life well the journey is over we must return hop aboard imaginary machine
must return hop aboard imaginary machine
must return hop aboard imaginary machine we’re back and before I go allow me to
we’re back and before I go allow me to
we’re back and before I go allow me to tell you how happy I am to have
tell you how happy I am to have
tell you how happy I am to have discovered the big picture and to have
discovered the big picture and to have
discovered the big picture and to have designed a program that will change the
designed a program that will change the
designed a program that will change the life of children one that although it
life of children one that although it
life of children one that although it challenges the status quo I think it is
challenges the status quo I think it is
challenges the status quo I think it is logical and I wonder why it’s not the
logical and I wonder why it’s not the
logical and I wonder why it’s not the norm and instead of pain sadness
norm and instead of pain sadness
norm and instead of pain sadness embarrassment and scars the courage to
embarrassment and scars the courage to
embarrassment and scars the courage to realize it brings joy happiness and even
realize it brings joy happiness and even
realize it brings joy happiness and even allow a child to somersault I read for a
allow a child to somersault I read for a
allow a child to somersault I read for a life and I could spell much better all
life and I could spell much better all
life and I could spell much better all because I have discovered how to
because I have discovered how to
because I have discovered how to organize the sound associated with
organize the sound associated with
organize the sound associated with letter symbols and present them in a fun
letter symbols and present them in a fun
letter symbols and present them in a fun way in stories and imagination thank you
way in stories and imagination thank you
way in stories and imagination thank you [Applause]
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