Reading Out Loud to Children is Good
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ReadOasis Step 1 A recent study showed that reading out loud to young children is a good thing. Young children will have better language, reading, and writing skills at school if their parents read to them. These children will more likely develop a love of reading. And this can... Read more
Call of Duty Game Breaks Records Again
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ReadOasis Step 2 The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported this gaming news on November 12, 2010, summarized here at ReadOasis Step 2. The video game Call of Duty: Black Ops reached first-day sales of $360 million in the U.S. and U.K. The game is made by the company Activision.... Read more
What to Do Before an Earthquake
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ReadOasis Step 2 Fires of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Earthquakes come suddenly, violently, and without warning. You need to find dangers ahead of time. And you need to plan ahead. Then you can reduce the dangers of serious injury or loss of life from an earthquake. The following... Read more
This is a summary of research about an amazing dog named Chaser (ReadOasis Step 2). Researchers studied the receptive language skills of a dog. The dog's name is Chaser, and she is a border collie. Border collies are usually black and white, and they generally work with sheep. The... Read more
USA Today reported about a new study on smoking (summarized at ReadOasis Step 2). Tobacco smoke causes immediate harm to the body, even if the contact is short. It can damage cells and cause body tissue to redden. These effects can lead to serious illness and death. This was... Read more
USA reported that hand washing is increasing. Here is a summary at ReadOasis Step 1. Recently, Americans have heard a lot of information about influenza. Maybe this has helped. In a recent study, researchers found this. Eighty-five percent of grown-ups washed their hands in public restrooms. This is the... Read more
ReadOasis Step 2 Seattle Earthquake (by Seattle Municipal Archives) You can do many things to protect yourself during an earthquake. Be aware that some earthquakes are actually smaller earthquakes before a bigger one. A larger earthquake might happen after the first one. During an earthquake, limit your movements to... Read more
Mothers, babies, and affection at ReadOasis Step 2 Babies tend to become happy and mentally healthy children when their mothers are caring and attentive. But one study suggests this. The benefits of a caring mother may go well beyond childhood. The study followed nearly 500 babies into their 30s.... Read more
Body Weight and Length of Hospital Stays
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Science Daily reported this story about body weight and the length of hospital stays (summarized at ReadOasis Step 2). Researchers have found a direct relationship between body weight and how long and often a person stays in the hospital. On average, heavy people stayed 1.5 days longer in the... Read more
Here is the story at ReadOasis Step 2 Do you like to do good things for other people? If so, your genes might be responsible. A new study suggests this. Researchers at the University of Bonn looked at attitudes about giving. According to the study, a small change in... Read more
Waves of Chinese Students Go to America
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Summarized from the New York Times at ReadOasis Step 2 Chinese students have long filled American graduate schools. But now Chinese undergraduates represent the fastest-growing group of foreign students in the US. In 2008-9, more than 26,000 Chinese were studying in the United States. This is an increase of... Read more
Here is a news summary at ReadOasis Step 2. Read the original below. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a part of the United States government. The organization makes rules about new foods and health products. FDA scientists are ready to approve the first genetically engineered food. Many... Read more