I've decided to change my approach to this submission. Thanks schon for your feedback.

My [swiss] co-workers were caught eating lunch at a restaurant that is derided as being for the uncouth masses (no, not McDonalds). [Sorry guys, if I just outed you on slashdot :-)]

http://maps.google.ch/?ie=UTF8&ll=47.383045,8.505821&spn=0.002477,0.009645&z=17&layer=c&cbll=47.383047,8.505825&panoid=6fhJi7LDrhilQAciWe5PZA&cbp=11,155.84,,2,8.53

During the summer, every restaurant that can, puts tables/chairs outside because the swiss strongly favor it.

except the one that links directly to your article about the best method for teaching kids to read. (Which apparently doesn't seem to exist.)

BTW, The article about the best method for teaching kids to read is Chapter 7 of "Super Crunchers" and its footnotes which link several academic data-driven field studies over the course of 40 years that back this up. e.g. 70'000(?) kids over the 10 year(?) "Project Follow Through" project. This book chapter is not online - I unfortunately can't link to it. I'm also surprised nobody has done a slashdot book review on "Super Crunchers" in general. It is basically practical case studies in data mining.

I am willing to admit I may not have communicated the point in the most succinct way, which is why I'm open to improvement. The main point is not the wikipedia page. It is that you, as an individual (e.g. parent), can buy software that implements the Direct Instruction method for teaching kids to read (the only other software that implements direct instruction methods that I know of is "enterprise software" targeting school systems and not parents). This software doesn't come up in typical google searches and it should be the 1st by far. The book I link to "Teach your kids..." is the equivalent of the software, but since the teaching technique is non-obvious, it is better to have the software do it so you spend more effort noticing how well you're kid is getting it (able to repeat the last N seconds, the last lesson, or to skip same, etc.). Because it is non-obvious and can't be explained in a few words (nor can the motivation why this is the best) I added the other links. Writing this paragraph here would have doubled the size of the submission which I thought would increase the chances a reader would get bored and skip it. Even more background is that there are also SRA product lines that implement direct instruction, and some people may have heard of SRA. There is yet even more information, about behavioral psychology, and the theory of instruction. I was trying to be concise and intriguing, yet providing links to depth for those who want it.

Yes, I noticed that I didn't link the theoretical method behind the software - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Instruction Also, although there is a book and isbn involved, it is more a software review than a book review. I'm open for suggestions for improvement, e.g. which links would you recommend I leave out?

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