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English term or phrase:3 R's
Spanish translation:Readiness, Response and Recovery
Entered by:margaret caulfield
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English term or phrase: 3 R's
The child took a long time to settle, he did not like to talk to anyone, he didn't concentrate, his reading and writing were very poor as was generally everything from the 3 R's to sports.

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Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Mexico
Readiness, Response and Recovery
Explanation:
at least in the case of children with traumas. Please see the following:

The Three R's to Dealing with Trauma in Schools: Readiness, Response, and Recovery
will explore issues related to trauma, its impact on children, and ...
www.walcoff.com/prevention/ - 13k - Cached - Similar pages

There are also many other hits giving many other explanations (even for recycling: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle), but due to your explanation above, I thought this might be helpful to you.

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margaret caulfield
Spain
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2materias básicas
GoodWords
4 +2Readiness, Response and Recoverymargaret caulfield
5lectura, escritura y aritmética
Claudia Alvis


  


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
3 r's materias básicas

Explanation:
The 3 R's are "reading", "wRiting", and "[a]Rithmetic", en otras palabras, las materias básicas.

GoodWords
Mexico
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Mapi: I learnt something new today, www.marand.si/business/volume_4/issue_1/the3r.htm
23 mins

neutral margaret caulfield: I would have thought that this would be R, W and A
40 mins
  -> Exactly. It's a joke, but a universally-known one. See http://www.funfordevents.com/index.php?src=news&prid=46 http://www.marand.si/business/volume_4/issue_1/the3r.htm http://www.thedowsschoolroom.com/3rs.html http://www.gospelweb.net/threerrr.htm

agree LisaR
16 hrs
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Readiness, Response and Recovery

Explanation:
at least in the case of children with traumas. Please see the following:

The Three R's to Dealing with Trauma in Schools: Readiness, Response, and Recovery
will explore issues related to trauma, its impact on children, and ...
www.walcoff.com/prevention/ - 13k - Cached - Similar pages

There are also many other hits giving many other explanations (even for recycling: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle), but due to your explanation above, I thought this might be helpful to you.



margaret caulfield
Spain
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agree MATRIX TRANSL: Margaret, I AGREE with you. I think that since the sentence already makes reference to his very poor reading and writing , then what's the point in mentioning them again in the 3 Rs? I totally support your answer.
33 mins
  -> Many thanks, MATRIX.

agree Pablo Grosschmid
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Pablo
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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
3 r's lectura, escritura y aritmética

Explanation:
The 3 R's (Reading, 'Riting, 'Rithmetic)

REFERENCIAS:
[1] En Estados Unidos clasifican la lectura, la escritura y la aritmética como los tres pilares básicos de la educación. Por ello, hablan de las 3Rs (Reading, 'Riting, 'Rithmetic). Ohler propone que el "aRt" (aRte) sea la 4R.
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www.canadianculture.com/geezer/jack68.html
The Three Rs: 'Reading, 'Riting and 'Rithmetic.

The central core of all education is the ability to read and comprehend what is written.


    Reference: http://www.canadianculture.com/geezer/jack68.html
Claudia Alvis
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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