Lit circles are good. I do think some kids can handle several books at once however. Part of building vocab requires readers to read and read and read. Voracious reading as it is called. Common Core promotes lots of reading as well. I do not like to stifle a students desire to read either. Some students can get books confused with each other however. Some students can better handle it than others. The skill of being able to handle reading and thinking through multiple texts is a skill students need to develop to be successful in high school and college.
Troy Fredde On Jan 25, 2012, at 10:17 PM, Deborah Lawson <deblawso...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have used lit groups for several years. My students usually have a lit > group book and then what I called an independent or "buddy" book. The > buddy book is one of their choice and they read whenever they have free > time. So far, I have not seen any problems with students keeping their > books separate. > > Deborah Lawson > > > On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 10:49 AM, Jana Blamble <jana_blam...@hboe.org>wrote: > >> Good Morning - I need some input on reading at 4th grade. Is there any >> research (or personal thoughts) that suggest that 4th/5th grade students >> should focus their reading on one chapter book at a time? My thinking is >> that it is difficult to keep track of plot, characters, etc. if they are >> reading more than one. >> >> Jana >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mosaic mailing list >> Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org >> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org >> >> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive
