What a great question. I think reading is a cognitive process whereby a reader actively synthesizes and evaluates text--all kinds of text, of which fiction may be the least important..
It's such an important question--on the Maryland State Assessments last year 80% of the reading involved literature (Willa Cather, Jack Wild, poetry)--yet literature is certainly not 80% of anyone's everyday reading experience. I'm not sure at what point reading, literacy and literature became somewhat synonymous, but it serves students poorly. Looking forward to the article.... _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
