I have to laugh...how do teachers expect to cover curriculum if the reading material is not comprehended by all. The reading strategies are not hard to incorporate into your daily instruction. If all teachers were using the same strategies and talked the same language it really might make a difference. These teachers need to get over this "fear of change" and help to make a difference by getting out of their comfort zone a little.
JMHO, Alice -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Beverly Maddox Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 9:12 PM To: 'A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades.' Subject: Re: [LIT] "... Addressing Middle Level Literacy" Such heartening stories--our principal is calling for reading in teh content areas, but I'm not sure he understands exactly what he wants--and I know teacher resistance is high in about half the faculty, who feel pressured to "cover" their curricula. I've quoted several of your posts on this thread to him. To read that core content teachers realize that they can improve student achievement/learning through teaching common reading strategies was inspiring. _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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
