In a message dated 7/5/2007 9:54:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It's a pity more people don't know, or at least acknowledge, these facts, since the many schools which are cutting subjects which don't appear on state tests are actually hurting their cause more than helping it. I could not agree more. i present the reading training for our school as staff development, which we have several times a year. i am in heaven when any teacher tells me they use reading strategies in their classroom. it is more exciting when it is a non-LA teacher because of what you stated. if the kids hear it across the curriculum..especially my kids because they are the lowest scoring in the school, it helps them understand that the strategies are valid and can be used in every reading situation. i fight the battle every year; use these strategies every time you read, not just in mrs. domino's reading class. this process belongs to everyone...all teachers, the students and their parents. we have one world language teacher who teaches spanish and every time she sees me, she tells me how she uses reading strategies in her classroom and how well they work no matter what language we are teaching. i love her! :) she is the type of teacher that i want to be around. not for personal praise, just because she is so upbeat and willing to try everything and anything for kids. we think alike and she and others like her, are so inspiring to me. i run from the negative..it takes up too much energy. i really miss my kids. :) *\l/**\l/**\l/*Lynn*\l/**\l/**\l/* Doctorate Student, Florida Atlantic University Please visit my READING website! :o) http://cyberedtech.fau.edu/domino/default.htm ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. _______________________________________________ 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
