Oh, YES!! I so agree with this Ann, and also what Lori said about her sons' reading habits. Parents are always surprised when I tell them that their kids may include some internet reading on their home logs. And I think this totally makes the case for what we discuss on this list...reading workshop and strategies. IMO, kids are so much more motivated when they understand the strategies especially when they are embedded in a well run workshop environment because the strategic reading is so much more engaging and active!
Unfortunately, we run into some reading snobs at the elementary level as well. I had a teacher tell me she thought it was wrong that I had Captain Underpants in my 3rd grade library. She said it was our job to steer the kids towards GOOD literature. Let's just say we agreed to disagree. :o) Lisa 2/3 IL --- Ann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My students start out reading whatever they > want...newspapers, Internet, magazines, comics, > graphic novels, as well as books. I try to interest > them in reading and then steer them towards other > areas. My genre list includes all of these, plus > the traditional historical fiction, biography, > nonfiction, realistic fiction, humor, science > fiction, etc. I realized many years ago, that > reading doesn't mean picking up a hard or soft > covered book. I want them immersed in > print....whatever form it happens to be. > Ann > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > 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. > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] 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.
