I know i have posted this same idea before but i think it is a good one to remember. when I went to Hoyt's workshop, she demonstrated how using instrumental music in the background helped students monitor their fluency. I have found it to be true in the classrooom as well. An added benefit to when the kids choose the music themselves is that their aesthetic stance sharpens as well. All of a sudden a youngster has a concrete way to show the mood and tone of the story..... the characters thoughts and actions are displayed so to speak through the readers' senses as they respond not only to the text but the background music. Pam
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