wanna make your fluency rates go up? play some techno.... comprehension up? play classical.... see if they are concentrating on the material? play something off the wall like Bollywood music or jazz I play music all the time and it works. The kids know not to complain about the music, though....one complained about the music and asked if I could play country music. I put in Gene Autry's Greatest Hits. After a few choruses of "I'm back in the saddle again...."
She never complained about the music again. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 5:42 AM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Re-replies to my fluency v. comprehension >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 > > > > ************************************** See what's free at > http://www.aol.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. _______________________________________________ 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.
