Wow I am loving all the close examination of what we're practicing as
reading teachers.
I like your bike analogy Bill. I do ride without conscious strategic
thinking most days, but I happen to be a beginner triathlete and suddenly I
need to be very strategic about riding hills, shifting gears and there is a
lot of deliberate strategy going on with this bike riding experience. I am
a better rider because of it.
I can understand Nancie's point that direct strategy instruction especially
belongs when facing more difficult nonfiction text. I just like introducing
it in the comfort of fiction.
But I think we would all agree that of course reading for enjoyment and
understanding is our focus. That's what we're all about and the reason we
care so much about helping kids become masterful and delighted readers.
Happy Reading Everyone, Gina
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