I think balance comes into play here. My feelings about reading for fun versus deeper value in reading change depending upon the group I am teaching and the method I am using to teach. If I have a group of big readers--then I believe I can challenge them with books that start very slow, or where the value is in the interpretation and the discussion rather than the quick plot and funny characters. At the end, they might say it was their favorite book (because they loved the deeper value) or that it was valuable, but not their favorite (I am okay with that). If my group has not yet found much to enjoy about reading, then I am looking for books that grab them from the start and hold on to them. This is particularly true of they are reading independently. Eventually, I want my students to read for many reasons, as Gallagher encourages, but when they have not yet caught any sort of reading bug, I find the need to focus on the fun, particularly in elementary where reading more is what grows a reader.
:)Bonita California Grade5 >Could this be what Kelly Gallagher is trying to get at in his comment? I >valued My Sister's >Keeper but I didn't like the ending. I know others who >didn't like the book. > Make sense? > Elisa Waingort > Calgary, Canada > > Do you think that people can value a book without thinking it's fun? I'm > reading the book >READING REASONS by Kelly Gallagher. He says he wants his > students to value the books he >assigns. They do not necessarily have to > like the books. > Jan > > _______________________________________________ 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.
