----- Original Message ----- > > There are tons of software that turns text into speech so you can > type a story into MS Word and it will read it aloud. > > > So would that then involve reading comprehension or listening > comprehension? What is the difference? I've been thinking about that a lot > since I've become an audio book fanatic. And movies, where do they fit > in? When we watch a movie, are we comprehending a text? > > Nancy Creech
It's all comprehension. Not necessarily text. Our goals as READING Teachers is to teach comprehension, not just the act of reading. Comprehension applies to everything from the morning menu at a the Waffle House to works of art by Pablo Picasso. Also, Text to Text connections include movies, songs, etc. Someone wrote the script, read the teleprompter, penned the lyrics, etc. Even video games can be text if there is a storyline to follow. It had to start with WRITING which I think should be a key component of any READING class, but many schools try to split. I know my school prefers writing in the Language Arts curriculum and NOT in the Reading. Consider the wealth of inference fouind in a 30 second commercial. Isn't that reading? I think we get so wrapped up in the strategies that we forget the main point of reading....comprehension. And beyond with application! (Just saw a vision of Buzz Lightyear saying, "To Comprehension....and BEYOND!") Just because you can comprehend a selection, doesn't mean you have to take it wholeheartedly or believe in it. Too many kids who comprehend also accept whatever they read at face value and don't use Critical Thinking to assess their reading. If we read an article about Sasquatch, I don't want them to all believe in Sasquatch, but I do want them to consider the possibilites. Does it exist? How is it related to the Yeti? Why is it called Bigfoot? Should it be on the endangered species list? Is it just swamp gas? To me, that is REAL Reading. When reading a selection starts a fire where you want to know more, or read more, or experience those same feelings all over again.... Bill _______________________________________________ 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.
