----- Original Message ----- From: "Beverlee Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>....I am not so sure reading is receptive. Of course, it starts out as >receptive as the reader receives the > input (the author's text). BUT then I tend to believe it becomes > expressive. What happens in the reader's mind following, and during, the > reading is a construction, albeit re-construction, of the author's > message. I think differently....reading is NOT a reconstruction of the author's meaning because a reader can't really know the author's purpose. A reader can assume a meaning, but it is TOTALLY NEW meaning built on the framework of the author's work AND the schema of the reader. It's a synthesis of both. Nancy said, "The receptive is easier to master than the expressive but both are necessary and should be integrated rather than compartmentalized..." but I also disagree with this comment. Receptive is easy to DO, that's why so many kids can sound out what they are reading, but not remember any of it (or in the case of writing, copy styles). I don't know if "master" is the word I would use since it implies importance. Whether BOTH are necessary, both are only needed in early stages of reading and writing. WHAT IS NECESSARY is the EXPRESSIVE --- creating something personal from the reading and writing. 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.
