I absolutely do not disagree with this, Nancy. On Jul 12, 2007, at 8:48 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > In a message dated 7/12/2007 10:57:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > But I don't assume that a poor oral reader is a poor silent reader. > > > > Renee, > I've been thinking and thinking about this, and the importance of oral > reading fluency. > I agree that meaning is what it is all about, but it has also occurred > to me > that throughout their education, students are going to encounter times > when > they have to read out loud. I understand that oral reading is a > performance, > but I'm wondering if teaching students to read well orally out loud > just for > performance purposes, might be a life skill that people need. > What do you think? > > Nancy "We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It's easy to say, 'It's not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.' Then there are those, who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes." ~ Fred Rogers _______________________________________________ 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.
