I BELIEVE EVERYTHING WE DO IS INFLUENCED BY THE LENS WE LOOK THROUGH. I ALSO DON'T THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I WORK WITH MIDDLE SCHOOLERS. ANYTHING THAT HELPS MY KIDS BECOME EFFICIENT, PROFICIENT, HABITUAL, GOOD READERS...(OR WHATEVER THEY ARE CALLED THIS WEEK), ARE NECESSARY TOOLS FOR ME TO TEACH.
I LOVE THE STRATEGIES AS WELL, BUT THEY ARE ONLY TOOLS, A MEANS TO AN END. I GUESS I AGREE WITH ATWELL.. I'M AFRAID THE SOME MAKE THE STRATEGIES THE CURRICULUM RATHER THAN USING THEM AS A TOOL. ONCE MY KIDS HAVE INTERNALIZED A PARTICULAR TOOL, I DON'T CONTINUE TO REVISIT IT, UNLESS I SEE A NEED FOR IT. I HAVE SEEN THE SITUATIONS WHERE THE STRATEGIES BECOME A HUGE HINDRANCE TO THE FLOW OF READING. ESPECIALLY ON THOSE OCCASIONS WHEN I HAVE USED THOSE STRATEGIES TO BE MY ACCOUNTABILITY, RATHER THAN FOR THEM. KIM On 7/14/07, gina nunley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > First, I apologize if this has been discussed and I missed it. If so just > let me know and I'll search archives. > > I am curious as to the response to Nancie Atwell's The Reading Zone. I > have > not read it, but have read much discussion of its key points....one being > that she saves any strategy lessons and application for the most difficult > reading. She says she attempted it during Reading Workshop and felt it > was > ineffective and in fact compromised her student's reading experience. > > I am certainly not a person who ever sees things in black or white, and so > I > can make my peace with a middle road. Just curious how dedicated strategy > teachers responded to this book. Gina > > _________________________________________________________________ > > http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_pcmag_0507 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > -- Kim ------- Kimberlee Hannan Department Chair Sequoia Middle School Fresno, California 93702 Laugh when you can, apologize when you should, let go of what you can't change, kiss slowly, play hard, forgive quickly, take chances, give everything, have no regrets.. Life's too short to be anything but happy. [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ 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.
