I probably should have said that I would slow down if I found my mind wandering or if my comprehension was breaking down. Although I thought I did say that...I wouldn't slow down and think about what I was reading if I was engaged and everything else was going OK. I would not force anyone else to slow down unless it seemed like they needed to. As someone else said, I would use whatever evidence I had to suggest this to the reader I was working with. In the post that you responded to I was talking about myself. I think there are times when I need to slow down and I don't. That was the gist of my message. Elisa Waingort Calgary, Canada If I am a proficient reader, reading aesthetically, why would I want to slow down? I think we are so used to hearing about kids that struggle with reading, that we don't take into consideration the proficient reader. Many of my kids are proficient aesthetically, but not efferently. If I were studying the book for a book club, then sure, I would slow down naturally. I would encourage my kids too as well. We read for different purposes, in different ways. If you know you miss stuff, then you are right to slow down. I, personally, would be very frustrated at anyone who tried to slow me down. I would just quit reading. Kim
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