I think every child is different and that is part of our role as teachers. We do have auditory learners who may remember more when reading aloud. I know that if I want to remember a phone number, I read it aloud over and over again! Watch your struggling readers when they are reading something difficult...do you see them moving their lips??? How many of us, when reading something very difficult, read it out loud to try to make sense of it! Others are distracted by the 'performance' aspect and need to read silently to get the most out of it. I think we need to actually ASK kids in which mode they comprehend better.Usually, they can TELL you and you don't need to infer it. In my experience, if they don't know right away, they soon pay attention to it and figure it out. Jennifer Maryland In a message dated 7/17/2007 11:56:45 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Tammy, What I think is that we really can't know what is going on in a child's mind. But I can speak for myself: When I am not fake reading (and yes, I can do that too), I understand what I am reading silently much more than what I am reading aloud. That's if all things are equal, of course, and I am equally engaged. But that's just me. Renee ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour _______________________________________________ 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.
