An interesting discussion--Who is Karen Ernst and what is the name of her book? It does sound like it might tie into the visualizing very well. ----- Original Message ----- From: "ljackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 8:44 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Dyslexia and comprehension
> Joy, you are so kind. You know, I might have thought it was phobia > related > to drawing , but truly there were just as many struggling to put labels to > the diagram based on descriptive writing. We spent much longer talking > about > this activity than doing it. It was not part of the plan, but there we go > again with lesson plans as realistic fiction. The issue of comfort levels > came up among those who struggled to draw and my partner--a truly > wonderful > young teacher--was quick to own up to the issue of not modeling (it was a > warm up activity). She then modeled her drawing, letting everyone know > that > because she is NOT an artist (and she is clearly not kidding), her own > students were each safe in the knowledge that they could outdraw their > teacher. I talked about my own experience in the classroom--I draw fairly > well and am passionate about art instruction. I could not 'pretend' not > to > draw well, but I could--and did--stress the importance of recognizing that > there were times when art supported my learning--like the way my simple > sketches and labeled drawings supported my understanding of a text--and > there were times when art WAS my learning. I just made it very explicit > to > my kids if art was to support learning or BE the learning. > > I need to find a way to see Karen Ernst again. It is probably time for me > to reread her book. It must be here or at the office. She did an amazing > job of using art to support writing and I need to rethink her work from > the > perspective of visual imagery to support comprehension. Ah, so many > books, > so little time!! > > _______________________________________________ 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.
