I had a very similar conversation with a colleague the other day who couldn't believe I spent so much time allowing the students to read silently during the school day, and not using the basal as much! So many of my students say they don't read or get read to at home, so I take 45 min. a day to do it in class. I figure they are learning more that way than telling me they read each night, when I know many of them don't!
Christine McLaughlin Beaumont, California > Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 19:52:52 -0700> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > [email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] reading workshop support> > > Very well said! I whole heartily agree! We all need to help parents see > the> importance of reading at home. It is a huge key to lifelong reading.> > Cheryl> > > On 9/29/07 6:53 PM, "Debbie Goodis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > > There are two reasons why I do Reading Workshop.> > > > 1) I know for a > fact that the majority of my students DO NOT read at home. I> > also know > that this means 2 things; that they are not getting enough practice> > AND > they are not seeing reading as another "activity" you might CHOOSE to do> > > when you are bored or want to be entertained. This is not a good thing. If > the> > only time they really read is during your reading time whole group or > guided> > reading time they will NOT learn to read as quickly as if they > practice.> > > > Practice -------> Proficiency---------->Reading for > Enjoyment -------------->> > Practice...think of this as a circle. The arrow > means...leads to. I have this> > posted in my room.> > > > 2)Most parents do > not have the knowledge of great books, amazing authors and> > may not have > the pure enthusiasm and sense of urgency about reading that we> > do. (Or may > not speak English well enough to help in this area) We need to> > create a > situation where our students catch our fever for reading and good> > books.> > > > > I love research as much as anyone else here, but this is all I need to > justify> > why I have my students read for 30-40 minutes a day, create > partners who share> > their books with each other, ask them to respond in > writing about books, and> > time for me to read some of my favorite books and > authors to them. One more> > thing, almost 9 times out of 10, when I read a > book to them, there is a> > stampede to get that book from me to put in their > book box. I just bought 20> > copies of Lilly's Plastic Purple Purse because > ALL the students want a copy.> > > > This is what it's all about to me.> > > > > Debbie> > > > > > ---------------------------------> > Catch up on fall's > hot new shows on Yahoo! TV. Watch previews, get listings,> > and more!> > > _______________________________________________> > 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.> > > > > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and> dangerous content by > ESVA, and is> believed to be clean.> > > > _______________________________________________> 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. > _________________________________________________________________ Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Spaces. It's easy! http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mkt=en-us _______________________________________________ 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.
