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.
