The real nubbin of the problem, in my opinion, is reflected on this listserv with just one day's posts. It starts and ends with a definition of reading. When what is actually decoding is called "reading," it makes a difference in everything that's done. We are creating readers, all right--well, at least DIBELers and fluent somethings--why do we whine when we get exactly what we have taught? Decoders.
> Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:19:41 -0800> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > [email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Comprehension strategies > and Harcourt> > > ---- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I teach gifted 5th > graders, but have taught regular 3rd through 5th as well > > as gifted 3rd > through 5th. Having my reading endorsement, I too am surprised > > by the > word callers at the beginning of the year. This year I was > > especially > surprised because my class did not seem to think that comprehension was > > > important. Can you imagine? > > It is my theory (totally unproven) that the > trend toward testing and basals has hurried our students into fluent reading > (ie word calling) at the expense of comprehension. The problem of students > who can sound out, read smoothly, and have no clue what it means, has grown > in recent years at the upper grades. I look forward to a return to > balance...> > :)Bonita> > _______________________________________________> > 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. > _________________________________________________________________ Climb to the top of the charts! Play the word scramble challenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_jan _______________________________________________ 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.
