Now I was taught that strategies were what good readers used to comprehend and that the skills were what the author used to organize his text. Like using compare/contrast or cause and effect to get the message across and readers need to be able to recognize that what the author was using. Debbie
Diana Triplett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What the authors propose is to say that strategies are "deliberate, > goal-directed attempts to control and modify the reader's efforts to decode text, to > understand words and construct meanings of text. Reading skills are automatic > actions that result in decoding and comprehension with speed, efficiency and > fluency and usually occur without awareness of the components or control > involved. Hi Jennifer, Do the authors give any examples that would help us to understand this difference? I am currently teaching an on-line graduate level reading course. I find that my participants use the terms strategy and skill interchangeably. They also refer to things like graphic organizers as strategies. Diana _________________________________________________________________ Helping your favorite cause is as easy as instant messaging. You IM, we give. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Home/?source=text_hotmail_join _______________________________________________ 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. --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. _______________________________________________ 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.
