I had a wonderful day today at the Michigan Reading Association Conference in Detroit. One of the presenters I was fortunate enough to see was Sharon Taberski. This is actually the third time I have seen her and was glad I decided to go because she had changed her topic title to, "It really is all about Comprehension: Looking beyond the Strategies." I thought I would throw out to this list a couple of things from my notes for your comments. "Strategies play a supportive role rather than a starring role in comprehension." "Are we teaching children strategies that are not developmentally appropriate?" "We need to simplify comprehension teaching and learning. Don't over focus on strategy instruction." She also stressed the importance of oral language in comprehension to increase vocabulary and how we need to use more elaborative conversation when talking to children. "Students need more opportunities to talk." I also saw Shelly Harwayne, Lester Laminack, Randy Bomer, and two presentations on eye movement. I can't wait to go back tomorrow! Nancy Creech
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