I was at a conference on Monday on guided reading and lit.circles. It was awesome-- full of common sense, yet tied to best practices. The speaker stated, "Interest supercedes level." I wanted to jump up and shout an amen. I totally agree with this and have seen it in my fifth grade classroom over and over again. I say if they are motivated to read a text above their level be aware and provide some extra support and make sure they are making it in their discussion group. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "gina nunley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 9:15 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] just right books?
With all the talk about leveled books I am interested in another perspective on matching kids to books. I use QRI to determine instructional and independent levels and use this information with kids for SRI and novel groups or guided reading. 9sixth grade) I know of experts and colleagues who believe we have over emphasized the need for this and feel that kids can handle books that may actually be above their instructional level when they are engaged in book groups, and in fact benefit from the challenge....and amaze you with their level of comprehension in discussions. Then again I remember reading once that you have to be careful because frustrational level material can be more than frustrating...it can be damaging. Just reopening the subject in my own mind. Any thoughts? _________________________________________________________________ Make i'm yours. Create a custom banner to support your cause. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Contribute/Default.aspx?source=TXT_TAGHM_MSN_Make_IM_Yours _______________________________________________ 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
