It seems to work well to set a ratio (say 5 "just right" books, for every one "challenge")- this keeps the door open to high interest books, but also keeps comprehension and fluency on track. Knowing that a high interest book is just a title or two away is great motivator, nudging kids to try genres and authors they don't have much experience with- and if they are truly great texts- kids often discover they like books on their level. The key is finding really compelling texts w/ age appropriate theme, message, language in a wide range of levels.
On Apr 24, 2008, at 9:31 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't know if I disagree, but I do have instances where I think > allowing "interest" to direct the student to a higher level book > can be a mistake. The instance I am thinking of, and it occurs > quite frequently in my classrooms, is a student who simply wants to > "look" like they are reading a higher level book. I have a number > of students over the years who believe word calling is the same as > reading and who demand higher books. I know the main reason they > are driven this way is to "look" better around their peers, who may > be reading quite difficult texts. But the end result is they don't > read at all--just flip pages and go through the actions. I am at a > school that might over stress fluency in the primary grades and I > do believe that might be part of the problem. Anyone else have this > experience? > > On the other hand, I have also had students struggle through a > tough book because they are driven "fervent" about wanting to read > it. I would never resist such a request. > > :)Bonita > > ---- HERBERT Suzanne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Okay Mary, where was the conference and who was doing the talking and >> was their any 'current research' as everything we are being told >> to do >> is based on 'current research'. Interest supercedes level....is >> there >> anyone out there who has a different opinion on all of this.? Thanks >> Mary. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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.
