I think we're going to be a true "nation at risk" because of the nearly universal "overemphasis on fluency" that you're referring to. If any of you've not read it yet, I can highly and "fervently" recommend reading Rereading Fluency by Beth Altwerger and others.
> Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:31:54 -0400> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > [email protected]> CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] > just right books?> > 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. > _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself wherever you are. Mobilize! http://www.gowindowslive.com/Mobile/Landing/Messenger/Default.aspx?Locale=en-US?ocid=TAG_APRIL _______________________________________________ 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.
