Hi Kelly - I'd have to agree with Lori, but I'd like to expand a little bit on part of it. Statistically, we still see boys as struggling readers in the primary grades much more than we do girls. Curious little boys (and curious little girls) often are more interested in reading about "real stuff" in the world than they are fictional stories. Because of the high interest and often closer schema match, often nonfiction is truly easier for some of these "struggling" readers. The good news is that some of those strugglers, matched with appropriate text, will struggle their way into readership! Hurray!
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Date: Sun, 13 Jul > 2008 23:01:08 -0400> Subject: [MOSAIC] Comprehension Question> > Hello, my > name is Kelly George and I am student at Wayne State University in Nancy > Creech Reading Literacy class. I am a senior majoring in special education. > While reading the book I began to develop questions about different genres > and the impact that it has on comprehension. Would you agree that fiction is > easier than non fiction for struggling readers?> > > _______________________________________________> 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. > _________________________________________________________________ Use video conversation to talk face-to-face with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_video_072008 _______________________________________________ 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.
