Thank you Lori...you said exactly what I was thinking! Assessment is so key here. I had an EXTREMELY low class this past year, and two of my lowest boys had so much schema for science and history that they loved nonfiction...and they struggled only with regard to word analysis. Desperately needed to learn/apply monitoring and fix-up strategies as well. Best advice to any student on the list...do not make generalizations about your students. You really need to assess each individual to best meet their needs. Lisa 2/3 IL
> Not without a qualifier...Fiction is easier that nonfiction > for many struggling readers. Story does seem to offer some > language support to many, many strugglers but if your > struggler is fanatical about sharks, then sharks are the > way to go. The problem with making sweeping > generalizations about struggling readers is that no two are > alike and no two struggle in the same way. For the child > neglect syntax, story may offer more support. For the > child neglecting visual clues, it may be that the reading > has to supported by more word work. For the child > neglecting meaning, then passion may be the key and not > every reader will be passionate about fiction. > > > > Lori Jackson > District Literacy Coach and Mentor > Todd County School District > Box 87 > Mission SD 5755 > > ----- Original message ----- > From: Kelly George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, July 13, 2008 9:10 PM > 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. > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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.
