I've taught two children who have been "selective mutes" who spoke nary a word at school, but talked their head off at home. It's indeed a intense shyness and, in our case, culturally bound, as Lori's probably was. One started to speak in second grade and one in seventh grade. Bev
> Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 19:02:36 -0600> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > [email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Amanda Posting> > I had a > child who did not speak until Thanksgiving. Not one word. He was> very shy, > had lost first his cat and then his beloved grandparent, which> didn't help > the situation much. Then finally one day he said, "I choose to> pass" when > asked to share and his classmates gave him a standing ovation!> Once he > started to talk up, he didn't stop. I attended his graduation this> past > spring.> > Lori> > > On 8/5/08 4:27 PM, "Tracy Gaestel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote:> > > I had a child who refused to speak one year. I had her > participate by> > writing and holding up the whiteboard. By the following > year she was> > talking in class. I just felt that I needed to honor her > decision not to> > talk but keep the expectation for participation.> > > > > Tracy> > > > On Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:38:03 -0700, amanda qandah <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]>> > wrote:> > > >> Hello my name is Amanda and I am currently > attending a class with Dr.> >> Creech at Wayne State University. I was > curious about what steps I can> >> take towards getting a shy student to > become more involved in class> >> discussions when he/she refuses to > participate?> >> > >> _______________________________________________> >> > 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.> >> > >> > > >> > >> No virus found in this incoming message.> >> Checked by AVG - > http://www.avg.com> >> Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.12/1592 - > Release Date:> >> 8/5/2008 6:03 AM> >> > >> > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________> > 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.> > > > -- > > Lori Jackson> District Literacy Coach & Mentor> Todd County School District> > Box 87> Mission SD 57555> > http:www.tcsdk12.org> ph. 605.856.2211> > > > Literacies for All Summer Institute> July 17-20. 2008> Tucson, Arizona> > > > > > _______________________________________________> 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. > _________________________________________________________________ Get more from your digital life. Find out how. http://www.windowslive.com/default.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Home2_082008 _______________________________________________ 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.
