Another short text argument is that you guarantee wide exposure in terms of genre and author. With our struggling population, wide exposure means we are more likely to hit upon the trigger, the hook, the real reader bear trap!
Lori On 9/4/08 2:58 PM, "William Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The thing of it is this: If they can't read a short text, they won't be > able to read a longer one. > > Why waste valuable time on a long work if the child won't be able to > understand it? Start small and work up. Again, this is not an "all sizes > fits all" kind of teaching, but you're gonna have to differentiate your > teaching based on the needs of the students. Some are going to need smaller > texts, some are capable of reading WAR AND PEACE ---- know which ones are > which. > > Bill > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of STEWART, L > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 4:10 PM > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > Subject: [MOSAIC] text length > > The latest "philosophy" for teaching reading in my school is that we may > only use "short" pieces of text or very short novels in our classrooms for > upper elementary students,(3rd and 4th graders) regardless of their reading > level based on DRA 2 scores. Last year I held a before school reading > "club" so that I could have the opportunity to read and appreciate, through > discussion, lengthier and more meaningful text with my level 40 and above > readers. Are any of you dealing with this latest "fad" in your districts? > Do any of you have any research that would support the use of shorter or > longer text with upper elementary readers? I have only found one reference > that supported the use of longer text with upper elementary students to > build stamina (Practice with Purpose Debbie Diller). If you are aware of > any current research on this topic, please share. > Thanks. > Leslie > _______________________________________________ > 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. > -- 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.
