This says it all...it is love of reading and writing we should be teaching NOT love of a higher test score. It is NOT all about the data for me and I don't think text "length" is the critical teaching point. I think the significance of the text chosen and how it relates to your students and their particular needs and interests is what is of value. Personally, I think text length is just another straw they are grasping at as they continue to search for the quick fix that will improve scores. In my opinion children should be exposed to a variety of text - essays, poems, short stories, short novels and long, etc.
> "Love of reading and writing is not taught, it is created. > Love of reading and writing is not required, it is inspired. > Love of reading and writing is not demanded, it is exemplified. > Love of reading and writing, is not exacted, it is quickened. > Love of reading and writing is not solicited, it is activated." > -Russell Stauffer, 1980 ________________________________ Kay Kuenzl-Stenerson Literacy Coach Merrill Middle School _______________________________________________ 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.
