Short texts give teachers and students an opportunity to have a common text to talk about. Independent reading on their own levels give students the opportunity to apply skills and strategies to texts that are manageable without support. In a message dated 9/6/2008 11:28:44 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I think it's more of a developmental process. We start with short texts to teach the strategies,etc. Then we move on to longer texts, chapter books, novels, etc. Otherwise how will a child learn to hold on to a story line through chapters, and be able to put it together. Myra **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014) _______________________________________________ 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.
