I agree, Bill, but time is not so much the issue as how teachers monitor and support readers. The accountability factor has to matter, and not just for kids.
Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach and Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 5755 ----- Original message ----- From: William Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: 'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group' <[email protected]> Date: Monday, November 17, 2008 6:30 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Independent Reading > 15 minutes done well is better than 30 minutes wasted. If they can't do > independent reading, it's all a waste until someone can teach them. Also, > some teachers think it's 30 minutes free time for them to read for > themselves or grade papers when they should be monitoring the kids and > helping them. > Bill > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of laura herrel > Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 5:25 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MOSAIC] Independent Reading > > Our middle school 5-8 teachs Language Arts and Reading in two seperate > periods - which I think is a sin. But that's not what I'm coming here to > post about. Our principal recently said he does not want to see the students > doing independent reading for longer than 15 minute during Reading class. > Does anyone see anything wrong with having a 30 minute reading period a > week? > > It really irks me. > _______________________________________________ > 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.
