There is an interesting discussion about Readacide going on here: http://englishcompanion.ning.com/group/ecnbookclubreadicide/forum/topics/readicide-let-the-discussion
Joy/NC/4 How children learn is as important as what they learn: process and content go hand in hand. http://www.responsiveclassroom.org ----- Original Message ---- From: Heather Green <[email protected]> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 6:00:49 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Do we really need to teach explicit strategies? I just ordered Readacide and The Reading Zone from Amazon today. I can't wait to get my hands on them! On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 1:54 PM, Stewart, L <[email protected]>wrote: > "Do you think it would be enough to teach just ONE strategy which would be > Readers think while they read." > > Join the club. I think we are absolutely killing reading with our zeal to > teach strategies. I am a voracious reader and I was not taught any specific > strategies. I was exposed to good literature and I had friends with whom I > still talk about books thirty years later. I know struggling readers need > explicit instruction and everyone needs a level of exposure, but I really > think we are going above and beyond. Reading should be exciting and > purposeful. The first book I am reading this summer is Readicide. > > 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
