"We DO over do things. I agree...but I think many, many kids need to see different ways of thinking and talking about books. That is where modeling strategies comes in. Decoding strategies have to be taught. Why would we ever think we don't need to teach comprehension strategies?"
I don't think any of us think we don't ever need to teach comprehension strategies, but I personally don't think we need to teach them every year to every student. At some level and at some point, the strategies are no longer serving a purpose. When children are able to have a rich discussion of a text and talk about the main idea and the author's writing style and have lively discussions on the characters' actions, I don't believe those children need explicit strategy instruction on a daily basis. Certainly, instances will arise that necessitate teacher support and instruction. The question that has not entered this discussion is: if you decide your children no longer are in need of explicit instruction what happens to that guided reading model (Fountas and Pinnell) that many of us are being mandated to follow? What does it look like when it is modified? 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.
