Maybe it's not either/or but both!!!
On 6/13/09 2:16 PM, "Joy" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Renee, > This is a question that I asked about 5 or 6 years ago! I got shot down by > several members here! > > I think it is more important to have a discussion with the student that probes > their thinking than it is to label the strategy. While naming the strategy is > nice, to me what the students do is more important than what they call it. I > think there is something to be said about having common vocabulary, but the > action is what matters most. > > You know that I'm a constructivist at heart, as well. > > Joy/NC/4 > > ________________________________ > From: Renee <[email protected]> > > . . . But I am wondering whether, especially with confident readers, the > strategies can be *taught* largely through the kinds of questions we ask > children, so that they are pushed to use the strategies. For example, in a > book discussion with a child, if we ask, "what did you see in your mind's eye > while you were reading this section" would/could/should inherently push a > child to learn to visualize. I guess I am looking at more of a natural and > constructivist direction. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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.
