I have also recently finished "Readicide" and loved the message, but came away with many questions. I have a new teaching assignment this year, working with 7th and 8th grade struggling readers. Gallagher has written several other books, and I'm now making my way through his "Reading Reasons: Motivational Mini-Lessons for Middle and High School." I would heartily recommend this book and also like Cris Tovani's "I Read It, uI Don't Get It" as well as "The Book Whisperer."
I will be in St. Louis in July at a literacy institute sponsored by Fontbonne University. Kelly Gallagher will be one of the key-note speakers. I'm counting the days until I get to hear him speak. > Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:02:02 -0400 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Just Finished Readacide and The Reading Zone What do > youthink the implications are... > > I hate not having answers. :) I think I am going to e-mail Atwell and see if > I get a response. Hey you never know. The school she teaches at sounds > amazing. Here are a few more of my thoughts: > I always thought that teaching comprehension strategies was "where it was > at" for in-the-know instructors. I thought it was the new, research-based > best practice. Now, I am questioning that. But you have to teach > SOMETHING... How do you teach without taking the joy out of reading. I > liked in the book when she said that readers will comprehend text that is > the right level for them. (Unless its content-area text where using > reading/comprehension strategies might be more appropriate to take apart a > difficult text.) > Anyway, I think you will really like Readacide. Let me know what you think > of it. It's definitely geared toward middle/high school, but I think he has > a slightly more realistic approach. > > On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 6:26 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Yeah! I just picked up my copy of Readacide! I read The Reading Zone when > > it first came out! Anyone with a lick of sense will acknowledge the > > cognitive dissonance TRZ causes. And I think the thought process this book > > initiates is one of those that requires an enormous conversation within > > onself before, during, and after many, many conversations with others. Deep > > stuff. Deep questions. Unknown answers. > > Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by Alltel > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Heather Green <[email protected]> > > > > Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:18:03 > > To: <[email protected]> > > Subject: [MOSAIC] Just Finished Readacide and The Reading Zone What do you > > think the implications are... > > > > > > ..... for lower elementary grades? I wish there were a book written with a > > similar theme, but geared toward 1-2. There are plenty of teachers at our > > school, include me last year, who taught "comprehension strategies". I am > > contemplating now-- is it enough to just let kids read? To talk about books > > with them? To have them recommend books with each other? Is it enough in > > the younger grades to just get them to love reading? Do we teach the > > strategies just because we feel it gives us something to teach during > > reading workshop? In her book, Atwell mentions doing mini-lessons. I wonder > > what these are. SO MANY QUESTIONS....! > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™ SkyDrive™: Get 25 GB of free online storage. http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_SD_25GB_062009 _______________________________________________ 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.
