For the first time this past year, I had children who would refused to read books on their (tested) level (particularly my boys). I had a handful of extremely strong readers who read books on a very high level (44+) and were always talking about the books they were reading. Other children wanted to read those books or similar ones. I was constantly (gently) suggesting that the book being read was too difficult, but I was fighting a losing battle. I finally let it go. The two boys who continued to struggle through books that were much too difficult for them showed tremendous growth on our end of year testing. Go figure!
Leslie R.Stewart Grade 3 Teacher [email protected] 203-481-5386, 203-483-0749 FAX To feel most beautifully alive means to be reading something beautiful, ready always to apprehend in the flow of language the sudden flash of poetry. ~ Gaston Bachelard ~ ________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 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.
