Amber You monitor students through conferences with them. It is extremely effective since you get one on one teaching time with them. How much experience did you have with SSR in your elementary career? SSR is often considered one of the best ways to get kids to love reading. You give them choice, and uninterrupted time to enjoy reading. As for needing background noise, there was some interesting research done by Marie Carbo. It isn't new, but it is about reading styles. That some of us need low light others need bright light. Some of us need absolute quiet, others need background noise. Some want to lay down to read (like me---I read in bed) and others like to sit at a desk. As much as I can, I try to accommodate kids needs. We are all different. I can't help wondering if you'd have learned to like reading more if your reading styles were accommodated along the way. Jennifer In a message dated 8/7/2009 8:44:41 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
My name is Amber Daniels and I am a senior at Wayne State University, majoring in Elementary Science. Going back to the discussion about SSR, how can we effectively monitor students to ensure that they are reading? Just because students are looking at pages, and even turning them, doesn't mean that they are reading them. And is it really fair to force students to sit and read quietly if they sincerely struggle with it or genuinely don't like it? I'm an adult and don't read for enjoyment, only necessity. I have had the pleasure of enjoying a good book (that I was forced to read) but just don't enjoy reading. Also, when I read, I can only do it with some type of background noise. What are your thoughts? _______________________________________________ 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.
