While a certain leap of faith needs to be made (how do I know you are really reading and not turning pages), so many of your concerns can be addressed through conferences. Honest conversations, formal and informal, combined with some sort of reading log and an occasional response can go a long, long way towards satisfying your need to document (an understandable and recognizable need).
Lori Jackson M.Ed.Reading Specialist Broken Bow, NE EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me > Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 20:30:04 -0400 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MOSAIC] SSR > > Hello everyone, > > 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? > > > Thank You, > > Amber > > _______________________________________________ > 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.
