Meghan, Book mishaps do happen, but I feel it is better to have a mishap than a non-reader. I had a student one year who didn't choose to read. In second grade his teacher didn't feel he was responsible with books so he was forced to read only books in a certain basket that were about good manners, etc. - nothing a child would want to read repeatedly all year long. The point I am trying to make is model the behavior you are seeking and also tell them why they should treasure and take care of a book, but check your reactions if a book does become damaged. That's why they invented scotch tape. By the way, the child became an avid reader and I don't remember if a book was lost in the process.
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.
