I also believe deeply that guided reading is a time to expose children to authors and genres they might not otherwise select. I am so convinced that addiction is our primary objective when it comes to reading.
Lori Jackson M.Ed.Reading Specialist Broken Bow, NE EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 13:54:11 -0500 > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] philosophical wonderings > > Guided reading is not just about drilling a skill, it is about those rich > conversations that lead to deep comprehension. Coaching should take place > on decoding, fluency and strategy use. Guided reading can and should be > used with accomplished readers because it allows time for teachers to guide > conversations and focus students on understanding the complexity of the > literature that they are reading. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stewart, L" <[email protected]> > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 12:41 PM > Subject: [MOSAIC] philosophical wonderings > > >>I love teaching, but lately I have been questioning the way I teach, >>particularly reading. I am an avid reader. Reading is an integral part of >>my adult life. I was never taught any reading strategies. I have children >>in my classroom who love to read and read way above grade level. I feel >>that they, like me, have already internalized the strategies and yes they >>can be strengthened but probably that will happen naturally as well. The >>more they read, the stronger they will become. It seems that we are >>prescribing medication whether the child is ill or not. It's like using >>manipulatives in math. Our new math program requires the use of >>manipulatives all the time. It used to be that you used maniuplatives when >>you differentiated for the child who was having difficulty with a concept. >>It seems like we are heading back to a one-size-fits-all mentality which >>scares me. I sometimes think the reading strategies were meant for >>educators so that we could become better teachers of reading, particularly >>for our struggling readers, and I think we have taken it too far and use it >>in all cases. When I look at the current guided reading models it is so >>prescribed: everyone is in a quick guided group with the teacher drilling >>a skill or they are reading independently. I am having a difficult time >>seeing the joy in that model. Where do the rich conversations that connect >>children to each other and to literature take place in this current model? >>Was the model intended for accomplished readers? >> >> Leslie R. Stewart >> Grade 3 Teacher >> [email protected]<mailto:[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 ~ >> >> >> <http://thinkexist.com/birthday/september_24/> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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.
