I so agree about the Harry Potter type books, kids do WANT to read them even
if they are way above their reading level. The funny thing is I have never
had to discourage any of them because one chapter in the strugglers KNOW
they can't read it and usually abandon it themselves. I have never watched
a kid struggle through a whole book that size.
As far as pairing readers, I was talking about the X-Zone books in
particular. They are very high interest, more 4th grade level reading but
each story inside is short (2 maybe 3 pages) lots of pictures, vocab is
bolded w/a glossary, maps and they have these little "cool facts" included
on the pictures or borders....The Mysteries one contains short stories about
Stonehenge, Lockness monster, the Yeti, Easter Island....the kids LOVE them.
If I pair readers it is always with something short. We do it sometimes
when you do Scholastic news/Weekly Readers because my lowest readers always
need help with those.
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Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 8:33 PM
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: [MOSAIC] Book Whisperer - ch 2
I have trouble allowing total free choice because it is so important that
students are reading books at the appropriate level. We were highly
encouraged to tell students that they could not read "Harry Potter" or
"Twilight"
if we know that the book level is too difficult. We were coached at how
we
could help the kids come up with these conclusions on their own. I still
felt that I was the one saying no. This makes me uncomfortable.
"even the kids who struggle to read these can pair up with a higher
reading
partner for interesting reading and discussions!"
This sounds like a good plan, except that at books as long as the ones i
mentioned, it would take forever to get through them.
Suzanne/4th/NY
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