Chapter 5 - Walking the Walk This chapter really pushes us to reflect on ourselves. Take some time to reflect on yourself as a reader. You can use these questions to guide your thinking, or post your own thoughts.
1) Page 106-7 54.3% of preservice teachers were unenthusiastic about reading, leaving little hope that these teachers owuld be able to inspire students to engage in an activity they themselves did not enjoy. This data is all the more alarming when you consider that "one of the key factors in motivating students to read is a teacher who values reading and is enthusiastic about sharing a love of reading with students" (Gambrell, 1996). What is going on here? Why aren't adults, even teachers, reading, and what is this doing to our students? 2) What one thing can you take from Donalyn's reading improvement plan? What will you do to improve yourself? Chapter 6 - Cutting the Teacher Strings "I think my worst nightmare was last year, when we all had to rad the same book, and do worksheets, and make journals after every chapter" Christina "Over the course of my teaching career, students have told me consistently that reading as it is traditionally taught and assessed actually encourages them to hate reading." (Pg 121) 1) Respond to the above quotes. I know in my school students love of reading stops in grade 3. I think it is no coincidence this is the year we begin assessing then, prompting many teachers to "teach to the test". Prior to that in grades 1 and 2 there is a total love of reading seen by most students. Laura readinglady.com _______________________________________________ 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.
