I think many readers don't develop reading stamina. The effort tires them quickly, and it's especially hard when they are not motivated. I would not lower the quality of the readings but make them shorter. Pick out key passages for them to problem solve with as readers and then you fill in the gaps with your input. OR jig saw and let students teach each other their shorter parts. As an English teacher for example, I would pick 5 or 6 key scenes (either because of theme, plot, whatever) and students would read those in the original with great care and lots of discussion, often reading as readers theater etc. But I would fill in the rest. They did not have the stamina to wrestle with the whole play in Elizabethan English.
How wonderful that you are seeing your role in supporting students reading in the content areas!!! Takes a village as the saying goes. Thank you. Sally On 11/3/10 7:16 PM, "ginger/rob" <[email protected]> wrote: > I received this email and I believe she intended it for the Mosaic group so > I am forwarding it on: > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > My name is C. Wright. I am trying to incorporate reading into my 11th grade > content area because our students score low on the reading and social > studies part of the exam. I know part of the problem is that may students > do not know how to read. Some do not comprehend. So I am trying to teach > students how to be successful readers on the test as well as acquire a life > skill. I noticed that if the passages are long many students do not any > attempt to read. My greatest problem is trying to find strategies that work > during a reading assignment. The before and after is okay, but during the > reading my strategies fade. > Carolyn Wright > [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > 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.
