My first thought was "What is he reading?" Is he a diverse reader? Can what he is reading tie into what the class is studying? Could he be a class expert on something? Do students keep reading journals? Or maybe his homework could be "different" but he has to do something especially well done to go on to reading. I would never want to discourage reading, but is he failing something else because of it? Can he do the homework he is hurrying through? Is he bored or is he not successful with it? There are so many more factors needed to know. Is he reading at grade level? Above? More details, please.
Kay Kuenzl-Stenerson Literacy Coach Merrill Middle School 108 W. New York Ave. Oshkosh, WI 54901 920-424-0177 ext. 132 " Most Americans have never seen the ignorance, degradation, hunger, sickness, and futility in which many other Americans live... They won't become involved in economic or political change until something brings the seriousness of the situation home to them." Shirley Chisolm ________________________________________ From: mosaic-bounces+kay.kuenzl-stenerson=oshkosh.k12.wi...@literacyworkshop.org [mosaic-bounces+kay.kuenzl-stenerson=oshkosh.k12.wi...@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of [email protected] [[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 11:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Mosaic Digest, Vol 56, Issue 11 Send Mosaic mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mail.literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [email protected] You can reach the person managing the list at [email protected] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Mosaic digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Suggestions needed (judy fiene) 2. Re: Suggestions needed (Mohrhauser, Sarah) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:22:15 -0500 From: judy fiene <[email protected]> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> Subject: [MOSAIC] Suggestions needed Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi All, I'm looking for suggestions on what to do with a 4th grade boy who likes to read and won't do anything else but read (I know, hard to believe). He reads instead of doing his homework. He finishes his in-class schoolwork fast in order to read. The teacher tells her class that if they finish their work early they could read. So, this fellow finishes early -- rushing -- and then reads. He has become somewhat passive in wanting to do anything but read. Any ideas on how to help his learning be more enriched because of his willingness to read?? Judy Education would be so much more effective if its purpose were to ensure that by the time they leave school every boy and girl should know how much they don't know, and be imbued with a lifelong desire to know it." --Sir William Haley, British newspaper editor and broadcasting administrator Please consider the environment before printing this message. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:35:15 -0500 From: "Mohrhauser, Sarah" <[email protected]> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Suggestions needed Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" One thing to consider is offering him limited choice in his reading; then offer choices that coincide with the curriculum he's studying in Social Studies, Science, and Language Arts. Include selections of nonfiction. Another way to enhance this prolific reading is to have him reflect in a variety of ways that will benefit him and the class. He could write book reviews for his peers, prepare book talks to post online, write letters to the authors critiquing their work, have him create a rating system for his books and ask him to chart his reading (bar graph-books by rating; line graph-minutes read per day, per week...). Sarah Mohrhauser Literacy Coach South Washington County Schools Cottage Grove Middle School Phone:? 651-768-6818 Fax:? 651-768-6828 www.sowashco.k12.mn.us ISD833: An east metro school district serving all or parts of the communities of Cottage Grove, Newport, St. Paul Park and Woodbury and Afton, Denmark and Grey Cloud Island Townships, Minnesota -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of judy fiene Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 9:22 AM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: [MOSAIC] Suggestions needed Hi All, I'm looking for suggestions on what to do with a 4th grade boy who likes to read and won't do anything else but read (I know, hard to believe). He reads instead of doing his homework. He finishes his in-class schoolwork fast in order to read. The teacher tells her class that if they finish their work early they could read. So, this fellow finishes early -- rushing -- and then reads. He has become somewhat passive in wanting to do anything but read. Any ideas on how to help his learning be more enriched because of his willingness to read?? Judy Education would be so much more effective if its purpose were to ensure that by the time they leave school every boy and girl should know how much they don't know, and be imbued with a lifelong desire to know it." --Sir William Haley, British newspaper editor and broadcasting administrator Please consider the environment before printing this message. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. 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