HI. When my daughter was in 4th grade she was exactly the same. She would live to read. At one point I asked her to stop reading because it consumed her life. I, even once, asked her to take a day off reading. Then she claimed she had nothing to do! So I just supported her reading bygiving her different genres to read, different types of literature, etc. In her teenager years she was still an avid reader but then she picked up new interests too. Today she is in law school ! If my daughter had not focused on reading so much she wouldn't be able to cope with the tremendous amount of reading and focus that law school demands. Some kids are musical and spend hours playing and focusin gon music, others are artistic and would like to draw all day, others want to dance all day! What's wrong with wanting to read all day? Just provide enriching and engaging literature..etc. Corinne
________________________________ From: judy fiene <[email protected]> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 11:22 PM Subject: Re: [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. 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.
