Hi Judy, Though it may be frustrating to have this child read only about sharks (running out of books he can read, thinking he needs to be prepared for other reading demands in school) I would leave him alone. He is developing expertise on a topic that he is passionate about. Why squelch that? In time, he will develop other reading interests and the sharks will fall by the wayside. He is learning that reading is to find out about things we are interested in and that's important. He will hear other genres/topics when his teacher does read alouds. He can have his mom read books to him about sharks that are a stretch for him right now. And, IMHO, we should never make an instructional decision because of the perceived needs of the next grade level. Would this be an example of teaching to test for the next grade level? My best advice, again, is to leave the boy alone. Elisa Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerry
-----Original Message----- From: judy fiene <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 08:44:04 To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group<[email protected]> Reply-To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> Subject: [MOSAIC] Your thoughts needed- Hi all, I did a presentation last night for a PTA group. My focus was on how to get your kids excited about reading. One mother had a question that stumped me. She stated that her eight year old son enjoys reading, but he's very specific about what he likes to read. He will only read books about sharks. He's been like this for a couple of years now. He can't seem to get enough books on this topic. She stated that the librarian at her local library is running out of book selections that are at his reading level. She doesn't want to squelch his passion for reading, but she also wants him to be prepared for books he may not want to read but needs to read for school. I'm curious to know your thoughts. Judy On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 7:19 PM, Lise <[email protected]> wrote: > What is the url for finding the exemplars for middle school literature? > > It's on the Common Core Standards Website > > Here is the link: http://www.corestandards.org/assets/Appendix_B.pdf > > Lise > 7/8th grade Humanities > NBCT/EA/ELA > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > -- 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.
