Thanks, Renee- Great thinking! Judy On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 9:46 AM, Renee <[email protected]> wrote:
> I tend to agree with Elisa on this and would also tend to leave him alone, > AND I would "make available" other books with topics related to sharks if I > happened to come along them. I wouldn't push them, just have them "visible" > near the sharks books. For example, books about other fishes, or the ocean, > or the food chain, whatever. > > And I might randomly ask him questions like "How are sharks like people?" > or "Are there other fish who have to keep swimming or they will sink?" or > whatever. Not push the questions, but just ask in an idle, offhand way. > > Renee > > > On May 25, 2011, at 4:26 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > 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. >> > > > "You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him to find it within > himself." > ~ Galileo > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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.
