Thanks Patty! If you think about it, thirty percent of a high school senior's reading being fiction is hard to picture-most of the time they are reading science, social studies, math texts, etc. Usually only one of six or seven classes is English, right? And for most of us, college is similar: lots of non-fiction texts with a smattering of fiction. I think the idea that fifty percent of their reading in elementary school (including read alouds) will be non-fiction is more daunting because the vocabulary far exceeds their reading ability. What is your feeling?
On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 10:31 AM, Patty Zorzi <[email protected]> wrote: > There is much discussion about how Common Core Standards will change our > teaching and worry (or not) about the increase in non fiction reading. > This article really made me think about text selection and the choices we > can make for our students. > > > http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/22/what-should-children-read/?emc=eta1 > > Patty > > _______________________________________________ > 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
