I've experienced students who *have* reread and felt hurt because I
didn't notice that about them, and therefore I didn't comment to them
about that strategy. I think that much praise has to be as private as
criticism.
Jan
Quoting "Palmer, Jennifer" <[email protected]>:
The chapter on praise, for me, was the place when I started beating
up on myself
as a teacher. I was always liberal with my praise...trying to make it
specific...but often it was personal. "You reread that ! That's what good
readers do!! Good job!!" Now I understand personal praise has a dark
underbelly. Other students hearing that might think, "so I don't
reread and that
makes me a bad reader." I also understand that when we focus feedback on HOW
rather than what...that we are helping students become strategic.
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