In a message dated 7/6/2008 9:06:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hi Joy and Jennifer, At the risk of simplifying this discussion I am going to plunge in and say that what we write always has the potential of being read and what we read is always written by someone else. Therefore, there is a strong connection between reading and writing. I have often used writing as a starting point for kids who are struggling with reading. We retell and rewrite familiar stories, use stories with patterns as jumping off points for writing new stories, and write on familiar topics that the child chooses. Then, I retype these stories and and the child uses them for reading. Sometimes I ask the child if she or he wants to copy the typed text in his neatest handwriting for publication. Either way I know this has helped children learn to read. This is a powerful connection that we all need to explore further. Elisa Hi Elisa, I found too, with kindergartners and first graders, that when they are reading what they wrote, they can read WAY more difficult words than they could in any guided reading book that they didn't connect with. They own the words. Nancy C. **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) _______________________________________________ Understand mailing list [email protected] http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/understand_literacyworkshop.org
