> Declan , do you think , if suppose to let you to do that , any future > challenges you might think of ? > > leo
Hi Leo, I did not attempt to organize the older children to work with the younger ones. I do know that one of our partner schools (Mater Christi School in Burlington Vermont) runs very successful programs called "reading buddies" and "math buddies". Children who are new readers go to the younger grades and read picture books to the very young children. It boosts reading confidence in the new readers and motivates them to become better readers. I also think it gives them an excuse to read books that are sufficiently basic for their reading level. My feeling on these programs is that the teachers in the school are the best judges to match the right task to the the right child, and also match them with compatible younger children. For that reason, I did not attempt to get into this with my course. Have fun! Declan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]
