There are many ways to teach reading, and phonics is only one of them. (whole language approach is another, as an example)
You are confusing levels here
You obviously will not be having 1st graders read weighty tomes on diversity.
But once kids get the basics, you can use more thoughtful materials, as part of a combined curriculum, that teaches reading skills such as comprehension, as well as whatever the subject matter is. Reading is more than being able to get the words right. Reading is the ability to get the words, extract meaning, examine for consistency, and being able to reflect your own thought against the material, in order to come to some conclusions. Phonics only teaches getting the words right.
on 7/13/02 5:53 PM, Jim Rarey at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Teach them about reading by having them read about
diversity
That thinking is why half or more of our population are functional illiterates. Most children have to be taught how to read. Just having them read, or reading to them, does nothing to impart the "rules" of the alphabet. All it does is heighten their sense of frustration because they can't master the art of reading and makes them feel inferior (the exact opposite of what the PC idiots say they want, which is to bolster their sense of self-esteem).Phonics is the only way to teach reading.
JR
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From: Nessie SFBG <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>by using the few hours they do have for teaching about diversity, it
>takes away from hours that could be better spent teaching about
>reading,
That's absurd. Teach them about reading by having them read about
diversity. Teach critical thinking by having them discuss what they
have read.
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