Lester Laminack said (a quote from conference notes) that if teachers cannot read aloud well, they should not read aloud at all. At the time I thought, wow, that's really harsh but I have since become a total believer. Reading aloud in a manner that sells content, sells the book, sells the most reluctant reader in the room, is an art form. I used to take this for granted but I have seen folks butcher read aloud and I now believe we should be treating this subject far more seriously.,
>From my personal point of view, I think climate and culture are also very important. I have seen fifth and sixth graders equally happy and engaged round the teacher reading aloud--complete with the rug and Holloway's virtual lap experience but perhaps with more sprawl tolerated--as younger kids, but not if it is messaged in anyway that this is a 'baby thing'. My sixth grade son talked a lot this year about missing the atmosphere his wondrous 4-5 teacher created during read aloud. It needs to be magical. My other strong belief is that read aloud too often falls flat when text selection is not treated with as much deference as reading expression. What we read in our busy, overscheduled days needs to be thoughtfully selected, not just a casual grab off the nearest shelf. The best of the best just make it look like it is. Read aloud is not a panacea for sweaty children and odd bits of fragmented time, it is a ritual that has to be honored and valued for the powerful tool that it is. Okay, suppose I might be just a tad overzealous about this issue... Nah. Lori On 6/21/07 11:54 PM, "Olga Reynolds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I will be helping several other teachers do a 3 hour > presentation on Read Aloud----the purpose is to get > teachers to feel comfortable readng aloud to their > students. > Anyone with some must do dos with read alouds please > give me your thoughts---thanks. > olga > > _______________________________________________ >> Mosaic mailing list >> Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org >> 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 > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > 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. > -- Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach & Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 57555 http:www.tcsdk12.org ph. 605.856.2211 Literacies for All Summer Institute "Literate Lives: A Human Right" July 12-15, 2007 Louisville, Kentucky http://www.ncte.org/profdev/conv/wlu _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org 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.
