I've been watching the emails and many seem to be so wrapped up in the minutae of fluency that WE HAVE FORGOTTEN THAT THE WHOLE POINT OF FLUENCY IS COMPREHENSION. Fluency is a tool, but it's just one tool in the toolbox of comprehension.
Bill Bill - I strongly agree with your statement, especially the last sentence. But I also have an opinion of why some of us seem so hypersensitive to the fluency minutae. My bias says that the reason we seem to overreact to statements RE fluency is . . . we are simply responding to some of the NRP's statements in which THEY "have forgotten the whole point of fluency which is comprehension." Rather than fluency being a strategic tool as you describe, it's become a SUBJECT! Okay, now I'll desist! Bev _________________________________________________________________ http://liveearth.msn.com _______________________________________________ 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.
