How sensible! Zoe On Tuesday, July 17, 2007, at 03:09 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > I think every child is different and that is part of our role as > teachers. > We do have auditory learners who may remember more when reading aloud. > I know > that if I want to remember a phone number, I read it aloud over and > over > again! Watch your struggling readers when they are reading something > difficult...do you see them moving their lips??? How many of us, when > reading something > very difficult, read it out loud to try to make sense of it! Others > are > distracted by the 'performance' aspect and need to read silently to > get the most out > of it. I think we need to actually ASK kids in which mode they > comprehend > better.Usually, they can TELL you and you don't need to infer it. In > my > experience, if they don't know right away, they soon pay attention to > it and figure > it out. > Jennifer > Maryland > In a message dated 7/17/2007 11:56:45 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Tammy, > > What I think is that we really can't know what is going on in a > child's > mind. But I can speak for myself: > > When I am not fake reading (and yes, I can do that too), I understand > what I am reading silently much more than what I am reading aloud. > That's if all things are equal, of course, and I am equally engaged. > > But that's just me. > Renee > > > > > > > > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new > AOL at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > _______________________________________________ > 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.
