I have third graders reading for 30-45 minutes a day. Only spending 15 minutes on actual reading is ridiculous and wrong. Can you gather research to show the benefits of actual reading: Richard Allington, Jim Trelease, etc? I wonder what your principal wants to see them doing during their reading time? I can't imagine what else you do during "reading" other than "read"! :-)
Melissa Zey Third Grade Teacher Farmington Elementary School 651-463-9032 [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's my job to surround kids with the best models; authors to whom they can apprentice themselves, books they can lose themselves in, characters who tell them they're not alone, words that make them think and feel and learn. -Linda Rief ________________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of laura herrel [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 4:25 PM To: Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: [MOSAIC] Independent Reading Our middle school 5-8 teachs Language Arts and Reading in two seperate periods - which I think is a sin. But that's not what I'm coming here to post about. Our principal recently said he does not want to see the students doing independent reading for longer than 15 minute during Reading class. Does anyone see anything wrong with having a 30 minute reading period a week? It really irks me. _______________________________________________ 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.
