When working with reluctant or struggling readers, you need to see yourself differently. You cannot simply the facilitator of a one-size fits most curriculum. You need to become a Book Pimp!! You have to sell reading like you've never sold reading. Know three things and know them well:
1. Your students 2. Reading Theory and Practice (Look hard to the work of people like the Goodmans, Burke, Clay) 3. Literature--you have to know books, breath books, infuse books--PIMP books The right book will hook the reader, you knowledge of the reader will bait the hook and a deep understanding of reading theory and practice will reel them in. Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach and Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 5755 ----- Original message ----- From: JASMINE MARKS <aj6...@wayne.edu> To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Date: Sunday, May 03, 2009 8:20 PM Subject: [MOSAIC] Reading Comprehension > Hello, > > I am a student teacher in a classroom where many students are achieving below > their current grade level. Students are rarely engaged in reading > assignments and seldom read as a leisure activity. As a result, many > students are unable to pass assessments related to reading assignments. What > comprehension strategies work best with students who are achieving below > grade level? What kinds of activities keep students engaged in reading? > > Jasmine Marks > > _______________________________________________ > 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.
