And it's certainly the only one that, without it, none of the others matter all that much
On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 4:29 PM, EDWARD JACKSON <lori_jack...@q.com> wrote: > > I also believe deeply that guided reading is a time to expose children to > authors and genres they might not otherwise select. I am so convinced that > addiction is our primary objective when it comes to reading. > > > Lori Jackson M.Ed.Reading Specialist > Broken Bow, NE > > > > > > > EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD > Join me > > > From: kc...@comcast.net > > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 13:54:11 -0500 > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] philosophical wonderings > > > > Guided reading is not just about drilling a skill, it is about those rich > > conversations that lead to deep comprehension. Coaching should take > place > > on decoding, fluency and strategy use. Guided reading can and should be > > used with accomplished readers because it allows time for teachers to > guide > > conversations and focus students on understanding the complexity of the > > literature that they are reading. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Stewart, L" <lstew...@branford.k12.ct.us> > > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > > <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > > Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 12:41 PM > > Subject: [MOSAIC] philosophical wonderings > > > > > >>I love teaching, but lately I have been questioning the way I teach, > >>particularly reading. I am an avid reader. Reading is an integral part > of > >>my adult life. I was never taught any reading strategies. I have > children > >>in my classroom who love to read and read way above grade level. I feel > >>that they, like me, have already internalized the strategies and yes they > >>can be strengthened but probably that will happen naturally as well. The > >>more they read, the stronger they will become. It seems that we are > >>prescribing medication whether the child is ill or not. It's like using > >>manipulatives in math. Our new math program requires the use of > >>manipulatives all the time. It used to be that you used maniuplatives > when > >>you differentiated for the child who was having difficulty with a > concept. > >>It seems like we are heading back to a one-size-fits-all mentality which > >>scares me. I sometimes think the reading strategies were meant for > >>educators so that we could become better teachers of reading, > particularly > >>for our struggling readers, and I think we have taken it too far and use > it > >>in all cases. When I look at the current guided reading models it is so > >>prescribed: everyone is in a quick guided group with the teacher > drilling > >>a skill or they are reading independently. I am having a difficult time > >>seeing the joy in that model. Where do the rich conversations that > connect > >>children to each other and to literature take place in this current > model? > >>Was the model intended for accomplished readers? > >> > >> Leslie R. Stewart > >> Grade 3 Teacher > >> lstew...@branford.k12.ct.us<mailto:lstew...@branford.k12.ct.us> > >> 203-481-5386, 203-483-0749 FAX > >> > >> To feel most beautifully alive means to be reading something beautiful, > >> ready always to apprehend in the flow of language the sudden flash of > >> poetry. ~ Gaston Bachelard ~ > >> > >> > >> <http://thinkexist.com/birthday/september_24/> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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. > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > -- "There is nothing so unequal as equal treatment of unequals." Chief Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes _______________________________________________ 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.
