This is a good case to think of Sharon Taberski when she says that she provides 2 independent reading times a day--one where the children must choose something that is a good fit, and another which is free choice. It's easier "guiding" them away from too-hard stuff if you know there'll be a time they can read Twilight with a buddy. BTW, huge difference in readability between Twilight and HP!
On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 6:33 PM, <suzteac...@aol.com> wrote: > > I have trouble allowing total free choice because it is so important that > students are reading books at the appropriate level. We were highly > encouraged to tell students that they could not read "Harry Potter" or > "Twilight" > if we know that the book level is too difficult. We were coached at how we > could help the kids come up with these conclusions on their own. I still > felt that I was the one saying no. This makes me uncomfortable. > > > "even the kids who struggle to read these can pair up with a higher reading > > partner for interesting reading and discussions!" > > This sounds like a good plan, except that at books as long as the ones i > mentioned, it would take forever to get through them. > > Suzanne/4th/NY > _______________________________________________ > 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.
