Re: [MOSAIC] Suggestions needed
I agree. As a child I loved to read. My mother opened the library to me. Told the librarian I could read whatever I wanted to read, gave me the books that should be read before college, when I was still in 5th grade. I loved reading. By 5th grade I was reading Russian Novels, from the classic college prep list and short stories by European and American writers. I think that it enriched my life and I was fascinated to find that other people in other countries and times asked the same types of questions that I was asking. I would not have changed this at all. I do think it is important to help children pick from a wide variety of literature. PatK On Apr 20, 2011, at 6:01 PM, corinne codjoe wrote: HI. When my daughter was in 4th grade she was exactly the same. She would live to read. At one point I asked her to stop reading because it consumed her life. I, even once, asked her to take a day off reading. Then she claimed she had nothing to do! So I just supported her reading bygiving her different genres to read, different types of literature, etc. In her teenager years she was still an avid reader but then she picked up new interests too. Today she is in law school ! If my daughter had not focused on reading so much she wouldn't be able to cope with the tremendous amount of reading and focus that law school demands. Some kids are musical and spend hours playing and focusin gon music, others are artistic and would like to draw all day, others want to dance all day! What's wrong with wanting to read all day? Just provide enriching and engaging literature..etc. Corinne From: judy fiene To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 11:22 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Suggestions needed Hi All, I'm looking for suggestions on what to do with a 4th grade boy who likes to read and won't do anything else but read (I know, hard to believe). He reads instead of doing his homework. He finishes his in-class schoolwork fast in order to read. The teacher tells her class that if they finish their work early they could read. So, this fellow finishes early -- rushing -- and then reads. He has become somewhat passive in wanting to do anything but read. Any ideas on how to help his learning be more enriched because of his willingness to read?? Judy Education would be so much more effective if its purpose were to ensure that by the time they leave school every boy and girl should know how much they don't know, and be imbued with a lifelong desire to know it." --Sir William Haley, British newspaper editor and broadcasting administrator Please consider the environment before printing this message. ___ 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. PatK ___ 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.
Re: [MOSAIC] Suggestions needed
I had a daughter like that too. Today she is a professor at Berkley and has traveled around the world. She has friends in different countries and cities. She never lacked for friends in high school either. I think as they get older, they branch out to different kinds of literature and experiences to become pretty well-rounded (at least I think she is). It's hard to discourage that when they're young, because as a teacher, you see so many that are the exact opposite. From: mosaic-bounces+stownsend=emsd37@literacyworkshop.org [mosaic-bounces+stownsend=emsd37@literacyworkshop.org] on behalf of Beverlee Paul [beverleep...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 10:04 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group; corinne codjoe Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Suggestions needed I have one thing to say...Outliers. Okay, two...Bill Gates. On Apr 20, 2011 9:01 PM, "corinne codjoe" wrote: > HI. > When my daughter was in 4th grade she was exactly the same. She would live to read. At one point I asked her to stop reading because it consumed her life. I, even once, asked her to take a day off reading. Then she claimed she had nothing to do! So I just supported her reading bygiving her different genres to read, different types of literature, etc. In her teenager years she was still an avid reader but then she picked up new interests too. Today she is in law school ! If my daughter had not focused on reading so much she wouldn't be able to cope with the tremendous amount of reading and focus that law school demands. Some kids are musical and spend hours playing and focusin gon music, others are artistic and would like to draw all day, others want to dance all day! What's wrong with wanting to read all day? Just provide enriching and engaging literature..etc. Corinne > > > > From: judy fiene > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group < mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 11:22 PM > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Suggestions needed > > Hi All, > I'm looking for suggestions on what to do with a 4th grade boy who likes to > read and won't do anything else but read (I know, hard to believe). He reads > instead of doing his homework. He finishes his in-class schoolwork fast in > order to read. The teacher tells her class that if they finish their work > early they could read. So, this fellow finishes early -- rushing -- and then > reads. He has become somewhat passive in wanting to do anything but read. > Any ideas on how to help his learning be more enriched because of his > willingness to read?? > Judy > > Education would be so much more effective if its purpose were to ensure that > by the time they leave school every boy and girl should know how much they > don't know, and be imbued with a lifelong desire to know it." > --Sir William Haley, > British newspaper editor and broadcasting administrator > > Please consider the environment before printing this message. > ___ > 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. ___ 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.
Re: [MOSAIC] Suggestions needed
Have to love it But I've also valued some of the other answers. Sally On 4/20/11 6:01 PM, "corinne codjoe" wrote: > HI. > When my daughter was in 4th grade she was exactly the same. She would live to > read. At one point I asked her to stop reading because it consumed her life. > I, even once, asked her to take a day off reading. Then she claimed she had > nothing to do! So I just supported her reading bygiving her different genres > to read, different types of literature, etc. In her teenager years she was > still an avid reader but then she picked up new interests too. Today she is in > law school ! If my daughter had not focused on reading so much she wouldn't > be able to cope with the tremendous amount of reading and focus that law > school demands. Some kids are musical and spend hours playing and focusin gon > music, others are artistic and would like to draw all day, others want to > dance all day! What's wrong with wanting to read all day? Just provide > enriching and engaging literature..etc. Corinne > > > > From: judy fiene > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 11:22 PM > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Suggestions needed > > Hi All, > I'm looking for suggestions on what to do with a 4th grade boy who likes to > read and won't do anything else but read (I know, hard to believe). He reads > instead of doing his homework. He finishes his in-class schoolwork fast in > order to read. The teacher tells her class that if they finish their work > early they could read. So, this fellow finishes early -- rushing -- and then > reads. He has become somewhat passive in wanting to do anything but read. > Any ideas on how to help his learning be more enriched because of his > willingness to read?? > Judy > > Education would be so much more effective if its purpose were to ensure that > by the time they leave school every boy and girl should know how much they > don't know, and be imbued with a lifelong desire to know it." > --Sir William Haley, > British newspaper editor and broadcasting administrator > > Please consider the environment before printing this message. > ___ > 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.
Re: [MOSAIC] Suggestions needed
I have one thing to say...Outliers. Okay, two...Bill Gates. On Apr 20, 2011 9:01 PM, "corinne codjoe" wrote: > HI. > When my daughter was in 4th grade she was exactly the same. She would live to read. At one point I asked her to stop reading because it consumed her life. I, even once, asked her to take a day off reading. Then she claimed she had nothing to do! So I just supported her reading bygiving her different genres to read, different types of literature, etc. In her teenager years she was still an avid reader but then she picked up new interests too. Today she is in law school ! If my daughter had not focused on reading so much she wouldn't be able to cope with the tremendous amount of reading and focus that law school demands. Some kids are musical and spend hours playing and focusin gon music, others are artistic and would like to draw all day, others want to dance all day! What's wrong with wanting to read all day? Just provide enriching and engaging literature..etc. Corinne > > > > From: judy fiene > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group < mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 11:22 PM > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Suggestions needed > > Hi All, > I'm looking for suggestions on what to do with a 4th grade boy who likes to > read and won't do anything else but read (I know, hard to believe). He reads > instead of doing his homework. He finishes his in-class schoolwork fast in > order to read. The teacher tells her class that if they finish their work > early they could read. So, this fellow finishes early -- rushing -- and then > reads. He has become somewhat passive in wanting to do anything but read. > Any ideas on how to help his learning be more enriched because of his > willingness to read?? > Judy > > Education would be so much more effective if its purpose were to ensure that > by the time they leave school every boy and girl should know how much they > don't know, and be imbued with a lifelong desire to know it." > --Sir William Haley, > British newspaper editor and broadcasting administrator > > Please consider the environment before printing this message. > ___ > 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.
Re: [MOSAIC] Suggestions needed
HI. When my daughter was in 4th grade she was exactly the same. She would live to read. At one point I asked her to stop reading because it consumed her life. I, even once, asked her to take a day off reading. Then she claimed she had nothing to do! So I just supported her reading bygiving her different genres to read, different types of literature, etc. In her teenager years she was still an avid reader but then she picked up new interests too. Today she is in law school ! If my daughter had not focused on reading so much she wouldn't be able to cope with the tremendous amount of reading and focus that law school demands. Some kids are musical and spend hours playing and focusin gon music, others are artistic and would like to draw all day, others want to dance all day! What's wrong with wanting to read all day? Just provide enriching and engaging literature..etc. Corinne From: judy fiene To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 11:22 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Suggestions needed Hi All, I'm looking for suggestions on what to do with a 4th grade boy who likes to read and won't do anything else but read (I know, hard to believe). He reads instead of doing his homework. He finishes his in-class schoolwork fast in order to read. The teacher tells her class that if they finish their work early they could read. So, this fellow finishes early -- rushing -- and then reads. He has become somewhat passive in wanting to do anything but read. Any ideas on how to help his learning be more enriched because of his willingness to read?? Judy Education would be so much more effective if its purpose were to ensure that by the time they leave school every boy and girl should know how much they don't know, and be imbued with a lifelong desire to know it." --Sir William Haley, British newspaper editor and broadcasting administrator Please consider the environment before printing this message. ___ 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.
Re: [MOSAIC] Suggestions needed
This is not a phenomenon for teachers or indeed for students. I have seen this happen over and over again with children who finally ‘discover’ reading. It’s the student who also for a period of time prefers the library to outdoor recess, who never has a book out of their hand. Remember when you finally learned how to ride a bike and never wanted to get off? Up and down the street and your parents calling you in and you calling back one more minute. I don’t remember anyone saying, well write about it, or track how many miles you ride, or ride a bigger or smaller bike now to see how good you really are. It was understood that you were relishing your new skills, enjoying it to the maximum, taking every opportunity to enjoy and practice now that you no longer wobbled and lacked confidence. You rode and rode and rode until one day you found the basketball and you started shooting baskets with the same determination but you still rode your bike every day. The role of the teacher here it to look at the overall gains and learning taking place with the reading and the fast pace of new learning with vocabulary, comprehension and then actual transference to writing skills. It’s important to look too at what the background of this student is. Was he always a reader? Are there books at home? Are there opportunities at home to read? And importantly, how much time is offered in the classroom at other times for independent reading? Is there a problem at home? Is this an escape? Or is this a far more engaging option? I am guessing the teacher is looking for establishing balance for this student and balance is a skill that needs assistance and some element of self-evaluation by the student. Are there rubrics or exemplars by which the student is measuring the quality of his rushed work? At grade four the student is more than able to now make judgments about how well his work compares to the expectation. This could be a good place to start. But, my final word on this. Let him ‘ride his bike’ but with some ‘qualifiers’ (helmet, distance, time) stated. What a joyful problem this is. --- On Thu, 21/4/11, judy fiene wrote: From: judy fiene Subject: [MOSAIC] Suggestions needed To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" Received: Thursday, 21 April, 2011, 12:22 AM Hi All, I'm looking for suggestions on what to do with a 4th grade boy who likes to read and won't do anything else but read (I know, hard to believe). He reads instead of doing his homework. He finishes his in-class schoolwork fast in order to read. The teacher tells her class that if they finish their work early they could read. So, this fellow finishes early -- rushing -- and then reads. He has become somewhat passive in wanting to do anything but read. Any ideas on how to help his learning be more enriched because of his willingness to read?? Judy Education would be so much more effective if its purpose were to ensure that by the time they leave school every boy and girl should know how much they don't know, and be imbued with a lifelong desire to know it." --Sir William Haley, British newspaper editor and broadcasting administrator Please consider the environment before printing this message. ___ 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.
Re: [MOSAIC] Suggestions needed
Awesome! Great ideas. Thanks, Sarah. On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 10:35 AM, Mohrhauser, Sarah < smohr...@sowashco.k12.mn.us> wrote: > One thing to consider is offering him limited choice in his reading; then > offer choices that coincide with the curriculum he's studying in Social > Studies, Science, and Language Arts. Include selections of nonfiction. > > Another way to enhance this prolific reading is to have him reflect in a > variety of ways that will benefit him and the class. He could write book > reviews for his peers, prepare book talks to post online, write letters to > the authors critiquing their work, have him create a rating system for his > books and ask him to chart his reading (bar graph-books by rating; line > graph-minutes read per day, per week...). > > Sarah Mohrhauser > Literacy Coach > South Washington County Schools > Cottage Grove Middle School > Phone: 651-768-6818 Fax: 651-768-6828 > www.sowashco.k12.mn.us > ISD833: An east metro school district serving all or parts of the > communities of Cottage Grove, Newport, St. Paul Park and Woodbury and Afton, > Denmark and Grey Cloud Island Townships, Minnesota > > > > -Original Message- > From: mosaic-bounces+smohrhau=sowashco.k12.mn...@literacyworkshop.org[mailto: > mosaic-bounces+smohrhau=sowashco.k12.mn...@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf > Of judy fiene > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 9:22 AM > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > Subject: [MOSAIC] Suggestions needed > > Hi All, > I'm looking for suggestions on what to do with a 4th grade boy who likes to > read and won't do anything else but read (I know, hard to believe). He > reads > instead of doing his homework. He finishes his in-class schoolwork fast in > order to read. The teacher tells her class that if they finish their work > early they could read. So, this fellow finishes early -- rushing -- and > then > reads. He has become somewhat passive in wanting to do anything but read. > Any ideas on how to help his learning be more enriched because of his > willingness to read?? > Judy > > Education would be so much more effective if its purpose were to ensure > that > by the time they leave school every boy and girl should know how much they > don't know, and be imbued with a lifelong desire to know it." > --Sir William Haley, > British newspaper editor and broadcasting administrator > > Please consider the environment before printing this message. > ___ > 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. > > -- Judy Education would be so much more effective if its purpose were to ensure that by the time they leave school every boy and girl should know how much they don't know, and be imbued with a lifelong desire to know it." --Sir William Haley, British newspaper editor and broadcasting administrator Please consider the environment before printing this message. ___ 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.
Re: [MOSAIC] Suggestions needed
Aloha e Judy, This will be my first reply to a mosaic friend. I hope it helps. Has the teacher figured out what her students enjoys reading? If so, it might be helpful for her to insert short , to the point lessons in between chapters of what he is reading at the time. He can be allowed to read, but, when he gets to the lesson, he needs to stop, respond with a quality answer, and then move on. I am not sure what concepts he struggles with, but the teacher can use the names of the characters, the setting, and so on to develop math problems, social studies lessons, etc. and insert in between chapters. THis might make it more fun for him. I know most teachers don't have this kind of time, but, if she does, it may help. Aloha,Kau'i =-)--- On Wed, 4/20/11, judy fiene wrote: From: judy fiene Subject: [MOSAIC] Suggestions needed To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 4:22 AM Hi All, I'm looking for suggestions on what to do with a 4th grade boy who likes to read and won't do anything else but read (I know, hard to believe). He reads instead of doing his homework. He finishes his in-class schoolwork fast in order to read. The teacher tells her class that if they finish their work early they could read. So, this fellow finishes early -- rushing -- and then reads. He has become somewhat passive in wanting to do anything but read. Any ideas on how to help his learning be more enriched because of his willingness to read?? Judy Education would be so much more effective if its purpose were to ensure that by the time they leave school every boy and girl should know how much they don't know, and be imbued with a lifelong desire to know it." --Sir William Haley, British newspaper editor and broadcasting administrator Please consider the environment before printing this message. ___ 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.
Re: [MOSAIC] Suggestions needed
Terrific! Thanks for your input! On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 1:55 PM, suzie herb wrote: > > > This is not a phenomenon for > teachers or indeed for students. I > have seen this happen over and over again with children who finally > ‘discover’ > reading.It’s the > student who also for a period of time prefers the library to outdoor > recess, > who never has a book out of their hand. Remember when you finally learned > how to ride a bike > and never wanted to get off? Up > and down the street and your parents calling you in and you calling back > one > more minute. I don’t remember > anyone saying, well write about it, or track how many miles you ride, or > ride a > bigger or smaller bike now to see how good you really are. It was > understood > that you were relishing your new skills, enjoying it to the maximum, taking > every opportunity to enjoy and practice now that you no longer wobbled and > lacked confidence. You rode > and rode and rode until one day you found the basketball and you started > shooting baskets with the same determination but you still rode your bike > every > day. The role of the teacher here it to look at the overall gains > and learning taking place with the reading and the fast pace of new > learning > with vocabulary, comprehension and then actual transference to writing > skills. It’s important to look too > at what the background of this student is. Was he always a reader? Are > there books at home? Are there opportunities at home to read? And > importantly, > how much time is offered in the classroom at other times for independent > reading? Is there a problem at home? Is this an escape? Or is this a far > more engaging option? > > I am guessing > the teacher is looking for establishing balance for this student and > balance is > a skill that needs assistance and some element of self-evaluation by the > student. Are there rubrics or exemplars by which the student is measuring > the quality > of his rushed work? At grade four > the student is more than able to now make judgments about how well his work > compares to the expectation. > This could be a good place to start. But, my final word on this. Let him > ‘ride his bike’ but with some ‘qualifiers’ (helmet, > distance, time) stated. What a > joyful problem this is. > > > > > > --- On Thu, 21/4/11, judy fiene wrote: > > From: judy fiene > Subject: [MOSAIC] Suggestions needed > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" < > mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > Received: Thursday, 21 April, 2011, 12:22 AM > > Hi All, > I'm looking for suggestions on what to do with a 4th grade boy who likes to > read and won't do anything else but read (I know, hard to believe). He > reads > instead of doing his homework. He finishes his in-class schoolwork fast in > order to read. The teacher tells her class that if they finish their work > early they could read. So, this fellow finishes early -- rushing -- and > then > reads. He has become somewhat passive in wanting to do anything but read. > Any ideas on how to help his learning be more enriched because of his > willingness to read?? > Judy > > Education would be so much more effective if its purpose were to ensure > that > by the time they leave school every boy and girl should know how much they > don't know, and be imbued with a lifelong desire to know it." > --Sir William Haley, > British newspaper editor and broadcasting administrator > > Please consider the environment before printing this message. > ___ > 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. > > -- Judy Education would be so much more effective if its purpose were to ensure that by the time they leave school every boy and girl should know how much they don't know, and be imbued with a lifelong desire to know it." --Sir William Haley, British newspaper editor and broadcasting administrator Please consider the environment before printing this message. ___ 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.
Re: [MOSAIC] Suggestions needed
One thing to consider is offering him limited choice in his reading; then offer choices that coincide with the curriculum he's studying in Social Studies, Science, and Language Arts. Include selections of nonfiction. Another way to enhance this prolific reading is to have him reflect in a variety of ways that will benefit him and the class. He could write book reviews for his peers, prepare book talks to post online, write letters to the authors critiquing their work, have him create a rating system for his books and ask him to chart his reading (bar graph-books by rating; line graph-minutes read per day, per week...). Sarah Mohrhauser Literacy Coach South Washington County Schools Cottage Grove Middle School Phone: 651-768-6818 Fax: 651-768-6828 www.sowashco.k12.mn.us ISD833: An east metro school district serving all or parts of the communities of Cottage Grove, Newport, St. Paul Park and Woodbury and Afton, Denmark and Grey Cloud Island Townships, Minnesota -Original Message- From: mosaic-bounces+smohrhau=sowashco.k12.mn...@literacyworkshop.org [mailto:mosaic-bounces+smohrhau=sowashco.k12.mn...@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of judy fiene Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 9:22 AM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: [MOSAIC] Suggestions needed Hi All, I'm looking for suggestions on what to do with a 4th grade boy who likes to read and won't do anything else but read (I know, hard to believe). He reads instead of doing his homework. He finishes his in-class schoolwork fast in order to read. The teacher tells her class that if they finish their work early they could read. So, this fellow finishes early -- rushing -- and then reads. He has become somewhat passive in wanting to do anything but read. Any ideas on how to help his learning be more enriched because of his willingness to read?? Judy Education would be so much more effective if its purpose were to ensure that by the time they leave school every boy and girl should know how much they don't know, and be imbued with a lifelong desire to know it." --Sir William Haley, British newspaper editor and broadcasting administrator Please consider the environment before printing this message. ___ 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] Suggestions needed
Hi All, I'm looking for suggestions on what to do with a 4th grade boy who likes to read and won't do anything else but read (I know, hard to believe). He reads instead of doing his homework. He finishes his in-class schoolwork fast in order to read. The teacher tells her class that if they finish their work early they could read. So, this fellow finishes early -- rushing -- and then reads. He has become somewhat passive in wanting to do anything but read. Any ideas on how to help his learning be more enriched because of his willingness to read?? Judy Education would be so much more effective if its purpose were to ensure that by the time they leave school every boy and girl should know how much they don't know, and be imbued with a lifelong desire to know it." --Sir William Haley, British newspaper editor and broadcasting administrator Please consider the environment before printing this message. ___ 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.
