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Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Chapter 2 (Book Whisperer)
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Date: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 7:33 AM
Carol,
What you say below about programs is true. That's why programs don't teach
children, teachers do. And, while some programs may
Carol,
What you say below about programs is true. That's why programs don't teach
children, teachers do. And, while some programs may be better than others,
SRA is/was not one of them. SRA is/was a program for kids to read a
selection, answer questions, and move on to the next color if the
Elisa's thoughts on SRA...read, answer questions, and then move on to the next
color reminds me of Accelerated Reader. Some students like the c ompetition
and others don't.All of the research on AR and SRA were self-funded and
self-published. --
Ann
ski...@chartermi.net
I'm a little behind now on the questions, just got home from camping in
Colorado, took my book to read, didn't have access to post.
Readers without power to make their own choices are unmotivated. (pg 23)
I thought this was a very powerful statement and one that probably defines many
of
, 2010 7:07:05 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Chapter 2 (Book Whisperer)
Beibg the competitive person I am, I also enjoyed the SRA cards, but I
can't remember one thing I read or discussions about an amazing piece.
This was not what I'd considered reading, but school work, one
OK. I personally hated SRA. There were always kids who were higher than me
and I don't remember particularly liking the reading I had to do. Although
we often read alone we need to share what we read with others; we enhance
our understanding by hearing other perspectives, and it's fun. SRA is
Is SRA still used in schools?? I truly hope not.
As someone said earlier, SRA is/was not real reading. It was a way to
separate and divide kids into the haves and have nots. It is interesting
that so many of us on this listserv actually enjoyed them or perhaps it was
more about working at your
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There weren't discussions--no wonder you don't remember any. Just read
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Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:13:11
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Is SRA still used
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That's true. They were only a game, never a good
Beibg the competitive person I am, I also enjoyed the SRA cards, but I
can't remember one thing I read or discussions about an amazing piece.
This was not what I'd considered reading, but school work, one of those
drudgeries required by a teacher. As I said, the thing that kept me
going was
In a message dated 7/13/2010 2:18:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
gail...@charter.net writes:
Maybe I was the only one that really enjoyed the SRA cards. I loved the
race against the clock (we had to time ourselves) and then even the quiz.
I
was able to see how much I remembered of
it as part of my reading tumble.
Tui
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That's true. They were only a game, never a good book.
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Maybe I was the only one that really enjoyed the SRA cards. I loved the
race against the clock (we had to time ourselves) and then even the
quiz. I was able to see how much I
I loved them also. I actually still had a set and after reading
everyone's comments I felt guilty and threw them out in June.
PatK
On Jul 13, 2010, at 1:42 PM, Adrienne Eichenberger wrote:
I also loved the SRA cards. Each color I moved up gave me a great
sense of accomplishment. The
You know how in all schools, especially near the end of the year,
piles of materials will appear in the staff room with free signs on
them? When I see SRA cards/kits, I take them home and throw them in
the trash. I do the same with coloring books, novels with torn covers
and/or pages, and
Oh yes, remember those SRA kits very well - never did like them either!
June
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Oh yes, remember those SRA kits very well - never did like them either!
June
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I also loved the SRA cards. Each color I moved up gave me a great sense of
accomplishment. The freedom of moving at my own pace was wonderful.
Adrienne
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I too loved SRA cards! It gave me freedom in a boring world. I was a quick
reader so I loved it that my teacher allowed us to do that instead of read
together. We
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I can see how those SRAs could be motivating to some as they would have been to
me wanting to show how smart I was but did any of the passages really move
you and stay with you affecting your lives like To Kill a Mocking Bird
I'm not by any means advocating returning to SRA as the reading
programheaven forbid!!! Just sharing some feelings I had about it as an
adult looking back at the child that was (a lggg way back :o) )
Adrienne
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Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Chapter 2 (Book Whisperer)
I can see how those SRAs could be motivating to some as they would have been
to me wanting to show how smart I was but did any of the passages really
move you and stay with you affecting your lives like To Kill
Everybody is a Reader
When responding to this chapter you can think about the following ideas:
1) Donalyn makes a strong argument for free choice reading on a daily basis.
This is not the norm in most classrooms today. Respond to the this statement -
Readers without power to
Everyone is a reader. . .
When I was in fifth grade, we had to do SRAs (anyone recall)? These were
little reading cards with stories and after each there was a test. The
different colors represented higher levels. Of course, I wasnt very good
at these and tried to cheat many times. I absolutely
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