Much of what is written in this article was probably already known by many of us. However, I thought this was a good article to remind us of the importance of reading. The most sobering fact for me from the article was the information on literacy and the prison population. Our next article will be a continuation of this topic and explore the the consept of guaranteeing that every child learns to read. Is this something we can do?
Teach All Students To Read
October 2, 2006 · 3 Comments
Categories: Language Arts · School in General · Student Achievement
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Thank you to Tumalo Kindergarten and First grade teachers for their “above and beyond” succsessful efforts at teaching my kids to read. They also have a love for reading. We are able to cover much ground from curriculum and then get to the enjoyment of reading.
I agree Kris,we have a great Kindergarten and First grade team—as well as second & third.:)
I found the part of the Reading article a bit perplexing as it warned of perhaps our silent reading time may not be as effective as we would like. I have had my students record comments on their daily reading at that time–but I have found that they also need a time of the day that isn’t structured…so they can relax and really enjoy a book without some type of response.
Thanks for the thoughts Sue. I think we have a great staff also. I think the argument against silent reading is that the readers will read and the non readers will do everything but read. Our literacy committee has talked about this and will be bringing up the subject this year. What I believe is that during silent reading it should be a time for the teacher to listen to students read, take notes on student progress, and ask questions at different levels of comprehension. And yes it is a time for students to read and enjoy a book.
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