[LIT] Questions about content

[Cristy Weggelaar]

FineArt111 and Rita,

   She hasn't said much about turning responsibility over to the reader, which confuses me. To me, that's the most important part of the reading workshop. She thinks she just doesn't have the time to do that.  Instead, she has shown us literature circles, so all the reading is in that context.  The teacher chooses the book selection and she brings in supplemental articles, essays, poems, etc. to keep the conversation going.  We're reading That Workshop Book, which describes the reading workshop in the upper grades as a place for socratic seminars, literature circles and inquiry learning. Sounds like a regular classroom to me!

I am taking this class because I have to for my certification, but I already have several years of teaching experience. The Atwell-style workshop method has changed my teaching forever, so I most concerned that my fellow colleagues in class will come out not knowing what a true reading workshop looks like.
 "Je réponds ordinairement à ceux qui me demandent raison de mes voyages: que je sais bien ce que je fuis, mais non pas ce que je cherche."


- Montaigne, Essais



----- Original Message ----
From: "FineArt11 at aol.com" <FineArt11 at aol.com>
To: lit at literacyworkshop.org
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 8:27:20 AM
Subject: Re: [LIT] Questions about content

Hi,
A lot of my research is based on collaborative learning, so I understand  
(and completely agree with) the value of these conversations (in literature  
circles or other avenues).  However, I am a little surprised about the  comment 
regarding silent reading.  I hate to use the term, but in 'real  life' we all 
read silently and need to master that skill.  When does your  professor feel we 
should turn over the responsibility of reading to the  individual student?  I 
am very interested in this conversation and I am  always open to learning new 
ideas that will benefit my students.  Thank you  for sharing with us.

Lynn Domino
Co-investigator STAR Reading Academy
Florida Atlantic University


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