[LIT] "the case for literature" - Nancie Atwell

[Rowlett, Renita C]

Thanks for sharing...yesterday, I facilitated a professional development for Literacy Coaches around Independent Reading.  This article was timely.

Warm regards, 
R. Carol Miller (Rowlett) 
Citywide SCRMA Specialist 
Office of Reading & Language Arts 
Medill Professional Teacher Center
773.553-6450
GSR #80 
"Together, ordinary people can still do extrordinary things."      
Barack Obama     


-----Original Message-----
From: lit-bounces+rcrowlett=cps.k12.il.us at literacyworkshop.org [mailto:lit-bounces+rcrowlett=cps.k12.il.us at literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Bill IVEY
Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 9:20 PM
To: lit at literacyworkshop.org
Subject: [LIT] "the case for literature" - Nancie Atwell

Hi!

A great article in EdWeek (free but requires registration). Of course, my
own perspective is, Really?! One has to make a case for literature now?!
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/02/10/21atwell_ep.h29.html?r=1256521980

Take care,
Bill Ivey
Stoneleigh-Burnham School



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