tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129006653234939633.post1721688312014459205..comments2024-03-27T13:30:26.803-04:00Comments on Adventures in Literacy Land: 10 Ways Teachers Kill a Love of ReadingAndrea Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863194664150925886noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129006653234939633.post-14200348066325624372015-12-21T11:27:58.732-05:002015-12-21T11:27:58.732-05:00It's interesting how we have to sneak love of ...It's interesting how we have to sneak love of reading, the ONLY thing we will (or should) teach them in school that they will benefit from every day of their lives, into a curriculum jammed with stuff that will be out of date in 10 years. Meanwhile we also kill the love of math in the same ways as reading, by conducting classrooms as if math is an isolated subject instead of teaching it as a way of thinking in every area of lively endeavor. Mark W.F. Condonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18441250695980225923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129006653234939633.post-25548500684797808182015-11-16T20:18:15.363-05:002015-11-16T20:18:15.363-05:00I teach first grade and hear more and more about t...I teach first grade and hear more and more about teachers who assign a written response after completing reading homework!! I think this should be on your list of "ways to kill a love of reading". It has killed it for my niece. Thankfully, my own children haven't had that assigned yet. I think I would have to argue it.Bretonjesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11524819176841337629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129006653234939633.post-73175798595892269442015-08-09T08:02:39.219-04:002015-08-09T08:02:39.219-04:00I also agree with this blog and use the five finge...I also agree with this blog and use the five finger rule. My one question ~ as a librarian, do you find that students get books they really can't/don't want to read and then return to the library daily to "exchange" books? I believe there are those who do and teachers who allow it to get kids out of the room. How can we improve this situation?Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04654354857414559612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129006653234939633.post-1671897354005230282015-06-21T15:18:34.455-04:002015-06-21T15:18:34.455-04:00Your comment just made me google the five finger r...Your comment just made me google the five finger rule (I had never heard of it before) and I think it's a great one. I think I'm going to start using it as guidance with my ESL students. Great tip - Tanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476300726903373375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129006653234939633.post-36181977296090418642015-06-17T07:28:00.438-04:002015-06-17T07:28:00.438-04:00Great blog post and list. I have to rein myself in...Great blog post and list. I have to rein myself in with regards to 'school' reading, it's seen purely as a box-ticking exercise in that all children are expected to progress through the levels in a fairly methodical fashion (which I guess does make sense). My daughter finds the books boring (because she's developed her own natural love of books and reading through us reading for fun and leisure not exclusively for learning or school) - if they were her only means of introduction to reading, it could easily have turned her into a reluctant reader. <br /><br />The other slightly annoying aspect has nothing to do with school per se. Some parents are ultra competitive and will push their kids hard just so that their kids are extensively further on in their reading. Again you can't help thinking that this is going to ultimately turn kids away from reading for fun at a stage when competition of this type really isn't required (tiger mums notwithstanding - sure if you want your kid to gain a PHD by the time they hit ten, more power to you but if you completely close off reading for leisure and fun to them, I just can't condone that I'm afraid!)ReadItDaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03701448003248147233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129006653234939633.post-63353585282368401062015-06-16T23:27:54.068-04:002015-06-16T23:27:54.068-04:00What a terrific blog post Jenny with important mes...What a terrific blog post Jenny with important messages and great ideas. I am going to share it with all of the teachers in our FB groups in Australia :)<br />Kylie<br />http://ripperresources.blogspot.com.au/Kylie Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05257545055615342314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129006653234939633.post-2792166822869615582015-06-16T11:47:34.129-04:002015-06-16T11:47:34.129-04:00I love the idea of sitting and reading with them! ...I love the idea of sitting and reading with them! I am going to try and build this into my lessons when I start teaching about stamina! Great post:) MrsDecatursLittleGatorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01449665071237693306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129006653234939633.post-46627520866463033752015-06-16T11:38:11.874-04:002015-06-16T11:38:11.874-04:00Great point about continuing read aloud when kids ...Great point about continuing read aloud when kids get older. I loved reading from the beginning, but I'm not sure I ever would have branched out from the Baby Sitter's Club if my 5th grade teacher hadn't introduced me to great literature through reading aloud. I still remember many of the titles she read to us, and they continue to be some of my favorites.<br /><a href="http://not-very-fancy.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Not very fancy in 1st</a>Deb Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924654737608508765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129006653234939633.post-69054184082469161842015-06-15T23:09:32.692-04:002015-06-15T23:09:32.692-04:00I still read aloud with my 5th graders getting rea...I still read aloud with my 5th graders getting ready to head to middle school soon. I add funny voices, use tons of expression and find that I sink in to the book as deeply as my students. Worksheets ? Not when I can do a game, sandbox, or other tactile experience ! Great post, Jenny ! Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16360392768251138944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129006653234939633.post-37663819436604266982015-06-15T09:42:04.940-04:002015-06-15T09:42:04.940-04:00I love this blog post, and agree with everything y...I love this blog post, and agree with everything you have written. As a librarian I see students every day who see reading as a chore and do not get any pleasure from reading a book. I especially think that limiting students to only a certain level of book or not allowing them to choose their own reading material is a big cause of this. Not that I want students to read something way above their level, I still teach the five finger rule. But students need to be able to have some choice. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864279215110457030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129006653234939633.post-18639163166153487752015-06-14T23:51:18.249-04:002015-06-14T23:51:18.249-04:00I stopped requiring reading logs after I read The ...I stopped requiring reading logs after I read The Book Whisperer. I still require 30 minutes of reading a night, but I keep track of what my students are reading by using Status of the Class, another idea I got from Donalyn Miller. Students each share with the class what they are reading and the page they are on either as a discussion post online or with the class. This year I added a graphic novel basket to my classroom library, and it is usually half empty.Jennifer O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08188292842998417658noreply@blogger.com