I base my approach to reading on the work of Alfie Kohn. In the following article he outlines some common mistakes we make when teaching kids to read.
1. Quantify their reading assignments.
2. Make them write reports.
3. Isolate them.
4. Focus on skills.
5. Offer them incentives.
6. Prepare them for tests.
7. Restrict their choices.
Most of the reading we do in class will be focused on enjoying the story. My hope is that as the students learn to enjoy reading they won't notice as we master the concepts needed to prepare for 7th grade.
How to Create Nonreaders
By Alfie Kohn
1. Quantify their reading assignments.
2. Make them write reports.
3. Isolate them.
4. Focus on skills.
5. Offer them incentives.
6. Prepare them for tests.
7. Restrict their choices.
Most of the reading we do in class will be focused on enjoying the story. My hope is that as the students learn to enjoy reading they won't notice as we master the concepts needed to prepare for 7th grade.
How to Create Nonreaders
By Alfie Kohn
Student Choice Policy |
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Students have a right to feel comfortable with what they are asked to read. If at any time a student feels uncomfortable with an assigned reading they may ask for an alternate choice.
What we're Reading
You Can't take it with you
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"You Can't Take It with You is a comedic play in three acts by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. The original production of the play premiered on Broadway in 1936, and played for 838 performances.
The play won the 1937 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and was adapted for the screen as You Can't Take It with You, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Director." |