Miller
section 2
“The best readers read the most and that poor
readers read the least” (NRP) this is no surprise to me. After I read that quote
I was very curious to where the author was going to go with the sections. However, they did take it in a direction to
where they should that if students read outside of the required reading for one
hour then those students reach with in the 98% tile of the tests, the students
read for 4.6 minutes daily they would be in the 50% and if the student does not
read outside of school then they are in the 2 % tile. I find that amazing!
Also, I think it just proves my point that students
need to do as much independent reading in school as possible. The independent reading
should be something that they enjoy and not something that they do to just
please their teacher. The student should
be allowed to read anything that they want. I hate that I learned that reading
is fun later on in life and I want my students to learn it now while their
imaginations are just getting created.
Yes! What you said about our students and how they should be allowed to read books that they choose to read struck a chord with me. I had a student engrossed in the pages of a "Ripley's believe it or not" book, who every few minutes asked for help with reading a word or asking for the meaning of a word. This was a student who would "fake" read every day! Suddenly his choice sparked his desire to seek out knowledge and ask questions. I am glad that you love reading now and I am eager to know what made that change for you!
ReplyDeleteHi Jessica,
ReplyDeleteI really appreciate how you support the research behind independent reading and are working to provide your students with time every day to read independently. I love that you want each of your students to grow as readers and to grow a love for reading. Were there any strategies that the author suggested for creating a love of reading that you want to try out with your students? Thanks, Dawn