tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205538229281562484.post1513822496269295255..comments2024-03-07T23:54:24.791-05:00Comments on Literate Lives: Reflections on Summer ReadingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205538229281562484.post-26897377176244880272014-09-08T07:10:24.575-04:002014-09-08T07:10:24.575-04:00I agree with Glenda - love you truck metaphor. Yo...I agree with Glenda - love you truck metaphor. Your reflections made me realize how difficult it is to come up with the right assignment for all students. How do you encourage the readers and the nonreaders? How do you push students to challenge themselves over the summer when you may not even know the students you're trying to push? I would hate to think that I'm frustrating the student who would read 30 books on her own.Lee Coreyhttp://readerlee.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205538229281562484.post-46346365944368065852014-09-07T15:42:59.336-04:002014-09-07T15:42:59.336-04:00Love the truck metaphor and can totally see its ap...Love the truck metaphor and can totally see its application to summer reading as well as required reading. Thinking about the lives of grade school readers, I can't help but ponder how read-alouds prompt students to read. My granddaughter texts me and requests whatever book her teacher is reading to the class so that she can "read ahead." If the book doesn't arrive w/in a couple of days, I'm in trouble. Simply giving students a list isn't the same as giving them a book. <br /><br />Here are my thoughts for today's #summerchallenge: http://www.evolvingenglishteacher.blogspot.com/2014/09/tell-me-reading-story-summerseries.htmlGlenda Funkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07020745976555044975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205538229281562484.post-36824342086294394402014-09-07T12:26:44.632-04:002014-09-07T12:26:44.632-04:00Hi Karen,
Thanks for dusting off the blog and join...Hi Karen,<br />Thanks for dusting off the blog and joining me in reflecting on summer reading. Your penultimate paragraph sums up some of my own wondering about the place for and purpose of summer reading. You've got me thinking about investment and slow reading and commitment and submission. I also wonder if the reader you discussed tried more than one of the four bounded choice titles. It seems that we've got to find a way to balance choice and obligation--though I think that might not be the right word--without making the reader come to a complete "mind screaming" stand still (like those trucks). Thanks, Karen. Lee Ann Spillanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04650009312001849617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3205538229281562484.post-57498567954822466532014-09-07T11:53:39.784-04:002014-09-07T11:53:39.784-04:00Hi- I loved your perspective...but that is how I f...Hi- I loved your perspective...but that is how I feel every night with my daughter trudging through books for AR in elementary. She is a voracious reader, but for the past two years she has been reading books that aren't available on the elementary school list for AR testing. She has almost read every available text for AR at her school. For me, I think the larger question goes to the purpose of summer reading first before we can think about the what. Welcome back to blogging.Beth Scanlonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03013556968803038443noreply@blogger.com