There’s somethingon my mind that’s been troubling me. Sometimes we take a book and chew it up, hack it, and TEACH it todeath. Children can’t enjoy thestory for all of the questions about beginning, middle, and end. Not to mention how that book is likeone we read last week….And all the direct vocabulary instruction…Oh, andpunctuation…Don’t forget the main idea, yada yada!
Wouldn’t you hateto answer questions about every book you read or every movie you watched?
Don’t take mewrong. I agree that literature isone of the most effective and powerful ways to develop reading skills. However, I think we need to balance itwith pleasure. Squeeze in at leastone story a day that you and your students can ENJOY together. Read it, savor it, feel it, and then letit be!
