tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post1113692762373352007..comments2024-02-17T21:40:24.532-07:00Comments on Carol's Corner: GROWING READING HEARTSCarolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post-26771016429355393222009-02-18T18:20:00.000-07:002009-02-18T18:20:00.000-07:00Carol-Your post hits home. Loving to read and fee...Carol-<BR/>Your post hits home. Loving to read and feeling like a reader are two huge areas of identity I am trying to help my students discover. I loved this list of engagement. I can't help but think of choice and scaffolding choice as another piece of engagement for the kids in my room. Also, to tag on what Mary Lee's ideas (loved her idea to use your list by the way), kids need discussion about what engagement looks like and feels like.Katie Dicesarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04267193046510544304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post-61685737918012399252009-02-16T12:18:00.000-07:002009-02-16T12:18:00.000-07:00Isn't engagement the best of all "tests?" Why don...Isn't engagement the best of all "tests?" Why don't we just look for the dispositions and behaviors you thoughfully outline for our "state test?" Your words make me think of Frank Smith quote you and I have often shared with colleagues: "A truly literate person not only can read but chooses to read."<BR/>Cheering you on from Cairo!Laura Lynn Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105412258346062373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post-7711684367273297792009-02-16T08:32:00.000-07:002009-02-16T08:32:00.000-07:00I'm thinking of printing out your list and giving ...I'm thinking of printing out your list and giving it to my students so they can evaluate themselves (maybe on a 1-5 scale) on these attitudes/behaviors. Maybe when they know what we're looking for, they'll be better able to work toward that? (interesting connection to Katie's post at Creative Literacy on a conference she had with a first grade writer who has made lots of progress this year but didn't have the language to describe it)Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.com