Monday, November 30, 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
LARS'S LIBRARY: LITERARY LINKS
Read a nice profile of Wild Thing author Maurice Sendak in the UK Independent.
Some good examples of recent children's books in translation can be found in the L.A. Times Word Play's "Going global."
As well as The New York Times article about reading workshop referenced in my piece here on classics, I've come across two other essays that eloquently make the case for student choice in elementary, middle and high school reading: Dane Peters's "Who Should Decide What Students Read?" in Education Week, and novelist Susan Straight's disparaging look at the Accelerated Reading program in The New York Times.
Some good examples of recent children's books in translation can be found in the L.A. Times Word Play's "Going global."
As well as The New York Times article about reading workshop referenced in my piece here on classics, I've come across two other essays that eloquently make the case for student choice in elementary, middle and high school reading: Dane Peters's "Who Should Decide What Students Read?" in Education Week, and novelist Susan Straight's disparaging look at the Accelerated Reading program in The New York Times.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
WORLD OF LEARNING: A FAMILY I KNOW
"Bay Area Mom Creates Online Tool To Tackle Autism" KPIX TV 11/23/09
I work with Pramila--the "Bay Area Mom" here--and her son Siddhu!
I work with Pramila--the "Bay Area Mom" here--and her son Siddhu!
Monday, November 23, 2009
WORLD OF LEARNING: WHAT IS READING, ANYWAY?
"The Future of Reading" Library Journal 11/1/09
Found this while researching for a new essay on the website. The essay will be about valuing the attention, focus and comprehension skills involved in listening to an audio book as much as we value "basic" literacy skills--decoding and encoding written language. That means thinking of the audio book as its own kind of animal, and not an add-on, or as so often happens, a remedial tool. Well-meaning adults often tell struggling readers to only listen if they are reading, giving a message that listening and understanding stories and information is less valuable than reading. They are also making what could have been a successful learning moment into one that emphasizes a deficiency, and changing a pleasurable experience into a punitive one.
In Tom Peter's Library Journal essay, he advises librarians to stay on top of what is happening with the way books and and their content are delivered to the audience, and to be willing to adapt. He lists some fascinating possibilities, and notes that audio books are an area of growth in a somewhat moribund publishing industry.
Found this while researching for a new essay on the website. The essay will be about valuing the attention, focus and comprehension skills involved in listening to an audio book as much as we value "basic" literacy skills--decoding and encoding written language. That means thinking of the audio book as its own kind of animal, and not an add-on, or as so often happens, a remedial tool. Well-meaning adults often tell struggling readers to only listen if they are reading, giving a message that listening and understanding stories and information is less valuable than reading. They are also making what could have been a successful learning moment into one that emphasizes a deficiency, and changing a pleasurable experience into a punitive one.
In Tom Peter's Library Journal essay, he advises librarians to stay on top of what is happening with the way books and and their content are delivered to the audience, and to be willing to adapt. He lists some fascinating possibilities, and notes that audio books are an area of growth in a somewhat moribund publishing industry.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
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