http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2005/12/01/the-bloggers-stance/ (bôr'dər-lănd') n. Located on or near a frontier. An indeterminate area or condition. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:21:32 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2005/12/01/the-bloggers-stance/comment-page-1/#comment-1020 Will Richardson Fri, 02 Dec 2005 12:22:25 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/?p=189#comment-1020 Doug...abosulutely great post that captures much about how we have to shift our thinking. When we read with the "efferant" stance, as Rosenblatt terms it, it radically changes how we engage with the text. This type of reading has not been widely taught due to the limited and contrived environments we've had to teach it in. But that's no longer true. Real reading for real response for real purposes, namely the co-construction of knowledge is now at the fingertips of all teachers and students with access. Doug…abosulutely great post that captures much about how we have to shift our thinking. When we read with the “efferant” stance, as Rosenblatt terms it, it radically changes how we engage with the text. This type of reading has not been widely taught due to the limited and contrived environments we’ve had to teach it in. But that’s no longer true. Real reading for real response for real purposes, namely the co-construction of knowledge is now at the fingertips of all teachers and students with access.

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