Comments on: Considering the Source in Reading Programs http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/11/08/considering-the-source-in-reading-programs/ (bôr'dər-lănd') n. Located on or near a frontier. An indeterminate area or condition. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:23:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Borderland » Blog Archive » Diagnostic Intervention http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/11/08/considering-the-source-in-reading-programs/#comment-57563 Borderland » Blog Archive » Diagnostic Intervention Sun, 18 Nov 2007 04:19:35 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/11/08/considering-the-source-in-reading-programs/#comment-57563 [...] asssessment as well. Going back to my earlier post about the philosophical and theoretical base for curriculum design, teachers, parents, and students will need to become critical consumers of what are more and more [...] [...] asssessment as well. Going back to my earlier post about the philosophical and theoretical base for curriculum design, teachers, parents, and students will need to become critical consumers of what are more and more [...]

]]> By: Angela http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/11/08/considering-the-source-in-reading-programs/#comment-57380 Angela Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:39:38 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/11/08/considering-the-source-in-reading-programs/#comment-57380 Excellent post. Publishers can make reading curriculum "fit" the research with buzz words abound. You make the point the reading wars do not address: "In the 21st century world, we must ALL be critical readers and consumers.". Great conversation-I wish more schools would be having. Excellent post. Publishers can make reading curriculum “fit” the research with buzz words abound. You make the point the reading wars do not address: “In the 21st century world, we must ALL be critical readers and consumers.”. Great conversation-I wish more schools would be having.

]]> By: Meredith Broderick http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/11/08/considering-the-source-in-reading-programs/#comment-56611 Meredith Broderick Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:16:28 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/11/08/considering-the-source-in-reading-programs/#comment-56611 An either or approach is much to limited. Jesus christ if a company functioned that way to say build cars or can openers, or green technology they would not last. Reading wars be dammed. In the real world to solve real problems, problems like my child can't read, or read at grade level or whatever you use every tool at your disposal. The problem is that profit motive and educationally religious idealogues would like to dictate how you spend those precious tax dollars. God no wonder reading and k-12 education is in a quandry, you have the religious and the capitalists attempting to dictate policy. No one is interested in the outcomes just in "being right" or" making a killing". An either or approach is much to limited. Jesus christ if a company functioned that way to say build cars or can openers, or green technology they would not last. Reading wars be dammed. In the real world to solve real problems, problems like my child can’t read, or read at grade level or whatever you use every tool at your disposal. The problem is that profit motive and educationally religious idealogues would like to dictate how you spend those precious tax dollars.
God no wonder reading and k-12 education is in a quandry, you have the religious and the capitalists attempting to dictate policy. No one is interested in the outcomes just in “being right” or” making a killing”.

]]> By: Doug Noon http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/11/08/considering-the-source-in-reading-programs/#comment-56506 Doug Noon Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:13:24 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/11/08/considering-the-source-in-reading-programs/#comment-56506 Brian, home schoolers can choose any curriculum that suits them, which is the point, I think. Brian, home schoolers can choose any curriculum that suits them, which is the point, I think.

]]> By: Brian http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/11/08/considering-the-source-in-reading-programs/#comment-56447 Brian Sun, 11 Nov 2007 11:01:45 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/11/08/considering-the-source-in-reading-programs/#comment-56447 Has anybody asked the home schoolers? As a rule home schooled kids are better readers. Can I support that? Not now, but I can't prove that the earth is round either. Be warned, any contrary opinion on the subject interests me so little that I won't bother to read it. Perhaps the key is teacher-student interaction, coupled with teacher competence. The key may not be any of the competing theories based upon the latest "science". Has anybody asked the home schoolers?

As a rule home schooled kids are better readers. Can I support that? Not now, but I can’t prove that the earth is round either. Be warned, any contrary opinion on the subject interests me so little that I won’t bother to read it.

Perhaps the key is teacher-student interaction, coupled with teacher competence. The key may not be any of the competing theories based upon the latest “science”.

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