Actual dialog from my gr 10 class, and I find myself in this situation more and more. Me: OK *student name here*, can you please read the words on this sheet for me? *hands student sheet* Student: no. Me: why not? Student: because I cant read cursive. Have they stopped teaching this in grade school? I remember having to fill out pages and pages of practice cursive in gr. 2. I dont mind messy writing, but many students I see now in high school can barely write on the line or form coherent letters. Im not trying to insult students, its not their fault. We need to teach/drill in the basics of forming letters before I can talk about schwa, r-controlled syllables or comparative adjectives. Furthermore, the fundamental problem is that students dont read enough on their own now, so word recognition is very low. I can teach special remedial programs that break down language all I want, but nothing but practicing reading will teach the difference between dye and die Thoughts? Vanessa Tamra Michele Guanti Melissa Leigh Valeria Accor Kristina Marie Antony Frank Aerisa Pereira or any other educators I know.
Posted on: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 15:25:47 +0000
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