How recess supports academic, social-emotional, development
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Feb 10, 2011
This follows several pages of describing reading programs for young students--programs that have whole-group instruction and focus very hard on learning letter sounds. He specifically cites Pat Cunningham and Allington.
"Virtually, any student can learn the mechanics of reading to decode grade level text in about 100 days. That means virtually all could be reading shortly after mid-year of first grade. Once they can decode they only need very small amounts of skill review.
"What the do need immediately are extended daily opportunities to read, much of it for pleasure. When we continue to teach reading skills, we prevent the rapid acquisition of knowledge and vocabulary---at a critical formative moment in a child's education.
"When we unnecessarily elongate the process of learning to read, we postpone 'reading to learn'---learning itself by years. It's that simple. Students aren't truly mature readers until t...See More
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Those of us who hAte, haTe, HaTe the canned reading programs are vindicated once again by a researcher who knows what he is talking about.
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