Reply to APS Lucy Calkins- how does this happen?

Forum Index » VA Public Schools other than FCPS

Reply to "APS Lucy Calkins- how does this happen? "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote]But she didn't say that they didn't learn to read at the same time, just that one learned to read in a slightly different way.

[b]On what basis can you say that reading early isn't as important as having a rich vocab? [/b]Reading opens a whole new world, and fosters vocab development, as well as knowledge acquisition that then enhances reading skills. I wish more children were afforded the opportunity to learn to read early rather than being denied it based on ideas about them not being mature enough, etc. The brain is ready for reading early on.

I know there's a contingent who thinks kids should play and learn later, and the focus on academics in FCPS is too much. I get it, but people need to realize that many kids aren't privileged to have parents at home to support them when they finally do get around to learning. Schools should be much more focused on teaching core academic skills than they are, imho.[/quote]

Years of teaching first grade and observing students.

Language comes first.  Then, reading. Sure, you develop vocabulary by reading--but spoken language comes first.  If children do not know what an elephant is, they are not going to "get" it from reading a book.

I also taught children who had been "trained" to read early who could not answer simple comprehension questions, but coudl "call" words.  I'd rather have a student who can think that one who can memorize.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics