tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12825120.post7486643942660290341..comments2023-08-01T06:57:49.619-04:00Comments on Hello, Melissa!: what do we think?hellomelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11109229454400994627noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12825120.post-19750770196700910262007-12-06T14:56:00.000-05:002007-12-06T14:56:00.000-05:00hellomelissa,It seems that there's been some disse...hellomelissa,<BR/>It seems that there's been some dissent over NEA's findings. You might find <A HREF="http://www.futureofthebook.org/blog/archives/2007/11/reading_responsibly_nancy_kaplan.html" REL="nofollow">this rebuttal to the study</A> interesting.<BR/><BR/>-erdDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14509853932305428602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12825120.post-27609420972274937192007-11-29T22:00:00.000-05:002007-11-29T22:00:00.000-05:00hello fellow Melissa! Found your site through Kar...hello fellow Melissa! Found your site through Karen Meg...<BR/><BR/>Raising readers is really hard. So far, I'm doing a good job, but there isn't enough encouragement out there. For my older son, I had to "lower" my standards a bit and "let" him read graphic novels just to keep his excitement up. But we have a deal, if he reads one of those, he has to read a "real" book next.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14599462281364463565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12825120.post-11404631076921035512007-11-21T10:47:00.000-05:002007-11-21T10:47:00.000-05:00jay-- BEYOND depressing! i have such an urge to r...jay-- BEYOND depressing! i have such an urge to read, i have trouble imagining life without it.<BR/><BR/>booklogged-- it's teachers like you who inspire a LOVE of reading instead of reading as a task to be endured. and the testing issue... don't even get me started. it's enough to make me want to yank my kids out and homeschool them.<BR/><BR/>heidi-- i totally agree. i started reading the paper in 5th grade and haven't stopped. i find it enlightens me on a zillion different topics DAILY. i was the only one in my dorm to have it delivered daily, and to this day am cranky if it's not at the end of the driveway!<BR/><BR/>ml-- i don't get it either. and i really hope i am fostering that love in my kids.<BR/><BR/>j-- both my kids read in school when they are done with their work. it keeps them from being disruptive. they both also read before bed (20 min) and i usually have to beg them to STOP! the kids' school days are so packed (teaching to the test) i doubt if they could afford 20 minutes of time to just read for enjoyment bummer.hellomelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11109229454400994627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12825120.post-91813006070555013842007-11-21T09:57:00.000-05:002007-11-21T09:57:00.000-05:00I wonder how much of the drop off in reading is du...I wonder how much of the drop off in reading is due to too much time spent testing, and too little spent enjoying books? I remember in 6th grade, long after we all KNEW how to read to ourselves, how much I enjoyed being read to for 20 minutes every day in class. Perhaps if someone kept that up, reading to the kids, they would stay interested in reading?Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653383372182667361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12825120.post-2295007100999787592007-11-21T09:53:00.000-05:002007-11-21T09:53:00.000-05:00That IS sad! I've always loved to read and I cert...That IS sad! I've always loved to read and I certainly cannot understand folks having an aversion.MLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818786098417686889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12825120.post-62901020129472133352007-11-21T09:41:00.000-05:002007-11-21T09:41:00.000-05:00Melissa, I read somewhere (no pun intended) that A...Melissa, I read somewhere (no pun intended) that Americans read fewer newspapers than any other western country. Another symptom, I think. In North America, we're getting too used to 'instant gratification'. We don't want to work for information/knowledge/enjoyment, and reading is 'work' for some. Instead, we turn to TV or similar media. It's a real shame. I do think there's some positives in a bleak landscape - for instance the blogosphere! <BR/><BR/>HeidiFamily Adventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093360285075029799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12825120.post-42206653262730960872007-11-20T18:14:00.000-05:002007-11-20T18:14:00.000-05:00I agree that if kids and adults are reading less i...I agree that if kids and adults are reading less it is sad. However, I don't put much stock in so called "studies" these days. It seems that everyone is doing a study on this or that, but they are not following the scientific method in their studies. For example, the latest report on how TV negatively affects our children. First, I say bullshit, then I laugh because the study was actually just a survey of mothers over the telephone!WTF?<BR/>I want my kids to read, I love to read, but I won't let some hoytee toytee men in white coats, I mean blue suits, tell me what my kids SHOULD be doing.<BR/>Sorry, I got off track, been hitting the wine pretty hard tonight.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08903593840515283971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12825120.post-58490588928008539572007-11-19T19:58:00.000-05:002007-11-19T19:58:00.000-05:00I wish there was a solution and that somebody woul...I wish there was a solution and that somebody would find it. I know the emphasis on more and more testing at every grade level is not going to help. <BR/><BR/>I used to encourage my High School study skills students to read. Every Monday each student reported about what they had read that week (fun reading.) I didn't care if it was a page, a chapter or more. One student that had never read finally caught the excitement from others' reports and in his senior year read his first book. Sometimes I read out loud to them and they enjoyed it. I also gave a report of what was I was reading.Bookloggedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00651016653247142255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12825120.post-32395424222263824432007-11-19T18:47:00.000-05:002007-11-19T18:47:00.000-05:00That is truly depressing.That is truly depressing.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158409505328990008noreply@blogger.com