tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678678420973716713.post6467739024808433033..comments2010-04-27T08:00:32.173-07:00Comments on The Fab 5: March 30 - Tompkins, Chapter 7, Expanding Students’ Knowledge of Words & My Study StudentKristin Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08299537455212044992noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678678420973716713.post-74039453596485838372010-04-26T19:08:06.762-07:002010-04-26T19:08:06.762-07:00I also agree that silent reading is so important t...I also agree that silent reading is so important to student's interest in reading. I think it is important to let students read books that interest them, even if the reading level is higher then the students. It would not be good to discourage student's interest in books just because they might not be able to read the whole text. One thing that might help a student get interested in is making his own story about something that is interesting to him. Encouraging him to develop a story. This way he would be able to read it back to him, and maybe give him some confidence.jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05179719233713951775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678678420973716713.post-59333710555432483622010-04-26T16:33:58.007-07:002010-04-26T16:33:58.007-07:00I agree so much with you on getting our students t...I agree so much with you on getting our students to read on their own and how vital that is. I remember having silent reading time everyday in grade school and the benefits of it. I see in my class now however that it is not enforced. They have jobs, and one of them is silent reading but most of them flip through the pages and go to their next job. This is the case everytime with my study child. He is at such a low reading level and he is not interested at all. I try to read with him one on one and that keeps him on task, but it is still a struggle. I have tried different things such as have him look at the pictures and make up stories, but this only works once in awhile. He is at a frustrating point, and I really wish there was more we could do for him.Parker Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01363570869046517481noreply@blogger.com