tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post7855410868204168437..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: Why SILENCE is BAD for Reading Anne CassidyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-83265055669628242302014-02-15T20:13:49.986+00:002014-02-15T20:13:49.986+00:00BTW, Anne, I have some of your books in my library...BTW, Anne, I have some of your books in my library and the kids seem to enjoy them and ask for them. :)Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-71117116956184564722014-02-15T09:12:21.654+00:002014-02-15T09:12:21.654+00:00I think these are great ideas and well worth shari...I think these are great ideas and well worth sharing with teachers and librarians - I know that in some settings the kids might not settle well, but I have found even with kids with learning difficulties, they have a knowledge of books and stories and with the right encouragement, could participate in all of these activities. I will be promoting these ideas in my school visits and many thanks Anne for a wonderful post.Miriam Halahmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04935448538608020877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-76231448628230250432014-02-15T09:12:20.253+00:002014-02-15T09:12:20.253+00:00I think these are great ideas and well worth shari...I think these are great ideas and well worth sharing with teachers and librarians - I know that in some settings the kids might not settle well, but I have found even with kids with learning difficulties, they have a knowledge of books and stories and with the right encouragement, could participate in all of these activities. I will be promoting these ideas in my school visits and many thanks Anne for a wonderful post.Miriam Halahmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04935448538608020877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-79031747015414524872014-02-15T09:12:14.477+00:002014-02-15T09:12:14.477+00:00I think these are great ideas and well worth shari...I think these are great ideas and well worth sharing with teachers and librarians - I know that in some settings the kids might not settle well, but I have found even with kids with learning difficulties, they have a knowledge of books and stories and with the right encouragement, could participate in all of these activities. I will be promoting these ideas in my school visits and many thanks Anne for a wonderful post.Miriam Halahmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04935448538608020877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-8964413384822793042014-02-15T01:41:08.385+00:002014-02-15T01:41:08.385+00:00I agree with Sue - a lovely idea, but assumes all ...I agree with Sue - a lovely idea, but assumes all the kids enjoy reading. For some, it would just be another chore like writing a(groan!) book report. At least I don't do that with my kids, though some of them would probably like it because it doesn't require much thinking. At the end of Literature Circles, I offer a number of options - book trailers, films, fan fiction, sometimes even an interview with the Author, if I know him/her, and they're willing, which I publish on my blog and offer them promo as a sweetener.<br /><br />But some of these ideas you mention might work with a library book group.Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-38698251027721554612014-02-14T14:57:20.537+00:002014-02-14T14:57:20.537+00:00I love the speed dating idea!I love the speed dating idea!Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-26312338799904613722014-02-14T09:10:34.943+00:002014-02-14T09:10:34.943+00:00Hm. it's a great idea, and with the right clas...Hm. it's a great idea, and with the right class would work a treat. But, thinking back to classes I have known - I'm talking secondary here - how would you manage to include all the children, when many of them don't read much (and never did)?<br /><br />But yes - with the right group, lovely!Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-33041601461167596752014-02-14T09:05:24.660+00:002014-02-14T09:05:24.660+00:00So very true.
The reason why so many people devou...So very true.<br /><br />The reason why so many people devour dreadful stuff like reality TV is that, for all its banality, it fulfils a human need: the need to talk with fellow humans about a common point of interest. We'll do it about Big Brother if we have nothing else; many millennia ago we probably talked about flints around the water-cooling hole.<br /><br />But give kids something of substance to talk about, and they'll talk about that instead. Just because people in generally talk about shallow things doesn't mean they wouldn't prefer to talk about an alternative topic - if only they had one.Nick Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08191176209084540085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-33501011708039296172014-02-14T08:25:18.586+00:002014-02-14T08:25:18.586+00:00As soon as I catch up with old friends one of my f...As soon as I catch up with old friends one of my first questions is 'What are you reading?' Recently in a meeting with people I hadn't met before I found myself 'bonding' over Dodie Smith's Town in Bloom. Booktalk is important and I love practical ideas for teachers.Lynda Waterhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04880769618542325268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-78068375556067281402014-02-14T08:15:03.408+00:002014-02-14T08:15:03.408+00:00I love it. I'm having to come up with ideas fo...I love it. I'm having to come up with ideas for new lifelong learning courses on Monday, and I was thinking of doing something similar: getting together to discuss the work of x, or books around one genre. It's inspiring and leads on to conversations about people, life and... everything! Exactly what teenagers need and want. Good idea.<br />Heather Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663116147353986746noreply@blogger.com