The Reading Crisis
According to Dr. Jeanne S. Chall, the great Harvard researcher, in her book, The Reading Crisis - Why Poor Children Fall Behind, wrote "The needs of low income children are not essentially different from those of children from middle class homes." Her text reflects that every child is responsive toward a rich program of science, geography and the arts. Students in inner city to those in privileged schools respond similarily to real things and absorb new knowledge such as castles, glass making, early civilizations, and so forth.
Chall suggests, "What they want is to be exposed to real knowledge and new ideas with which to furnish their minds."
http://www.ednews.org/articles/16886/1/
posted by Norine Switzer @ 10:11 PM
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2 Comments:
As we discussed in class, authentic reading and learning can make the difference in the teaching of reading. Real-life scenarios can enhance the reading curriculum.
Excellent posting, Norine!
I just read an article in The New York times "Any book can be a Rare Book in Bookstore- Hungry Newark by Kareem Fahim. It is sad to say that in Newark there are no large bookstores. According to the article In 2007 Newark ranked last among the nations 69 largest cities in the number of bookstores per capita with 15 stores for 281,000 people. The city's largest general bookstore Jersey Books closes at 4pm .
Mayor Cory Booker is trying to get a Barnes and Noble to bring the community together.
I hope the mayor can accomplish this . SO important for the children to get a good start
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