tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post7930588005024948924..comments2024-01-10T17:38:08.333-05:00Comments on Elizabeth Burns: Liz Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16671844475303001610noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-81689059228762741842008-10-16T10:57:00.000-04:002008-10-16T10:57:00.000-04:00I was an advanced reader--oh, a thousand years ago...I was an advanced reader--oh, a thousand years ago in grade school. Sadly many a difficult "classic" was pushed on me early. While the vocabulary was readable for me, I'm quite certain I was not ready for 1984. Even earlier, I don't think I enjoyed the richness of Huck Finn that I did as an adult. For that matter, I may still not be ready for Bambi on some days.<BR/><BR/>You're so right--teaching reading is completely different from teaching a person to love to read. They aren't necessarily the same books, although I wish they were more often!!!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234907275906877802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-23756213335259430412008-10-14T01:33:00.000-04:002008-10-14T01:33:00.000-04:00Hi Liz - I happen to be randomly checking in with ...Hi Liz - I happen to be randomly checking in with your blog at a good time!<BR/><BR/><I>what we don't learn in library school is how to teach reading or how reading is taught</I><BR/><BR/>Actually, this is exactly what we <I>did</I> talk about in my class tonight. Not in as much detail as in Szymusiak et al's book, but touching on some of the major points. :)Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09374440494257934297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-87057207394941399492008-10-13T13:02:00.000-04:002008-10-13T13:02:00.000-04:00Thanks for the nice review of our book. Some of m...Thanks for the nice review of our book. Some of may favorite memories are walks to the local library. Thank goodness for librarians who make such great connections with kids and books.Karen Szymusiakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07989718657089668579noreply@blogger.com