Comments on: Laying the Foundation for Reading Success http://eyeonearlyeducation.com/2011/02/16/laying-the-foundation-for-reading-success/ Tue, 14 May 2013 18:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Gwen Morgan http://eyeonearlyeducation.com/2011/02/16/laying-the-foundation-for-reading-success/#comment-522 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:37:29 +0000 http://eyeonearlyeducation.org/?p=2054#comment-522 This is excellent description of part of the learning trajectory for reading, which is also part of the trajectory for math, the development of language. Like everything else, children learn language by speaking it, having conversations with adults and other children. Good parents learn this from their children.
In school settings, children haven’t had years to teach it to their teachers, so some teachers may not know how important it is for children to have conversations with each other, and for teachers and children to have conversations. I have been in many classrooms where the teacher did all the talking.

]]> By: Stan Schwartz http://eyeonearlyeducation.com/2011/02/16/laying-the-foundation-for-reading-success/#comment-520 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:33:07 +0000 http://eyeonearlyeducation.org/?p=2054#comment-520 Just for the sake of argument, what would happen if we decided that fourth grade was the focus instead of third grade. Would we be able to incorporate more intentionally focused free-play in preschool, allow recess in first grade, focus on the importance of relationships and engaging parents, and have a higher success rate?

Just my two cents.

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