Schools: uknowingly destroying reading

megandoehner · Post by **megandoehner** » 12 Oct 2014, 23:01

Im sure everyone has had that class where your supposed to be reading but instead of having you read, we all are stuck listening to the book. In the teachers defense, it makes it easier for the student to understand the material and imagine it. some kids cant process there reading as well as others. in my opinion, if they were forced to read, eventually they would end up understanding it. practice makes perfect. without practice it will never be perfect.

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Fran · Post by **Fran** » 13 Oct 2014, 05:48

megandoehner wrote:Im sure everyone has had that class where your supposed to be reading but instead of having you read, we all are stuck listening to the book. In the teachers defense, it makes it easier for the student to understand the material and imagine it. some kids cant process there reading as well as others. in my opinion, if they were forced to read, eventually they would end up understanding it. practice makes perfect. without practice it will never be perfect.

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I'm wondering what age you are? I know in my early school days one of my favourite memories is of the times the teacher collected us all in a group & read Aesop's Fables to us. It is one of the reasons I am an avid reader to this day.
Mind you we all read aloud in class at various times both poetry & prose. Some kids didn't like reading aloud, & I know it turned some kids off reading, but I loved it & I still love reading aloud.

bookwrm22 · Post by **bookwrm22** » 14 Oct 2014, 14:25

To me, the worst is when you are excited to find out what your English class is reading this year only to find that you have already read it. Anyone know what I'm saying? (I'm looking at you, To KIll A Mockingbird, The Outsiders...)

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » 14 Oct 2014, 14:38

Fran wrote: I know in my early school days one of my favourite memories is of the times the teacher collected us all in a group & read Aesop's Fables to us.

Damn, that sounds fun. I'm twenty and I sympathize with the creator of the thread. When I was at school, English classes consisted mainly of the teacher reading to us and explaining the text. There was very little interaction between student and teacher and it was rather discouraging. Reading to students is great, but not when the teacher makes it into a harangue. I don't see how that will encourage students to read at all.

Greeneyedphotogirl79 · Post by **Greeneyedphotogirl79** » 15 Oct 2014, 11:51

I have a 9 year old and I'd say her desire to read outside of school is next to nill. Each summer we enroll her in the summer reading program. This past summer however I made it a challenge. If she could beat me to 24 hours before I read 5 books she would get a prize. Shockingly she beat me to it LOL I don't remember the books we "had" to read in high school. I'm just now finding passion in classics that I would've had to read back in high school. I think technology is truly destroying reading instead of the schools. Everything is just so easy these days to just "download". What happened to just picking up a book at a library or bookstore.
Back to my daughter, they have reading groups at school and the teacher keeps me updated regularly so I don't fear that her reading skills are not up to par with the rest of the kids but I just wish she would take a page from me and read because she loves it!