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Beyond Words: The Relational Dimensions off Learning to Read and Write

2000; National Council of Teachers of English; Volume: 77; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

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Judith T. Lysaker,

Themes in Literature Analysis

LANGUAGE ARTS, VOL. 77, NO. 6, JULY 2000 Twentythree eager children enter Mrs. Jenning's first-grade classroom and gather quietly on the corner carpet, getting ЩШ? to begin their morning shared reading. Mrs. Jennings passes out copies of Clifford, the Big Red Dog (Bridwell, 1985), their latest group literature selection and a favorite of many of the children. Now get with your partner. . . . You remember? We did this yesterday Mrs. Jennings has a soft-spoken, accepting style. That's good, it looks like we're just about ready The room is warm and friendly, filled with large charts of poems and songs, plants on the window sill, and student word mobiles and poems dangling from the ceiling, wheeling slowly above the children's heads. The class pets, a guinea pig and a canary, live side by side in separate cages, lovingly named Oreo and Squeeky by children in the class. you'd like to read with me you can. If you just want to follow along, that's OK, but everyone point to the words as we read, OK? Ready? Pairs of children read along with clear enjoyment as they laugh at Clifford's escapades, supported by each other in their reading efforts. Only one or two seem to be on the periphery of this shared experience. sits with his dark brown hair hanging in his face, alternately playing with his shoelace and picking at a tiny piece of paper lodged in the nap of the carpet. Unlike the others around him, he rarely looks at the book, or follows the text. His overt disinterest goes unnoticed by most of the class, and they read along confidently without him. We're on page 12, Paul, let's follow the book. Mrs. Jennings gently admonishes with a strained but calm attitude as if this is a regular and trying occurrence. Somewhat frustrated, Paul's reading partner joins the conversation which has interrupted the class reading by announcing, Paul can't read, Mrs. Jennings. He doesn't even know what page we're on.