I like that you tied reading together with learning. Certainly much is lost in the transmission of information if the reading skills are limited. - Eric
I do agree that most times, especially in our schools in America to day, that without reading skills it is very difficult to have learning skills. I don't think that is true across the board though. I know a number of people (adults and students) who either read poorly, don't read, or learned to read late in life, and they are very able to learn, so long as they don't have to read to do it! These two particular people that I'm thinking of have very good memories, and learn orally much better than most other people I know.
I was shocked by the sheer quantity of information required for the 10th grade social studies test mentioned in Readicide. I also did not encounter most of that information in high school. And as you point out, putting thoughts/lessons into our own words is one way to learn. With such emphasis on quantity, there's little time remaining to delve into topics and actually learn things.
I too, like Shannon, was blown away by the amount of information required for the 10th grade social studies standards test in Readicide. The definition of reading that you used in your Yodio post, Kalyn, I think might be the best definition of reading that I have heard in these discussions. It gives a clear answer as to whether or not reading without comprehension is truly reading.
I like that you tied reading together with learning. Certainly much is lost in the transmission of information if the reading skills are limited. - Eric
ReplyDeleteI do agree that most times, especially in our schools in America to day, that without reading skills it is very difficult to have learning skills. I don't think that is true across the board though. I know a number of people (adults and students) who either read poorly, don't read, or learned to read late in life, and they are very able to learn, so long as they don't have to read to do it! These two particular people that I'm thinking of have very good memories, and learn orally much better than most other people I know.
ReplyDeleteI was shocked by the sheer quantity of information required for the 10th grade social studies test mentioned in Readicide. I also did not encounter most of that information in high school. And as you point out, putting thoughts/lessons into our own words is one way to learn. With such emphasis on quantity, there's little time remaining to delve into topics and actually learn things.
ReplyDeleteI too, like Shannon, was blown away by the amount of information required for the 10th grade social studies standards test in Readicide. The definition of reading that you used in your Yodio post, Kalyn, I think might be the best definition of reading that I have heard in these discussions. It gives a clear answer as to whether or not reading without comprehension is truly reading.
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