ISBW #208 – Learning from reading / Robin Sullivan interview

3 Responses to ISBW #208 – Learning from reading / Robin Sullivan interview

1. Martin says:

   June 28, 2011 at 9:25 am

   My kids both have really high reading skills too, and I also struggled with them reading books that are ‘beneath their level’ and abandoning more advanced books partway through.

   But a few weeks ago I mentioned it to one of their teachers, and she said that it’s very, very normal. Just because they are *capable* of reading more advanced books doesn’t mean they’re emotionally *ready* for them.

   According to this teacher, sometimes dropping a book might just be laziness – it’s harder to read and they don’t want to struggle. In those cases, we probably want to encourage them to try again. But more often, it’s a sign that they’re just not ready for that book, they’d rather be reading something they can relate to. It also doesn’t hurt if they’re reading some of the same books their (possibly less advanced) friends are reading and can discuss them together.

   Just came to mind when you talked about PT’s reading in this episode and thought I’d mention. Enjoy…
2. More on Robin Sullivan of Ridan Publishing | Andrew Jack Writing says:

   July 9, 2011 at 5:36 pm

   [...] Mur Lafferty did an excellent interview with Robin on I Should Be Writing. You can find that podcast here. [...]
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