I agree with many ideas of Jago.
Teachers should not read aloud to students. Students should read aloud to each other to celebrate language.
I loved the reading rate experiment. I think that students would gain an interest in reading if they could figure out how a comfortable pace of reading for themselves. I often felt rushed through novels while in school. Having a deadline and a way to know how much time is needed to complete the novel would have been a lot more effective for me in school.
Socratic Seminars seems like an excellent goal for teachers to foster in their classroom. Isn't it our goal as teachers to help students communicate, question, and defend their ideas?
Patty
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I am also on board for the socratic seminars. It all goes back to this idea of taking responsibility for your own learning, thinking for yourself and not looking for "right" answers. And like Patty said, this allows them to defend, question, and develop their own ideas. Coupled with other strategies to develop their reading skills, such as reading rates, this could be awesome. Students would eventually be navigating the text on their own and then having dialog about their responses.
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