Comments on Pet Peeving: Reading out loud in class

I was a good out-loud reader, too, but usually HAT...

2008-04-30T09:37:00.000-05:00

I was a good out-loud reader, too, but usually HATED the times we took turns reading out loud around the classroom. How in the world are elementary-aged kids supposed to understand anything their peers are reading when we're all sleeping at our desks because the kids read so slowly? And if we weren't asleep, we were practicing the paragraph we knew we'd each have to read aloud ... only to find out we had miscounted and ended up reading a different paragraph aloud to the class.

Yes...I do feel better. I didn't know it had a nam...

2008-04-29T16:13:00.000-05:00

Yes...I do feel better. I didn't know it had a name. Thanks.

If it makes you feel better "round robin reading" ...

2008-04-29T16:10:00.000-05:00

If it makes you feel better "round robin reading" is no longer an accepted practice in reading instruction:) For all the reasons that you mentioned. No one pays attention excpet to their part and it's embarrasing for struggling readers.

It was usually a pretty short term thing. Like two...

2008-04-29T11:51:00.000-05:00

It was usually a pretty short term thing. Like two or three sentences, just so I could finish the reading. And if I was the last person to read, I would make a point of closing the book before I was done and continuing to speak. What a nerd.

That is hilarious! How long could you remember it...

2008-04-29T10:38:00.000-05:00

That is hilarious! How long could you remember it?

OK, since you are sharing stories about reading ou...

2008-04-29T10:25:00.000-05:00

OK, since you are sharing stories about reading out loud, I'll share one that I never tell folks (and I still do this even now when I'm asked to read out loud).

In school, as I was reading out loud, I would memorize ahead so I could look at the teacher to read the last half of what I was supposed to read.

In my head, I was showing off that I could memorize really fast.

Kind of weird, huh?