Return-Path: <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.3/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id JAA10058; Thu, 21 Oct 1999 09:53:00 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 09:53:00 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <19991021124154.29592.qmail@hotmail.com> Errors-To: lmann@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Jeanette Baldridge" <ginet_b@hotmail.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:163] Re: X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Status: OR George, Would be very interested in seeing the discussion you mentioned, but have no idea how to access it. Pointers, anyone? Jeanette >From: "GEORGE E. DEMETRION" <gdemetrion@juno.com> >Reply-To: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov >To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> >Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:161] Re: >Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 22:35:17 -0400 (EDT) > >Jean: > >I don't know whether you have access to the FOB archives, but from >9-7-9-10-99 several of us had a spirited discussion on the Wilson System, >whole language, andsthe importance of student narratives, which I think >would be particularly interesting in a college level writing course. The >discussion did not focus on Reading Recovery. > >I count 10 thoughtful posts on that topic. A review of those materials >might be a good place to begin. > >Best, > >George Demetrion >GDemetrion@juno.com > >P.S. While I have the horn, I had stated in one of the posts something >like, "despite the plentitude of student narratives that abound in our >field, as a genre, they remain fairly marginalized. I won't add my >thoughts as to why that might be so at this time, but I do wonder: > >a) whether folks on this list agree or disagree >b) if agree, would venture some thoughts as to why >c) what would be invloved and whether it would be valuable (losses and >gains) of making student narratives of all manifestations a more central >part of our work? > >Thanks > > >On Wed, 20 Oct 1999 14:24:11 -0400 (EDT) "Jeanette Baldridge" ><ginet_b@hotmail.com> writes: > > > >Hi, > > > >I am an adult ed teacher and also teach writing for the University of > >Maine. > > > >As and adult ed teacher, I use Wilson Reading for very low level > >readers > >with great success. Recently, however, a comment was made by someone > >who > >teaches Reading Recover that she did not think Wilson was a good > >program. I > >am wondering what others think, especially in view of the fact that as > >a > >college writing teacher, I have found that the majority of students > >who are > >right out of high school, and who I assume have been taught with the > >whole > >language theory, cannot spell, punctuate, or write a correct sentence. > > > >I was unhappy with my own children's involvement with the whole > >language > >technique. Teachers seemed to stress writing in quantity as opposed to > >using > >correct grammar and punctuation. > > > >Any clarification will be very helpful. I would like to understand the > > > >philosophy behind both Reading Recover and the whole language system > >and how > >they are related. > > > >Jeanette Baldridge > >Bethel Adult Ed > >Bethel, Maine > > > >______________________________________________________ > >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
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