tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post8158577127979845938..comments2024-03-19T02:22:46.855-07:00Comments on Teacher Tom: Your Child Is Not "Falling Behind"Teacher Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-89791158531268380492015-09-01T23:39:08.639-07:002015-09-01T23:39:08.639-07:00Good on you Tom! I totally agree with you, thanks...Good on you Tom! I totally agree with you, thanks for sharing this for all us parents, so much so that I shared your article on my blog www.sixdegreesofselina.com Thanks :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-21405276591505942072015-06-18T03:01:26.609-07:002015-06-18T03:01:26.609-07:00Great post TT!
Jayneen... as a grade 1 teacher wh...Great post TT!<br /><br />Jayneen... as a grade 1 teacher who fully believes in letting kids call the shots on readiness, I do understand how much confidence plays into reading. But teachers who create classroom cultures where all reading behaviours are valued, where all skillsets, talents, types of representation (not just writing) are valued, can help build that confidence. It's also our job to help parents understand this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02891754918548522272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-63406457908255222502015-06-17T23:19:32.004-07:002015-06-17T23:19:32.004-07:00I was pushed into signing my little one, just turn...I was pushed into signing my little one, just turned 3 for preschool. She likes it, but isn't it ridiculous. She has medical issues that classify her as special needs but she is developmentally on track. Reading the article make s me feel like pulling her out.. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17045449776254841273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-79643240940280763452015-06-17T03:28:10.269-07:002015-06-17T03:28:10.269-07:00The only problem is kids 'reading rockets'...The only problem is kids 'reading rockets' take off a different times. (As I often explain to them) And kids know when 'xxx' is reading and they are not (or are much further behind). Then self esteem blumments if we are not careful. Kids do make comparisons. Self-esteem and confidence are essential to the process of learning to reading. With a bunch of 25 kids, they are all going to be 'ready' for reading a different times but they do all happen to be in the same class! There in lies the reality!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06475777833679360378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-76878556112283490122015-06-16T11:22:08.443-07:002015-06-16T11:22:08.443-07:00Again, I couldn't agree with you more! Childre...Again, I couldn't agree with you more! Children develop at different levels and labeling them because they are not "at level" is cruel. Intelligence has nothing to do with how early your child reads or how many facts he can spew out. Teaching children to question, think for themselves, find answers to their questions, and letting them have time to play is what will make them successful in life. I homeschooled my child from 2nd grade until high school, and at some points we couldn't do much of anything because her OCD was so bad (obsessive compulsive disorder). She couldn't hold a book or look at pictures of people, or sit still for more than five minutes, but I read to her every night (some books that I didn't even know some of the words, or had sentences that went on for a whole page), we explored outside, and looked up answers to her questions. She didn't get a formal education and missed a lot of information, but she learned how to learn. She reads daily and graduated with high honors from high school, and is going to college. We concentrated on her strengths and excepted her weaknesses. It is a shame that schools can't do this.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02195678279969708299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-42181264071016045762015-06-16T08:04:46.313-07:002015-06-16T08:04:46.313-07:00Thank you Tom! It's up to all of us, teachers ...Thank you Tom! It's up to all of us, teachers as well as parents, to put an end to early academics and the relentlessly time-sucking, happiness crushing drive to give kids some kind of non-existent "leg up." <br /><br />What everyone seems to forget is that human beings have been on this planet a very long time (not as long as dinosaurs, as a 9-year-old student reminds me). Our success has had a lot to do with play, growing generation after generation of creative, adaptable, and cooperative adults. <br /><br />We (parents as well as teachers) seem to forget that kids need to MOVE. Want reading and math readiness? Emphasize joyful movement, especially in nature. <br /><br />Here's really excellent proof. <br /><br />"Reading Readiness Has to Do With the Body"<br />http://lauragraceweldon.com/2012/08/07/reading-readiness-has-to-do-with-the-body/<br /><br />and <br /><br />"Uncoventional Guide to Improving Handwriting"<br /><br />http://www.bluemangollc.com/the-unconventional-guide-to-improving-handwriting-skills-part-ii/ <br /><br /><br /> Stephanie Bindernoreply@blogger.com