Re: dictating learners' reading

[Betty Dawn Hamilton <bhamilt@tenet.edu>]

This strand about *requiring* a certain number of minutes per day to
read is interesting. I wonder how many of us were *required* by our
parents (or the band director) to practice a musical instrument a
certain number of minutes per day? I have often felt that if reading
practice were handled similarly, the same as practicing a sport or
practicing music (either voice or instrument), that we would have better
readers. I know numerous people who said they hated piano practice as a
youngster, but they are grateful as adults that their parents made them
stick to it because they enjoy being able to play now.

I think that if our students want to stay in band in high school, they
HAVE to practice so many minutes per day outside the school day. What's
wrong with requiring reading practice? (Of course, I know that band is
an elective and they know if they don't do the practice, they don't get
to stay in band.)

Betty
Betty Hamilton, LRS, bhamilt@tenet.edu
Brownfield, Texas

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