http://www.tidy-booksblog.com/encouraging-reading/reading-pleasure-pressure/ Enjoy books at the heart of your home Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:43:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.tidy-booksblog.com/encouraging-reading/reading-pleasure-pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-998 Ian Newbold Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:21:59 +0000 http://www.tidy-booksblog.com/?p=447#comment-998 I thought you were joking about the group names at first, wow, I can't believe they labelled a group of 'slow readers'. Nothing like looking at the positive. Glad you found you way in later schooling, and thanks for sharing. I thought you were joking about the group names at first, wow, I can’t believe they labelled a group of ‘slow readers’. Nothing like looking at the positive. Glad you found you way in later schooling, and thanks for sharing.

]]> http://www.tidy-booksblog.com/encouraging-reading/reading-pleasure-pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-996 Johnnie Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:19:33 +0000 http://www.tidy-booksblog.com/?p=447#comment-996 Great Post! You bring up some good points. I started out as a "slow" reader and school reading only brought back traumatizing memories...ahhhhhh...... In my classes we had 3 reading groups... the "Smart" group, The "Average" group, and the "Slow" group. I fretted over being in the "Slow" group as all my friends were in the "Smart" one. So, I would finish my other assignments as quickly as possible (I was good in math) and then secretly study the reading selection for the day. Our placement was based on how well we performed in out loud reading... one slip up and you were demoted back to the lower group. I would study when I could, but spent a lot of time moving up and down the reading groups. I finally started to blossom after I got out of elementary school... maybe someday soon, I will bloom! Great Post! You bring up some good points. I started out as a “slow” reader and school reading only brought back traumatizing memories…ahhhhhh…… In my classes we had 3 reading groups… the “Smart” group, The “Average” group, and the “Slow” group. I fretted over being in the “Slow” group as all my friends were in the “Smart” one. So, I would finish my other assignments as quickly as possible (I was good in math) and then secretly study the reading selection for the day. Our placement was based on how well we performed in out loud reading… one slip up and you were demoted back to the lower group. I would study when I could, but spent a lot of time moving up and down the reading groups. I finally started to blossom after I got out of elementary school… maybe someday soon, I will bloom!

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