Re: Using audiobooks/texts

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In a message dated 6/10/06 10:01:56 AM, Shighley@aol.com writes:


> I have a friend at another school who uses audiobooks right before lunch; 
> she has a brief period like a homeroom, and the procedure is that they finish 
> any necessary business, then get to listen to the audiobook.  And, she tells 
> the kids she has chosen the book for pure enjoyment, no assignments 
> attached.  It calms down the kids, they are still learning, they are exposed to more 
> literature (the kids start to equate books with enjoyment), and it makes the 
> coming and going from lunch much easier!
> 

That sounds lovely.   I wish we had time like that built into our schedule.   
Instead, our "homeroom" is in the very beginning of the morning and is more 
like built-in time for kids to straggle in whenever and to be filled with the 
morning TV news show (which is outstanding, but always runs over into 
instructional time).


Pamela Tempest
Team Neon - ELA Teacher

Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual 
differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules 
are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing classroom. 
-- loosely based on quote from Virginia Satir