tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679654279463408644.post7111733749569704647..comments2024-03-24T01:48:03.081-07:00Comments on The Official SCBWI Blog: The Standards are Coming! The Standards are Coming! Is the New Common Core Curriculum Unfriendly To Fiction?Lee Wind, M.Ed.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06314692778355984313noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679654279463408644.post-51348934090787294272013-01-20T06:45:56.663-08:002013-01-20T06:45:56.663-08:00I have to say with the illiteracy rate where it is...I have to say with the illiteracy rate where it is, to require teachers to eliminate fiction with an actual goal being for students to be reading mostly informational texts is counter intuitive. Those who are prone to enjoy reading will naturally read both fictional as well as informational texts but for those who do not enjoy reading whether due to learning disability, short attention span, or lack of interest will shut down if school based reading becomes non-fiction, informative texts. I believe strongly in a healthy balance of the two as students need to learn to read both texts that interest them as well as those that don’t in order to be successful but just as an adult at a job that provides no satisfaction or enjoyment might quit, students will be likely to quit on reading.Bicentennial Babyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14797972699008117331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679654279463408644.post-33981193972433042172012-12-13T21:29:58.243-08:002012-12-13T21:29:58.243-08:00It's a tough call. As a National Writing Proje...It's a tough call. As a National Writing Project participant our focus is writing and not just essays but sacred writing. Children need literature just like they need the nursery rhymes and Dr. Suess. Some books are like rites of passage. We must demand the same jewels for our future that we hold so dear.akvaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01366976963979209936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679654279463408644.post-13870169671967698482012-12-13T04:57:22.335-08:002012-12-13T04:57:22.335-08:00I don't think kids will ever stop reading fict...I don't think kids will ever stop reading fiction, they will just read it on their own, but perhaps miss some really valuable books in so doing. As for nonfiction, well, it should be read more but more writers are pretty dry about it and there is a need to make it more accessible. Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988251415347075888noreply@blogger.com