[MOSAIC] starting the year with non-fiction

[Olga Reynolds]

There was a recent study onwhat primary grade kids
prefer to read and guess what----they prefer
NONFICTION.  Students were given the freedom to select
 books for reading.  Students chose nonfiction books! 
The authors suggest that perhaps the pedagogy of using
story books is done to focus on story elements.  The
study is on ERIC.
olga
 
--- Kukonis at aol.com wrote:

> As a first grade teacher I find many of my kids, and
> especially the  
> strugglers, prefer non-fiction. They have more
> schema for it because they have  
> observed and wondered. The pictures and photos are
> engaging and comprehension is  a 
> bit easier because there is a lot of literal
> interpretation. Things make  
> sense. 

> get go.  
> 
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