tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post4791395755390130738..comments2024-03-27T01:07:03.944-04:00Comments on The Roses of Prose: Teaching Reading Again by Christine DePetrilloAlison Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-1880856945866076852016-10-06T07:13:33.286-04:002016-10-06T07:13:33.286-04:00Wow, Chris, that is so cool. And how lucky those k...Wow, Chris, that is so cool. And how lucky those kids are to have a published fiction author helping them learn about goals and conflicts and plot and character...all that good stuff. Sounds like a win/win to me. Leah St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11004006100786260893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-55159667665063479242016-10-05T11:30:16.541-04:002016-10-05T11:30:16.541-04:00Before I could read my older sisters started readi...Before I could read my older sisters started reading Little House on the Prairie to me and I've been getting lost in books ever since.remullinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803012686654154333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-2155814496130170222016-10-04T20:41:59.917-04:002016-10-04T20:41:59.917-04:00My daughter, now 32, and I always read at bedtime....My daughter, now 32, and I always read at bedtime. It wasn't until years later that she admitted after I turned the lights out, she crept into her bathroom and sat there reading! One book that stayed with both of us was The Tough Princess. I credit it with making her a strong believer in women's equality with men!Andrea Downinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11553961600937196102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-76934722057187881662016-10-04T20:00:42.838-04:002016-10-04T20:00:42.838-04:00There are so many books for kids now. When I taugh...There are so many books for kids now. When I taught elementary grades, I read to the kids every day. Lion, Witch, & the Wardrobe, The Hobbit, Wrinkle in Time. When I thought I'd write a YA, I asked my daughter (who teaches h.s. language arts to 7th graders) to recommend books to read. Oh, my! So many. None of which were on your list, Chris. Isn't it great that there are so many choices? The books that stand out when I was a kid were those by Elizabeth Howard (Peddler's Girl) that took place in 1800s Michigan. Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-55346164637436010402016-10-04T12:16:23.938-04:002016-10-04T12:16:23.938-04:00As a couple of others said, I didn't recognize...As a couple of others said, I didn't recognize any of the ones you name. I was a ferocious reader as a child and can't really recall any one book. A little older, I remember Little Women. How fun for you!Brenda Whitesidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162555468154752820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-81918082843901902292016-10-04T11:47:37.542-04:002016-10-04T11:47:37.542-04:00As a secondary English teacher, I, too, taught and...As a secondary English teacher, I, too, taught and loved teaching reading to students from 7th to 12th grades. As a Granny, however, I am re-connecting with "kiddie lit" and loving it! Chicka-chicka-boom-boom is a fave w/my little lap-sitters. Make Way for Ducklings--still classically enjoyed, as well. Olivia and Pigeon books are pulled out time and again for Granny-reads. Hard to say who enjoys these sessions more--the kiddos or me! Nice post.Susan Coryellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04700818086229953333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-1063144531304891642016-10-04T10:49:23.859-04:002016-10-04T10:49:23.859-04:00Sounds like you're going to have a great year....Sounds like you're going to have a great year. I didn't recognize any of the titles on your list. Most must be newer books (as in not dinosaurs like me!). The childhood books that stuck with me are all the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. I read those again and again, well into adulthood, and then encouraged my girls to read them. There must be something about fifth grade teachers... My girls both had amazing 5th grade years. Maybe something about that age just makes those kids exciting to teach.Jannine Gallanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01047728297429025804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-55608671032243356512016-10-04T09:40:55.761-04:002016-10-04T09:40:55.761-04:00Black Beauty, Old Yeller, The Yearling come to min...Black Beauty, Old Yeller, The Yearling come to mind. I didn't recognize one of the titles you showed us. Clearly you're impressed by the wide choices kids have these days...that makes me happy, too! I taught high school English for 23 years and the reading/writing combo was the most fun for me, as well. Passion is everything in a teacher...rock on, Chris!Rolynn Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504770204968969467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-29128011543353248462016-10-04T09:36:54.041-04:002016-10-04T09:36:54.041-04:00I read so many books as a child, none held a speci...I read so many books as a child, none held a special place in my heart except perhaps "Toby Tyler" about a boy and a monkey in a circus. What you're teaching your students is more than reading, it's a lifelong lesson to evaluate everything they read and not just swallow the hooey in newspapers and magazines that because it's in print, it must be true.Vonnie Davis ~ Romance Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360480832587538895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-68743830057326198312016-10-04T07:38:42.162-04:002016-10-04T07:38:42.162-04:00You just brought up a memory, Chris. Mine would be...You just brought up a memory, Chris. Mine would be Beautiful Joe by Marshall Saunders. I cried, and cried and cried, then managed to smile. You're right. Getting lost in books, at any age, is nothing short of magical.Margo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.com