Bob Probst

English Teacher. Professor Emeritus at Georgia State U; now in Roswell, GA. Writing.

[Bob Probst @BobProbst]

@KyleneBeers Did they keep those quips in the audio version?

#liftingliteracy #G2Great

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@KyleneBeers A4 That is wonderful news!
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@kasal_finley A4 Yes, and most words point to things, people, ideas that exist outside of the text. They need to be able to make those connections, and do it honestly, in search of something like truth or accuracy.
#liftingliteracy #G2Great

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@KyleneBeers A3 Sometimes I wonder if I'm pushable. . . I look at my own reading behaviors and I see laziness too often. Perhaps kids need to be more reflective about their own reading.

#liftingliteracy
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@KyleneBeers A2 Part of the problem with the science of reading is that it is neither science nor about reading.

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@mrbgilson A2 Beyond decoding, reading involves weighing relationship of words to things outside the text (thus honesty and truth are important), raising questions that the text provokes, taking a stand on issues brought up by the text, and more.

#liftingliteracy
#G2Great

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@KyleneBeers A1 Someone once said that "writing is the technology of extended thought." Perhaps we can't think complex thoughts without being able to read.

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@DrMaryHoward Hi, there.

#liftingliteracy

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I think I'm here.#liftingliteracy

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@franmcveigh Thanks, Fran.

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@adriaklein_read @KyleneBeers Been trying to reply to you all night. Great to see you again! #g2great

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Kylene, Time for you to go shovel snow. #g2great

[Kylene Beers @KyleneBeers]

Wait! is the hour over? #g2great

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Thanks! See you all later. Stay out of crowded bars.#g2great

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And the importance of having an independent reader, one who doesn't simply accept the visions offered by his group, his party, his religion. A responsible reader.#g2great

[Kylene Beers @KyleneBeers]

When Bob and I began #ForgedbyReading, we thought we were writing a book about how to run independent reading programs. The more we wrote, the more we realized the problem is the program. We needed to write about the power of independent reading. #g2great

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A7 Sometimes I think that reshaping self is a necessary (but occasionally unpleasant) first step in reshaping society. #g2great

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A7 The big problem is that reshaping oneself may require letting go of treasured beliefs or visions and replacing them with one less comfortable but more defensible. #g2great

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Just realized. . . . I probably didn't need to put on a tie for this. #g2great

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A6 The problems of the world are often the problems of our literature and nonfiction. If we let kids seek relevance, and speculate about possibilities, then they may be attacking the problems that matter to them. #g2great

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A5 I didn’t make clear to students the importance of responsible literacy, since literacy enable them to shape themselves and the world around them. #g2great

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A4 If we value lacrosse we may reject football. Sorry -- that a personal and irrelevant comment. #g2great