tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827624339152855219.post2111825931531640596..comments2023-10-06T05:01:36.431-07:00Comments on AmbienRay, 100% Fat Free: Captain DumberPants Goes to Schoolrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00056658582635229838noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827624339152855219.post-43331943930120782122008-05-10T11:15:00.000-07:002008-05-10T11:15:00.000-07:00I don't even use the comic books with my advanced ...I don't even use the comic books with my advanced students, only my beginners. I'd want to see the research done before using them in a mainstream classroom. They might have a place as a supplemental thing, I don't know, but I definitely wouldn't want them to become the main text in a classroom!Kristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06868874343026873104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827624339152855219.post-30996689331616279412008-05-09T18:34:00.000-07:002008-05-09T18:34:00.000-07:00Ambie, I do my best to stay young. Fergie helps m...Ambie, I do my best to stay young. Fergie helps me do that. Tell you girls to check out the other songs too.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796817138360067491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827624339152855219.post-86018773803207922012008-05-09T01:05:00.000-07:002008-05-09T01:05:00.000-07:00Kristine, I'd never considered comics in an ESL se...Kristine, I'd never considered comics in an ESL setting but that makes perfect sense. Fewer words but interesting to an older audience. They are worth more than just entertainment after all.<BR/><BR/>But I would imagine that most parents would want their English-only children to read at a little higher level than ESL students.rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00056658582635229838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827624339152855219.post-49894709989044005832008-05-08T23:36:00.000-07:002008-05-08T23:36:00.000-07:00Hey Tim I clicked on your picture and read your pr...Hey Tim I clicked on your picture and read your profile, I hope you don't mind.... You like Fergalicious too? Whitnie, Pennie, and Star are gonna think your so cool. Te he he heAmbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07437136505893726789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827624339152855219.post-47748837542972683562008-05-08T23:33:00.000-07:002008-05-08T23:33:00.000-07:00In my oldest sons 9th grade English class, the tea...In my oldest sons 9th grade English class, the teacher required that the students read. She stated that over the years she had a difficult time enforcing this, so finally she resorted to making comics available in her room. Yes the kids were reading but what was lacking was literature requiring any deep thought . This is just my very limited experience on this subject.Ambiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07437136505893726789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827624339152855219.post-49461972593211836142008-05-08T21:20:00.000-07:002008-05-08T21:20:00.000-07:00I'm not going to advocate their overuse, but to be...I'm not going to advocate their overuse, but to be fair, I love having comic books in my ESL classroom. Some of my kids have learned all kinds of vocabulary from reading them and asking me questions. By the middle school level, most of the kids are quickly bored with picture books, but they don't have the language for more age appropriate reading. Comic books are a great solution.<BR/><BR/>I know, I'm just talking about a particular population of kids, but it's a population I happen to be fond of. :)Kristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06868874343026873104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827624339152855219.post-5513405964510330402008-05-08T20:58:00.000-07:002008-05-08T20:58:00.000-07:00cute pic, tim.I think there's a difference between...cute pic, tim.<BR/><BR/>I think there's a difference between a picture book and a comic book. Picture books, for beginning readers, have complete sentence structure, narrative, setting description, etc, presented in a flowing, sequential manner. A comic book depends on the pictures to convey the plot, the emotions and intents of the characters, etc, with words used only in dialogue or disjointed settings, like, "meanwhile....", or "but back at the ranch..."<BR/><BR/>I have nothing against picture books for K-1 levels. This comic book program is used at higher grades that should no longer be dependant on pictures.rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00056658582635229838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827624339152855219.post-41638573159630798732008-05-08T20:26:00.000-07:002008-05-08T20:26:00.000-07:00Here's where I differ a bit. I think using comic ...Here's where I differ a bit. I think using comic books could be good as an introduction to reading. Also, in Japan, they have some great educational ones. I remember learning all about the functions of the different components of your blood in an educational comic book (red and white blood cells, etc.). Gradually, the students can be led to less pictures and more words. What's wrong with that?Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796817138360067491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827624339152855219.post-29392700485798593212008-05-08T12:48:00.000-07:002008-05-08T12:48:00.000-07:00You have got to be kidding me! I thought that it ...You have got to be kidding me! I thought that it was ridiculous when they added comic books to the school library, now they are using them in the classroom??Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08779320597299751421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827624339152855219.post-66700416223669264122008-05-08T00:23:00.000-07:002008-05-08T00:23:00.000-07:00I am so grateful my kids were not ever subjected t...I am so grateful my kids were not ever subjected to creative spelling.I have seen the aftermath and it is not pretty. A lifetime of spelling difficulties. SO so sad.Ambiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07437136505893726789noreply@blogger.com