tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926870823165438047.post8971772650331729282..comments2024-01-21T10:04:31.352-06:00Comments on Searching for Ithaka: Finding the Best Way to Read to Toddlers #ScienceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152407256780002310noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926870823165438047.post-73668221099449204892017-06-24T03:30:50.883-05:002017-06-24T03:30:50.883-05:00Perhaps, but my perspective is relatively clear si...Perhaps, but my perspective is relatively clear since I'm not enamored of the technology nor am I bound to any tradition so I do believe there's relatively little bias. You must have seen some of the utter rubbish passed off for software so sure I have a concern and I'm deeply concerned about the overall trends toward isolation relative to real socialization and the part computers play in that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152407256780002310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926870823165438047.post-5486851284128864912017-06-23T08:51:17.391-05:002017-06-23T08:51:17.391-05:00Luckily, you don't get to make that decisionLuckily, you don't get to make that decision Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926870823165438047.post-749730451625762242017-06-23T06:16:17.233-05:002017-06-23T06:16:17.233-05:00By eight or nine, the researchers weren't so c...By eight or nine, the researchers weren't so concerned but the use with much younger ones wasn't so clear and, frankly, that aspect creeps me right out. I'm extremely concerned kids aren't getting socialized all that well and evidence is rampant narcissism via social networks, etc. For that reason, my preference would be to keep the computers away from the kids until they're really necessary and, in most cases, that would be well into the teens.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152407256780002310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926870823165438047.post-59918247779172582792017-06-23T04:05:53.116-05:002017-06-23T04:05:53.116-05:00He is a bad example. Since I can only remember thr...He is a bad example. Since I can only remember three instances of his readings or being involved in reading.<br /> My point was the interaction left an impression. He was a great teacher unless yiu had his last name <br /> Computers are fine around kids. 8 and 9 year olds in reading class using touch screens have reading programs that allow them to read by themselves in class with one on one interaction.<br /> It allows the teacher to see what is child is reading and how they are progressing from her desk. She can then target each child that needs more help than another Just as in math class, She highlights the problem to be solved and can see all of the children working the problem. Who solved it correctly and who needs help.<br /> With class sizes in that age range often in the thirties in most public schools this would be a godsend <br /> <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926870823165438047.post-3038360690047216502017-06-22T17:17:27.280-05:002017-06-22T17:17:27.280-05:00That we did not talk about them much is a deep reg...That we did not talk about them much is a deep regret since who else would have got it better, particularly at that time. I do think we were too competitive and that wasn't so good when most of life isn't competition but rather showing up and getting it done.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152407256780002310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926870823165438047.post-2242618916159886922017-06-22T17:14:22.176-05:002017-06-22T17:14:22.176-05:00I'm not really sure I have a point but I do ha...I'm not really sure I have a point but I do have observations along the way. I don't particularly like computers around kids but nothing new in that. It's good to see agreement on this live reading experience since I do remember it well and it was one of the coolest things he did.<br /><br />I don't recall discussing much of what I read with him, tho. Unknown if anyone else did. I'm sure there was in the early time but I don't have any particular recollection of it with he or Anne. Once we could read, we were often and running so it was a matter of absorbing it all after that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152407256780002310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926870823165438047.post-24886290462749226242017-06-22T08:49:04.928-05:002017-06-22T08:49:04.928-05:00Your point strengthens mine. As do the readings of...Your point strengthens mine. As do the readings of Christopher Robin and Pooh<br /> It is the interaction that is important rather than the medium. Once they can read by themselves the interaction becomes more of discussion on what they read and the medium becomes even less important <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926870823165438047.post-29042615923651733472017-06-22T06:27:23.170-05:002017-06-22T06:27:23.170-05:00It's not for me to say but rather to listen an...It's not for me to say but rather to listen and there's no reason to disagree anyway. I'll never forget the Mowgli stories as kids when the lights were turned down for the whole production. That's not quite the same thing since we were older than the ones in the research but maybe the youngest got a bigger bang out of that than I.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152407256780002310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926870823165438047.post-21684681499097797782017-06-22T06:05:53.634-05:002017-06-22T06:05:53.634-05:00How to read to your toddlers. Often as often as po...How to read to your toddlers. Often as often as possible. The medium is not as important as tbe frequency and tbe level of interaction.<br /> I believe that the amount of reading time would decide the medium. The more a child is involved in reading the less important the medium is. The key is the interaction of the adult and the toddler.<br /> <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com