tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post4810360221477910773..comments2024-03-28T06:28:49.282+00:00Comments on Picture Book Den: On Being a Reading Omnivore by Penny IvesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-73382559004945916672012-07-31T12:58:40.036+01:002012-07-31T12:58:40.036+01:00Dear Enid,
It always amazes me that besides buzzin...Dear Enid,<br />It always amazes me that besides buzzing, bees can wave their legs and prance up and down to show other bees where the best flowers are. Although sadly, I've noticed today, bee language is quiet in the garden due to heavy drizzle!<br />Penny xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-23234313863201271982012-07-31T12:47:03.083+01:002012-07-31T12:47:03.083+01:00Dear Paeony,
There is some irony in that your name...Dear Paeony,<br />There is some irony in that your name is a tricky one to spell.<br />Mine is easier but still causes problems-<br />P-e-n-e-l-o-p-e.<br />Penny xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-7236316349018363842012-07-31T12:42:10.464+01:002012-07-31T12:42:10.464+01:00Hello Jane,
Glad it made you laugh as it took me a...Hello Jane,<br />Glad it made you laugh as it took me ages!<br />Penny xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-60792637696734015212012-07-31T12:40:51.558+01:002012-07-31T12:40:51.558+01:00Daer Juliet,
You're right I'm sure. I hope...Daer Juliet,<br />You're right I'm sure. I hope there's always time for a teacher to read a wonderful story and time and money to invite authors into schools.<br />My own son is dyslexic and loved words and stories until he started school. Phonics were crucial in understanding written text but he was very unhappy at times. I read to him until he was in his teens in an effort to share books with a long or complicated narrative. Motorbike maintenance manuals are tops now!<br />Penny x<br />PS I am not anonymous- just can't seem to send replies any other way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-75237723086032176142012-07-31T12:23:20.106+01:002012-07-31T12:23:20.106+01:00Hi Moira,
I think so too. Tests to see if a child ...Hi Moira,<br />I think so too. Tests to see if a child can "de-code" dop, bok, flup and tuk at seven years old doesn't sound that like an enticing invitation to the world of stories and poetry.<br />Penny xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-10111947336516615642012-07-25T12:51:11.273+01:002012-07-25T12:51:11.273+01:00What the hell's wrong with the letter Z??? Tha...What the hell's wrong with the letter Z??? That's zozzeracious zozzling zip-zopping zero-rated ZWADDLE - but then, I speak as a totally confirmed Zzzzeddist (the language of honeybees is good enough for me).Enid Richemonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218197995089241666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-9465808949221252252012-07-25T09:34:00.666+01:002012-07-25T09:34:00.666+01:00I agree, Paeony. Different children need different...I agree, Paeony. Different children need different approaches. On another note - I,like Penny, devoured any printed material I could get my hands on as a child. Nowadays, when I meet a child like that, I feel a sort of secret 'I know who you are' kinship with them.Moira Butterfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355420549929911500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-73918395016096188412012-07-24T22:49:27.420+01:002012-07-24T22:49:27.420+01:00I'm terrible at pronoucing words and I suspect...I'm terrible at pronoucing words and I suspect I need a few lessons in phonics. I hope everything will settle down and reading is taught in a variety of ways to cater for different ways of learning.<br />Ho hum, if the letter Z is left too long then children will pronounce it the American way as they constantly hear it on TV (I correct my daughter!).Paeony Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129555451791248798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-17528292902900307802012-07-24T15:18:32.495+01:002012-07-24T15:18:32.495+01:00Thanks for your post, Penny. It made me laugh.Thanks for your post, Penny. It made me laugh.Jane Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01361379190770989657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-19316193712538607122012-07-24T08:47:31.585+01:002012-07-24T08:47:31.585+01:00Ha ha! I like that direct action, Juliet! Let'...Ha ha! I like that direct action, Juliet! Let's all add zzzzzs prominently into our writing! Bee story coming up.Moira Butterfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355420549929911500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-52769567689230430342012-07-23T16:22:16.829+01:002012-07-23T16:22:16.829+01:00Thank you, Penny. I hope that it doesn't actua...Thank you, Penny. I hope that it doesn't actually go that way and that commonsense prevails in schools. We've just given out copies of a mini 1 Zany Zoo (by Lori Degman and Colin Jack) to all children in the infants and lots in the juniors in our school in Birmingham and when they go back in September I'll make a point of reading that and any else with a Z in it! I do think most schools will find a way around it...Juliet Clare Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06020801246132751659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-19637346627934047902012-07-23T09:25:00.316+01:002012-07-23T09:25:00.316+01:00It's an interesting point on how important the...It's an interesting point on how important the positive encouragement of an adult is to children taking their first reading steps. It opens up a few thorny questions, doesn't it. Will a child be seriously put off if forced to take tests on everything they do? I think so.Moira Butterfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355420549929911500noreply@blogger.com