From: Melody Allen <melody_allen>
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 09:56:22 -0400

Kelley Milton said "there are a couple good things about when a movie is made based on a book. He commented that it limits the imagination of the reader because now everything has been pictured for them. I've asked a couple "non-reader" friends and former students, and in some cases, one of the reasons they don't enjoy reading is because, for whatever reason, they can't/don't automatically "see the pictures" in their heads they way that most of us who love reading do."

I just wanted to mention that for several years McDonald's has been providing Ronald McDonald shows in the summer to libraries in RI that promote reading (and, of course, McDonald's). In this year's show, Ronald does a segment on "how to read with excitement and see the pictures in your head." He reads a passage about a storm in a boring way and then goes back and reads in a more dynamic voice and then goes back again and has the kids do motions and sound effects for the storm.

Melody Allen melody_allen at gw.doa.state.ri.us
Received on Thu 15 Jul 2004 08:56:22 AM CDT