Posted to The Age (29/10/2019) on 4/11/2019
Commenting on “Melbourne school turns its result around by reviving its dying library”
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/melbourne-school-turns-its-results-around-by-reviving-its-dying-library-20191029-p53585.html
I would prefer to call Mr DiCesare “a man of logic” instead of “a man of vision”. Unlike many modern medical treatments, doctors prescribe drugs to treat the symptom rather than the cause.
Literacy problem does not start with teaching writing. Mr DiCesare realised the root cause was reading. Without reading, students will be poor in vocabulary, and words are the basic building blocks of sentences.
Reading gives students the opportunity to learn the usage of such building blocks to form complete sentences with meaning, and eventually compose full paragraphs to form a story or report.
Library is not just a place where books are kept, but also a meeting place of social interaction. A library is the treasure chest of books, and a book a treasure chest of words, sentences and stories or reports.
Reorganising the library provides a solid foundation which literacy can build upon.
Thank you for reading!
Literacy problem does not start with teaching writing. Mr DiCesare realised the root cause was reading. Without reading, students will be poor in vocabulary, and words are the basic building blocks of sentences.
Reading gives students the opportunity to learn the usage of such building blocks to form complete sentences with meaning, and eventually compose full paragraphs to form a story or report.
Library is not just a place where books are kept, but also a meeting place of social interaction. A library is the treasure chest of books, and a book a treasure chest of words, sentences and stories or reports.
Reorganising the library provides a solid foundation which literacy can build upon.
Thank you for reading!
