-> Good readers don't read word by word Goodman argued. "[t]hey
-> construct meaning from the [entire] text. Indeed, accuracy is not an
-> essential goal of reading".
Arrgh! Accuracy is not an essential goal of reading? I would think that
discussion in this conference alone would demonstrate how incorrect that
statement is. We nitpick over words here. And when reading medical works
or law, isn't accuracy important?
When I took my literature courses, we often discussed the significance
of a single word, and how the author's choice of that one word was very
deliberate and conveyed certain images, connotations, etc...
Anyone who thinks that the accuracy of a single word is not important in
teaching reading is IMO simply wrong!
Sheila
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