OK, this just turned everything I knew on its head...
language is now being described as social practice rather than as communication (transmitter - receiver - OK - every communication course I've had goes out the window, too - ha!!)
Language is learned interactively as individuals engage in social contexts... OK, this jibes with the idea of negotiation of meaning in ESL lingo...
BUT what if someone is just sitting there reading to learn quietly alone... does this mean the social context is now between the reader and the author? OK, that makes sense.
Reading Involves Purpose
When we read, we always read with a purpose...so when reading is evaluated, the purpose (of text and reader) should be taken into consideration - e.g purpose for reading a poem and reading a medicine bottle... would success be gauged in the same way?
*** Make sure that classroom reading serves authentic purposes - link to children's lives
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