I dislike kidney tables for a different reason: they make the teacher the center of attention.
Anyway, when I was teaching in a multiage primary classroom, I had small groups of children read aloud at a round table. They were all reading different books. I walked around the table and listened to each one. Once they got used to this process, it didn't seem to bother them that everyone was reading something different. They just focused on their own reading. It worked very well. Renee On Dec 15, 2006, at 3:07 PM, Liz Hill wrote: > I just attended a workshop where the presenter said that you send the > children off to a different places in the room to rad aloud, and you > circulate to listen to them read. SHe also said that she has children > read > quietly and the child that she is listening to in a regular voice. > Also she > recommended not using the kidney table because that reflects the childs > voice to the child next to him/her. I plan to try this after the > break. It > makes sense and my kids already like reading all over the floor in > their own > special place, so I figure circulating shouldn't be a problem. > Oh, she did say the same independent readers, but that she stilll likes > listening to them. She said she only takes a minute or two to listen > to each > child from the group. > Hope this helps. Liz > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carol Carlson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv" > <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 9:46 AM > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Round robin reading > > >> Hi, all, >> I'm turning to all you expert first grade teachers. >> I had primary discussions yesterday with first grade teachers >> regarding round robin reading. Our state guidelines say, oral >> reading, but not round robin reading during guided reading. First >> grade teachers took issue with this, saying they needed to have oral >> reading to listen for decoding strategies. >> I know there is a difference between round robin and oral reading. >> My questions are: >> 1. Is oral reading necessary for emergent readers during guided >> reading ALL THE TIME? >> 2. I emphasized that by the time students are reading for >> comprehension, silent reading is encouraged. Is there a certain level >> whereby students should be reading independently rather than orally? >> 3. How do you balance the need to listen to students for decoding/ >> fluency with scaffolding silent independent reading? >> Thanks for aly help >> >> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mosaic mailing list >>> Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org >>> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http:// >>> literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. >>> >>> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mosaic mailing list >> Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org >> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/ >> mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. >> >> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/ > mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > "We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It's easy to say, 'It's not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.' Then there are those, who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes." ~ Fred Rogers _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
