Could you explain more about the chart you use? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of The Plumtree Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 6:05 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] appreciating reading/book talks
I teach 2nd grade and about a 3rd of my class are eld students. Marti ----- Original Message ----- From: "ed alford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv'" <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 2:41 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] appreciating reading/book talks > I'm curious about what grade level you teach. It sounds inspiring. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of The Plumtree > Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 8:49 AM > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] appreciating reading/book talks > > I do two kinds of book talks. After we finish SSR-Self -Selected > Reading--I > > have the kids > 1. take one minute each and tell something -important, interesting or > exciting about the book they read > > The partnershis are pre-selected- I have a chart and they find their buddy > for the day) > > 2. Then two regularly scheduled folks do a book talk, followed by a > question from a girl and a boy.. This is rather an informal- formal > proceedure -Mrs.--- boys and girls I would ----or something similiar--etc. > > What has really exploded into a real exciting outcome of the SSR block is > library time. Scheduling has been very tight this year and since I do 4 > blocks--I try to get all the blocks in daily--well to keep a long story > short--I asked the librarian if I could do SSR during library time. She > does the read aloud anyway, I conference quickly with my 4 pre-selected > students, the others are choosing their books, and then sitting down to > read. After all is done we do our book talks--because we are the last > folks > > on Friday afternoons to use the library--we take our time and we are there > for about 45 min. The librarian is soo impressed. Since we started this > in > > Nov., she says she cannot believe the growth in quality of the book talks > and the questioning. But what she says most impresses her is the > patience,kindness and understanding that the kids have for each other. > > Marti > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv" > <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 9:02 PM > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] appreciating reading/book talks > > >>I agree about the 60 second book talk, that is what I do in my class. We >>follow each one with them selecting 3 classmates to either ask a question >>or give a comment. We are working on elaborating in our answers and >>especially in their comments. Every one seems to want to tell the person >>doing the book talk that they did a "good job" without giving them >>specific > >>information about why their talk was so good. I'm having a good time >>egging > >>them on to tell which details they liked, etc. Being specific is my >>mantra! >> >> The kids really look forward to book talk, and after the first week or >> so > >> of shyness, they beg, plead, bargain to be the one who goes today! We've >> had to write up a schedule to be fair, and will sneak in book talks in >> those little moments when we finish something early. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Joy/NC/4 >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> How children learn is as important as what they learn: process and >> content go hand in hand. http://www.responsiveclassroom.org >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate >> in the Yahoo! 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