I see commercials for books these days, so to me integrating communication skills through the use of technology seems authentic.
On 2/1/07 11:38 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just a ghost from the past... but in reading all of your posts and trying to > implement the best of the best in my own practice I can't help but think that > responding to text has got to be more than a written response. ... > especially in primary. Turn and talk is good but it takes quite a bit of > structure and > practice for kids to expand their thinking this way since often little ones > only concentrate on what they want to say and even though they give nod to > the speaker .... their thoughts are still mostly on their response. > > A better activity of turn and talk is in Debbie Miller's "Ducks at Night" > activity for mental images. This activity keeps the kids focused on their > partner's response because they are looking for something to add to their > personal t-chart picture after the book talk is over. I think the structure > has to > be built in to the activity for kids to really get the subtle message: Your > thinking expands, modifies or is confirmed when shared with others. > > In the same respect, written response is not an authentic response to > reading unless writing to the author or having an online book chat. Rather > play > acting, painting, building, singing, this is the medium that I want to grow > the > strategies in..... who has suggestions???? > _______________________________________________ > 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. > -- Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach & Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 57555 http:www.tcsdk12.org ph. 605.856.2211 Literacies for All Summer Institute "Literate Lives: A Human Right" July 12-15, 2007 Louisville, Kentucky http://www.ncte.org/profdev/conv/wlu _______________________________________________ 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.
