Hi all~ I'm new to the board. I'm a Literacy student at Syracuse University
and in reading these posts, some things that we've learned/practiced came to
mind. I haven't done these in the classroom yet, but many in my program have
and found they are wonderful tools. One thing we love is modeling the "think
alouds" while reading or even when introducing a book. I find that this
helped me to "think about how I read/think." Furthermore, when doing this,
students can slow down and really question, make comments and inferences
while doing this. Another great method to pair with this is post-its; we use
them, too, while reading, to add Questions, "A-ha" moments, or comments
about the text. Just some food for thought regarding innovative classroom
practices~ I think this helps them to listen to each other, too. I'm not
familiar with "ducks at night" but another thing we find successful is
"Reader of the Week" where the student can share his/her post=its and
thoughts with the class. Can you tell me more about Ducks at Night? Does
anyone know anything like this for the high school level to get students to
share?
From: Bonita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] appreciating reading/book talks
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 16:24:40 -0800
>Please tell me more about Deb Miller's "Ducks at Night." I'm not familiar
with it:)
>Thanks,
>Bonita
>California
>
>---- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Just a ghost from the past... but in reading all of your posts > 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.
>
>
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