I would do it as a read aloud. I would not give my weaker readers a book like that. That will just turn them off to reading. They need more practice in reading books that are more comfortable for them. Note taking would certainly be part of the read aloud, but it would probably be done during my social studies time. Myra
----- Original Message ----- From: Christine Ann Mathews Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 10:23 pm Subject: [MOSAIC] Using the same book for all students To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Hi Everyone, > I am looking for some tips on literature circles. Last > year, my > students were learning about the California Natives and we were > reading Island of the Blue Dolphins. I wanted all of my students > to > read this text because it was directly connected to our social > studies > unit, a research project, and an upcoming field trip. I had a > broad > range of students, so as you can imagine, some of the students > were > reading the book easily while others were struggling through it. > We > had 1 hour dedicated to reading instruction and I was lucky > enough to > have parent volunteers coming in to read with kids, but it > seemed like > to took way too much time to get through the book. Have any of > you > been in a similar situation? If so, how do you allow your whole > class > to read the same book in literature circles and get through the > book > in a timely manner? How do you approach a book like this with > struggling students? There were times when I would take turns > reading > with them and I also had them buddy up with a supportive and > encouraging peer. I thought about using the book as a read > aloud, but > it would have taken even longer to get through it. Any suggestions? > > Thanks, > Christine > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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.
