Hello,
I am an Elementary Education student, currently enrolled in a literacy
education class. I hope to be teaching in the fall. I am interested in
these postings because they parallel some lesson plans I have had to develop
and teach in small group settings. What grade level are you teaching? I
would think that the grade level would have much to do with how well using
the same book would work. I will shortly be teaching 4th grade reading
strategies through the book Bridge to Terabithia. My plan is to use a
different chapter for each strategy, i.e., Chapter 1 - Making Connections,
etc. I would love to read any suggestions.
Thank you.
Patti Whatley
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:22:23 -0500
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Subject: [MOSAIC] Using the same book for all students
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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?
Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2007 20:57:16 +0000 (GMT)
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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
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