In my classroom, with first and second grade students, I spent a lot ot time modeling how to respond to the speaker. My kids had no problem with ideas, they had plenty to say, but they saw me as the negotiater--as if everything had to go through me. It took time, but they learned to talk to one another. In many classrooms I have been in and out of, the children have learned to play the waiting game, just waiting to see how the teacher will step in and say whatever it is that needs to be said. And wen they wait long enough, it happens and it seems to become a habit, this letting go. We deal with severe langage delays (LEP) and not talking does not help. We are just beginning this conversation about conversation.
Lori On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 18:50 , Jan Kammert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: >Hi Lori, >How do you (or others) suggest teaching conversation skills? I have been >trying to teach my 8th graders about Socratic Circles. (I bought the book >with the same name.) So far it's slow going. >Jan > > >On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> >> I have been encoutnering some frustrations as well, particularly with older >students. I am not witnessing much that >> encourages me in terms of discourse patterns at these levels. The students >seem overwhelmingly lethargic and reluctant to >> engage. It has convinced me we need to worry as much, if not more, about >oral language and discourse patterns as we do >> about anything else that we do. Essentially, I wonder if our students have >appropriate conversation skills to discuss what they >> see or read, and if this is not the place where we should begin. >> >> Lori >> >> > > >_______________________________________________ >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.
