I wonder if the adults struggled because they didn't want to appear "wrong" in front of other adults. Maybe they didn't feel comfortable taking risks. Maybe they thought they'd be ridiculed.
ljackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: That is interesting. I recently team taught a class with our high school literacy coach and she tried a couple of visualization strategies with our adult students that she normally uses with the kids she works with--children with cognitive impairments, reading disabilities and delayed readers. Her kids had had no trouble with them and she was a bit surprised to watch the adults struggle. I told her that I wondered if students with difficulties reading (and decoding) don't, given the opportunity, rely more successfully on alternative strategies. Here are the two activities: One: Presented students with diagram (all labels stems there but with no words) and supporting text. Students were asked to read and then to figure out how to complete the labels on the diagram. Two: Students were presented with vivid written descriptions of insect and asked to draw them. Lori On 8/12/07 5:46 PM, "Joy" wrote: > Jennifer, > My experience with students who have identified learning differences is that > they learn the strategies more readily than students who do not struggle. I > think it is because they have developed good listening skills to cope with > their lack of decoding skills. They "get" the read/think alouds more quickly, > and can apply them with ease with text they hear. > > We can't read reading tests aloud to our students in NC., so until their > decoding improves they don't do well at all on standardized reading tests. > Once they become more competent with decoding, they soar. > > > > > Joy/NC/4 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > How children learn is as important as what they learn: process and content > go hand in hand. http://www.responsiveclassroom.org > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. > _______________________________________________ > 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 July 17-20. 2008 Tucson, Arizona _______________________________________________ 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. Joy/NC/4 [EMAIL PROTECTED] How children learn is as important as what they learn: process and content go hand in hand. http://www.responsiveclassroom.org --------------------------------- Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. _______________________________________________ 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.
