What is the title of Tannys book? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joanne Stano" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv" <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 6:55 AM Subject: [MOSAIC] Fw: Tanny's Book
> > > > > I love using the ideas in her book. I taught 2nd last year and moved to > 3rd this year. I have 9 of my former students and 16 new students. We > have completed the lessons on schema. They have been a great review for > my former students and my new students are getting a hands on > introduction. > > We did the reading salad and vein diagram. > > The thought Bubble was great! I involved some of my former students in > the class to demonstrate my thinking as I read. They did an excellent job > and I got a good idea of what they thought and what their thinking was. I > put a stick at each spot I want wanted to stop and think and they used > their own words at each spot. > > Lint roller- I demonstrated my thinking with the roller and then divided > my class into small groups with a lint roller in each group. The student > then made their own schema strips and rolled away. They got to know each > other a little better and have a concrete way to show their schema. They > then took the schema sheet home and explained it to their parents. > > One Minute- I used Cedar Point (an amusement park most of my students > visit each summer) and Tudela ( a city in Spain I visited) WOW! was that > powerful. The class shouted ideas at me for Cedar Point and were silent > at Tudela except for trying to sound out the word. We now have a great > visual for schema at home and at school. > > To continue with schema next week we will use Read, Write, Think from STW > with Stellaluna and begin looking at nonfiction conventions. > > I am enjoying trying the new ideas and I look forward to the classes > reactions each day. Thank you Tanny for a wonderful resource. > > Joanne/Ohio/3rd > _______________________________________________ > 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.
