Ok, no one boo me, but....I think that kids having time with just right text, reading it, not listening is the single most important thing for them. In my reading it keeps coming up that kids need more time with just right text to be better readers, writers and spellers.
janelle ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Walters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 5:19 AM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Monitoring meaning >I have a question...During guided reading, after kids have fininshed their > work (lit log, Dol,cursive) they get to free read. I have them > practicing > poems, reading magazines, reading anything they want in the classroom. I > know have walkmen for every student and they all choose to do this. I > figure it is good modeling for fluency and they can hear higher level > books. > I am just unsure if I should alternate so they are also practicing. Of > course they have another independent reading time in just right books and > this time might be a total of 20 minutes. Opinions??? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "gina nunley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 9:34 PM > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Monitoring meaning > > > > Janelle, As far as lessons on monitoring meaning I have a simple thing I > do. > We will read one page of a challenging text whole class or small group and > I > asked them to pay attention as they read and notice > > Does it click or does it clunk? > Use your strategies to fix it up. > > > then I excitedly ask after they read "Who had a clunk..." The kids get > into > it and then I ask how they fixed it up. If it is still a clunk the rest > of > the group suggests a fix up strategy. > _________________________________________________________________ > Connect to the next generation of MSN Messenger > http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/default.aspx?locale=en-us&source=wlmailtagline > _______________________________________________ > 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. > _______________________________________________ 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.
