Is there anyway to attach a copy of your rubric? I am currently teaching retelling and it sounds wonderful!
Linda Zaffarese 2nd Grade Teacher Sharon Elementary School Washington Twp., NJ (609) 632-0960 X7234 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ljackson Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 8:31 AM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Beyond Retelling I developed a rubric for retelling for my kiddos--a sort of simplified version the retelling elements from the DRA. I started with my reading the very sorts of books kiddos are expected to retell (not the DRA texts, but leveled books that reflected all the different levels in my classroom). Then I would retell--sometimes very poorly. My first and second graders just LOVED scoring me. One child was always designated to count the prompts--I taught the kids only one, which was tell me more. The kids would groan and shake their heads with each prompt. They quickly came to understand that it was important not to make me 'beg' for the whole story. After a week of this, we did partnered retelling work. Day one, the retelling team consisted of one listener and one rater--they actually sat there with their rubrics and scored their partner's retelling. Day two we switched. I set up the listening center for students to record their own retellings and do what I called 'retrospective retellings", they listened to themselves and scored their retellings. I had wonderful conversations with them about their ratings (they were tough on themselves) and they began to have a real sense of how to 'fill in the blanks'. Two biggest results here were understanding and detailing of character and a tremendous drop in the number of required prompts--as in, almost NEVER. Lori On 11/29/07 11:44 PM, "Debbie Goodis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I read about 2 stories a day to my students. Would it be helpful if I did one > or two a week as a lesson on retelling? For example, every "event" stop and > ask the students to tell me what I just read to them in their own words. It's > something I can do tomorrow so I thought I might try it. It seem that when you > want to teach a skill its helpful to use a concept that is easy for them. Two > or three pages at a time. Just to get them "in the habit" of thinking in terms > of the story in their own words. It's late, and I hope I'm being clear. > Thanks for any thoughts. > Debbie > > > --------------------------------- > Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make Yahoo! your homepage. > _______________________________________________ > 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
