Hi Dave, I just wanted to let you know that after much effort (mostly thinking about it) I finally put together (amplified) some text mapping lessons. I think that I can honestly say that the lessons helped my students score better on story elements. Now I've put all their short stories on scrolls and use them for a variety of purposes---looking for word families, main characters,----it's endless. The students now use the scrolls to reread to improve their fluency. It's like reading a story on a billboard.!!! I especially like that students don't have to worry about spelling because it's there. They can concentrate on the task. Thanks! olga
> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shannon Brisson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mosaic" <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 2:39 PM > Subject: [MOSAIC] Strategies instruction for older > adolescents > > > > > > I have a question about implementing strategies > instruction. I understand > > that the best way to teach students how to use a > comprehension strategy is > > through explicit instruction, modeling, and then a > gradual release of > > responsibility. > > > > My question is this: How well does this work at > the high school level? > > > > I have seen model strategies instruction lessons, > and the way that > > teachers give explicit instructions ( I always see > teachers start out by > > saying things like, "Today we're going to learn > about a strategy that good > > readers use") and model through a think-aloud > seems more suited to an > > elementary setting. > > > > Do high school students react positively to this > type of explicit > > instruction, or do they feel like they are being > babied or talked down to? > > Is there a better approach for teaching older > adolescents? > > > > Also, I'm wondering if anyone has any opinion on > which comprehension > > strategies are the most useful for high school > aged social studies > > students. > > > > Thank you! > > Shannon > > (first year grad student, literacy grades 5-12) > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest > Loser! > > http://biggestloser.msn.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > > 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.
