Melissa, I have one hour and forty-five minutes to squeeze it all in. I feel like a hamster in a wheel most days, but we get it done somehow. It certainly isn't ideal, especially with the added pressure of state testing to deal with. Mary :)
On Mar 25, 2008, at 5:28 PM, Zey, Melissa wrote: > Can some of you elaborate on the time frame all of this is being > completed within? That is the number one thing I struggle with is > fitting it all in! I'm sure we all do. I try to do word study, > reading workshop, writing workshop, and I go back and forth all of > the time on guided reading and individual reading conferences. So > it's great to see how someone else structures their reading and > writing workshop time. Now I'm just curious to know what amount of > time it's being done in. Is some of you would like to offer your > schedules and how you fit everything (or as much as you can) in > your day I'd love to hear it! > > Thanks, > Melissa > > ________________________________ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Mary Manges > Sent: Sat 3/15/2008 9:12 PM > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Guided Reading in Intermediate? > > > > Rhonda, > Thanks for responding, even if it took a while. I appreciate all > the input > I can get, especially from people that are doing this already. It > seems > that guided reading is an umbrella term of sorts. I know that > there are > specific models like Four Blocks, and Fountas and Pinnell. I'm mostly > concerned with how I can "do" guided reading to meet the > requirement of my > district and not have to give up what I feel is already working in my > classroom. This is what I do, if you can see how GR would fit into > this I > would appreciate some input. > Each day of my Language Arts block looks like this: > > 1. I do a read aloud from a novel of my choosing, with some sort > of short > activity on a bulletin board. We have tracked the plot, summarized > using > illustrations with a sentence, brought in an artifact for each > chapter, > etc... > 2. I then teach a mini-lesson on a reading strategy, word study, or > whatever I see they need and what I need to cover in the standards and > assessment anchors. This is done as a whole group. > 3. Then they either participate in literature circles or reading > workshop > depending on the time of year. I use all novels and avoid my basal > textbook > like the plague. > 4. I confer with individuals during reading workshop or sit in with 1 > literature circle group per day. > > Then we go into writing workshop: > 1. I read a poem to them and we decipher it togther (they have a > copy to > follow along) > 2. I teach a writing mini-lesson on a writing craft, grammar > skill, or > something else. I try to coordinate mini-lessons in reading and > writing to > feed off one another. If we are working on character analysis in > reading, > we study character development in writing. > 3. They write independently and I confer with individuals. > > It seems that the component I am missing is small group instruction > and > maybe more of a devotion to word study. > Am I way off base here? When I look at the Big Blocks components, > I see > some of what I'm doing. Any thoughts? > Thanks again. I'm searching for ideas. My district seems to have > put the > cart before the horse. They wrote guided reading into our > strategic plan > K-5 and now they have no clue how it is to be done in intermediate > grades. > I'd like to be able to show how what I'm doing shouldn't have to be > thrown > out the window entirely. > > Thanks a bunch! > Mary :) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rhonda Brinkman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 6:20 PM > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Guided Reading in Intermediate? > > >>> Hello Mary, >> >> Sorry it took so long to answer just crazy here. >> >> To me guided reading can be incorporated into anything. For >> example-- I am >> looking for students to synthesize nonfiction text. I would began >> with a >> small piece of text and model how to synthesize info and build by >> adding >> pieces each time. Then I might use the same writing pieces to model >> informative writing. The pieces could be shown to model voice (or >> lack of >> it in writing). I have used Four Blocks in lower and upper grades >> and find >> it easy to incorporate with any program and fairly inexpensive. >> Patricia >> Cunningham and Cheryl Sigmon developed an awesome idea. >> >> Mary if you have more questions. Email me directly-- >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Hope this helped, >> Rhonda >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Rhonda, >>> Can you share any specifics? I teach strategies and use mostly lit. >>> circles >>> with novels in fifth grade. I also do writing workshop so I feel >>> like I >>> have the basics in place I'm mostly wondering how Guided Reading >>> will >>> change these practices. >>> Thanks for the help! >>> Mary :) >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Rhonda Brinkman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" >>> <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> >>> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 6:05 PM >>> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Guided Reading in Intermediate? >>> >>> >>>>> >>>> I love Modifying Four Block for the upper grades. Have been >>>> using it >>>> for >>>> years and I teach middle school. I easily incorporate reading >>>> strategies >>>> and whatever the students may need. >>>> >>>> Rhonda >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I'm wondering if anyone is using guided reading in upper >>>> elementary. >>>> It >>>>> was written into our strategic plan, yet no one seems to know >>>>> how it >>> works >>>>> in 4th and 5th grade. I 've been able to find a few resources to >>>>> purchase, but haven't yet. One is from Fountas and Pinnell, and >>>>> the >>> other >>>>> was from Four Blocks (Big Blocks model). Basically I'd like to >>>>> know >>> which >>>>> resource would be better to buy, and also if anyone can tell me >>>>> what >>>>> guided reading looks like and involves at this level. Is it >>>> effective? >>>>> Do you it like or dislike? 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