I have been teaching my students using Reading Workshop and Literature Circles
for some time now. I use STW, I Read but I Don't Get It, and Frank Sarafini's
books on Comprehension Strategies. I work really hard in building a community
of trusting and sharing readers in my classroom. This year, our grade level
team did a book study on Test Talk in the Reading Workshop. I found it was an
excellent tool for incorporating the test taking skills into the reading
workshop. I don't use it until January after my reading workshop has been
established, and my students are reading, thinking cognitively about their
reading, and bouncing conversation with their authentic literature. When test
time is near, I go back and show them using the mini-lessons in this book how
the test author's ask questions and how that applies to what they are already
doing as readers. We had a phenomenal year with our test results. 43 out of 44
of my morning and afternoon 5th graders
passed, half were commended, and only 1 failed (special ed student who only
missed it by 1). I hear many of you talking about the Toolkit. Is it very user
friendly?
Lisa Branon
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