Kendra I think K kids MUST learn the comprehension strategies...though for many of them, they learn them on a listening level. Really the strategies are thinking strategies and kids need to see models of what real readers do at this early level so they understand that reading is about making meaning. My lesson study team and I did comprehension lessons in K all year long last year. They included metacognition, schema, inferring, questioning, visualizing. Now I would say that inferring at a K level looks different than it does at a third or fifth grade level but they can do it and sometimes it will amaze you what the little people think of! We used a lot of ideas from the book Starting With Comprehension---where kids acted out physically what they were thinking of. That is the way little ones learn...by doing. I think Ellin Keene would agree that we need to teach all the aspects of reading in a balanced way from the very earliest moments... Jennifer \a message dated 7/4/2008 10:51:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
3. I have veteran teachers in my county that think K can't learn reading comprehension strategies. Do you start these at the beginning like you did in 1st after introducing certain fundamentals of reading workshop. I know that with K you have to build knowledge of print concepts and books. I have used Debbie Miller's book in the past to guide my reading comprehension instruction. I am also currently reading To Understand. Thanks for helping me, Kendra **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) _______________________________________________ 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.
