I do not pull kids right away. I give them a good 10 minutes to settle in. During this time, I walk the room with my clipboard, taking anecdotal notes, making sure everyone has a book and is into their reading. Once they are settled in with a book, they are less likely to begin wandering / chatting.
If the class as a whole begins to get restless, I pull everyone for share time or put them with a partner and give them a specific focus for their conversation. But I have found the settle-in observation period to work very well. Andrea [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I'd like to hear from middle school teachers. > >When you confer with students, either individually or in small groups, how >do you get the rest of the class to continue working? > >It seems to me that as soon as I start to talk with another student, >everyone else thinks, "She's not paying attention to me. I can talk to my >friend now." Or they think, "She's not paying attention to me, and I WANT >her to!" >Thanks! >Jan > > >_______________________________________________ >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.
