Can she set them up for connections? I am thinking of creating a experience bank and following it by a book that could easily draw the two together. Schema building followed by Schema Application.
Lori On 9/29/08 9:09 PM, "Felicia Barra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > I'm hoping you can help me help a friend. She is piloting a new balanced > literacy program that includes reading workshop. She is finding her lowest > students have trouble making connections. Any connection that they make is > very literal. Instead of using text, she thought she might start with > pictures. She thought she would show a picture of her son playing soccer. > I suggested that she tell her students "this is a picture of my son doing > something that he likes to do. What do you like to do?". She also thought > she would show a picture of a celebration such as a birthday and ask them to > make connections. Is she on the right track with these students? 3 out of > the 5 are second language learners. I think one of the reasons they make > literal connections is because they lack the background knowledge. How do > you build that? Is there something she should read? TIA for your help and > consideration. > > Felicia > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > -- Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach & Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 57555 http:www.tcsdk12.org ph. 605.856.2211 Literacies for All Summer Institute July 17-20. 2008 Tucson, Arizona _______________________________________________ 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.
