If there would be a way to begin your first study group with release time, that would be ideal. Once teachers get used to doing study group, they find it so helpful that they are then willing to prioritize it during their before or after school time.
My first impulse was to schedule once every 3-4 weeks because that would make study group not be too demanding on their time. Wrong. I've never had good success with study groups that met less often than every two weeks. Experience in my case has taught me that most teachers would rather meet intensely once a week for a shorter time period than biweekly for twice as long. Before or after school depends so much on babysitting arrangements, commutes, etc. that I don't think there's a general rule; it's just staff specific. Another idea for a book such as the one you've chosen is for the teachers to "read" the whole book through simply as an overview after your first meeting. Not with highlighting, notetaking, rereading, deep thinking - just to get a "framework" of the book - kind of a survey technique. Then when they come back together, as a group you can break it apart into chunks for the rest of the study. If you have any further questions that I can answer, I'd be glad to help. Bev On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 9:11 AM, SPINELLO, Carol < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello All, > > I have been asked by our district reading coordinator to facilitate a group > of K, 1, and 2 teachers through the Fountas and Pinnell book, Guided > Reading: Good First Teaching for All Children. I am looking for suggestions > on how to best accomplish this so that it is meaningful for the teachers > involved. Has anyone broken down the text to do this as a book study? Does > anyone have suggestions on when to meet? (Before school, afterschool, > release time, planning time etc.) Any help you can send my way would be much > appreciated. > > Thank you, > Carol > > _______________________________________________ > 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.
