It was great to hear from a kindred spirit. I am a bit frustrated with the "guided reading day in day out model" but I am finding ways around it and happy to say that my kids love reading because I have. I love the quote and posted it in my classroom. Do you have any recommendations on books by Linda Rief? Thanks. Leslie
I agree that to engage students reading the whole story is the way to go and that a mini-lesson should be a quick 10 minute lesson. So, during my morning meeting time, I read the entire book. I model thinking through the read aloud--all the while I know I'm setting them up for the mini lesson later in the day. Then during our reading time, I can do a quick 10 minute mini-lesson and reference back to the book--perhaps rereading a part of it. Other times, I too combine the read aloud with the mini-lesson and do this all before the reading block. As long as you are reading aloud to your students to engage and model, teaching the strategies, and then allowing for plenty of time to independent read/practice I don't know that there is a "right" or "wrong" way of doing that or scheduling. It it doesn't even have to be the same routine from day to day. I think when you know there is joy in reading for your students--you need to hang on to it any way you can. Melissa Zey Third Grade Teacher Farmington Elementary School 651-463-9032 [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's my job to surround kids with the best models; authors to whom they can apprentice themselves, books they can lose themselves in, characters who tell them they're not alone, words that make them think and feel and learn. -Linda Rief _______________________________________________ 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.
