PERFECT!! Thanks! On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 3:52 PM, Carol Lau <c...@ca.rr.com> wrote:
> There's a book called Knee to Knee, Eye to Eye: Circling in on > Comprehension > by Ardith Davis Cole which was discussed by this group a couple of years > ago. Check the archives. It presents explicit instruction in how to teach > students to talk and listen to each other. > > -----Original Message----- > From: mosaic-boun...@literacyworkshop.org > [mailto:mosaic-boun...@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of kuko...@aol.com > Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 5:39 PM > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Big Question-- how do I teach kids to talk about > books? > > Check out Debbie Miller's videos... she gets first graders to do it > beautifully... so does Lucy Calkins... and I have seen first hand how > Shelley > Harwayne did it it my classroom.... there is something about taking your > lead from > the kid rather than leading the kid... and being quick on your feet....to > take > something they said... and make it work... all of these gurus do it > seamlessly... > > > In a message dated 12/14/2008 7:49:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > heath...@gmail.com writes: > > I have read a lot about reading workshop. But I have one question that > keeps coming up. What mini-lessons do I teach to get my 1st graders to > talk > deeply about text? I want them to really listen to each other and respond > to > what each other is saying. I want them to lead the discussions and I will > just chip in when needed. I know this takes a lot of skill and hard work > to > get them to do this. But I just don't know how. Are there any books out > there that focus on this aspect of readers workshop? > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > > > **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and > favorite sites in one place. Try it now. > ( > http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000 > 010) > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > _______________________________________________ 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.
