Looking back I guess I just didn't think quick enough .. . didn't know I had too but I think we we're talking about Author's Purpose. I still (and probably will always) remember the poetry book . . Whiskers and Rhymes by Arnold Lobel. This particular student would read poetry then read it a loud to us later in the day and she was not a proficient reader, but she tried. I invited the principal to come and listen but she didn't. Cathleen On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 11:49 PM, Laura <lcan...@satx.rr.com> wrote:
> What was the skill that the poetry book couldn't relate to it in some way? > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathleen Cunningham" < > ccca...@gmail.com> > To: <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 6:57 PM > Subject: [MOSAIC] Independent Reading - Question/help > > > Hello Everyone, >> >> I need to know when you have your students read independently is there >> some >> sort of authentic piece that they have to give >> you so you know they are reading? >> >> To make a long story short my third grade students are not allowed to read >> for enjoyment. We are a Reading >> First school. We have a 90 minute reading block: 30 minute whole group, >> 60 >> minutes small group and workstations. >> We seem to pack our stations so the students can't independently read. >> They >> follow a Must Do list that includes a practice >> page and then their station, yes only 1 a day. I can't tell how much this >> breaks my heart and I cannot go another year >> developing kids who don't/can't read for pleasure in school. >> >> So, this year I thought about breaking the kids up into 4 groups (Mon, >> Tues, >> Wed, Thurs) . Each day students from a group would write me a short >> letter in their notebook telling me about the book they are reading. They >> could use the skill we're discussing in reading like >> problem solution, or drawing conclusions, etc. Then I would write them >> back. My classroom library is Lexile leveled so I know they would be >> reading >> at their level. >> >> Does anyone do something like this? Does this sounds like it would >> worthwhile for the kids? I got in trouble last year because a struggle >> reader >> was reading a poetry book during reading and it didn't have anything to do >> with the skill we were on for the week. I don't want to go through that >> again. >> >> Thanks for all your help and keep up the great work that you do!! >> Cathleen >> _______________________________________________ >> 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.
