When you have your kids in a self-contained setting, unlike donalyn, you have access to even more of their time. Add to that the fact that your books are short and maybe 50 would be a nice round number. I still am uncomfortable with naming a number with 9 year olds, though. They don't have the experience or maturity to see it as a goal; I'm afraid it would be seen as a version of Race to the Top.
On Aug 2, 2010 12:18 PM, "Linda DeGreen" <ldegr...@fairpoint.net> wrote: > > > Chapter 4 - Reading Freedom > > > > Donalyn makes a strong case in this chapter for allowing our stu... > 1) Reflect on the beginning of your school year. What do you normally do > to encourage reading? Lots of read alouds, blessing of the books/mini book > talks where I've gathered books in baskets and briefly talk about each one, > class library "tour" to explain the organization of author baskets, genre > baskets, leveled baskets, etc. > What will you do differently as a result of reading Donalyn's descriptions > in this chapter? I'm toying with the idea of a reading requirement based on > her 40 books . I'm not sure about this in 4th grade. Not sure about how many > books is appropriate. THOUGHTS? > We always do genre studies and do lit circles for each main genre (mystery, > realistic fiction, fantasy, etc.) and then I do require that they choose > another one in that genre to read and respond to independently . We do a > reading workshop so students have a big block of time for independent > reading. > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > mos...@litera... _______________________________________________ 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.
