Thanks to everyone for your terrific thoughts on this student! Judy On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 4:06 PM, <hccarl...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Another idea might be if you can find a problem based problem for him to > work on, maybe with some others. Fountas & Pinnell have suggestions for a > cycle called "research" or something like that in Guiding Readers and > Writers, where students use a variety of print to research and/or solve a > problem. > Carol > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "judy fiene" <jfie...@gmail.com> > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" < > mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 3:04:19 PM > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] ideas for the 4th grade reader > > Below are my thoughts in CAPS. Thanks for your insight. > > My first thought was "What is he reading?" HE IS IN FOURTH GRADE -- BUT HE > > READS WELL ABOVE HIS GRADE LEVEL. Is he a diverse reader? HE SEEMS TO > > GRAVITATE TO ONE GENRE Can what he is reading tie into what the class is > > studying? YES, GOOD IDEA Could he be a class expert on something? YES, > > ANOTHER GOOD IDEA :), Do students keep reading journals? NO, BUT I WILL > > SUGGEST THIS AS WELL. Or maybe his homework could be "different" but he > has > > to do something especially well done to go on to reading. I would never > want > > to discourage reading, but is he failing something else because of it? > HE'S > > NOT FAILING, HOWEVER, THE TEACHER ISN'T SURE HE IS PRODUCING IS BEST WORK > > BECAUSE HE IS RUSHING. Can he do the homework he is hurrying through? AT > > TIMES. Is he bored or is he not successful with it? THE PARENT STATED > THAT > > HE IS NOT BORED. There are so many more factors needed to know. Is he > > reading at grade level? Above? More details, please. > > > > Kay Kuenzl-Stenerson > > Literacy Coach > > Merrill Middle School > > 108 W. New York Ave. > > Oshkosh, WI 54901 > > 920-424-0177 ext. 132 > > > > " Most Americans have never seen the ignorance, degradation, hunger, > > sickness, and futility in which many other Americans live... They won't > > become involved in economic or political change until something brings > the > > seriousness of the situation home to them." > > Shirley Chisolm > > ________________________________________ > > From: mosaic-bounces+kay.kuenzl-stenerson=oshkosh.k12.wi.us@ > > literacyworkshop.org [mosaic-bounces+kay.kuenzl-stenerson= > > oshkosh.k12.wi...@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of > > mosaic-requ...@literacyworkshop.org [mosaic-requ...@literacyworkshop.org > ] > > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 11:00 AM > > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > Subject: Mosaic Digest, Vol 56, Issue 11 > > > > Send Mosaic mailing list submissions to > > mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > > > > http://mail.literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > mosaic-requ...@literacyworkshop.org > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > mosaic-ow...@literacyworkshop.org > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of Mosaic digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Suggestions needed (judy fiene) > > 2. Re: Suggestions needed (Mohrhauser, Sarah) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:22:15 -0500 > > From: judy fiene <jfie...@gmail.com> > > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > > <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > > Subject: [MOSAIC] Suggestions needed > > Message-ID: <BANLkTikEgerX6=-iv8-na2b+wxatsak...@mail.gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > > Hi All, > > I'm looking for suggestions on what to do with a 4th grade boy who likes > to > > read and won't do anything else but read (I know, hard to believe). He > > reads > > instead of doing his homework. He finishes his in-class schoolwork fast > in > > order to read. The teacher tells her class that if they finish their work > > early they could read. So, this fellow finishes early -- rushing -- and > > then > > reads. He has become somewhat passive in wanting to do anything but read. > > Any ideas on how to help his learning be more enriched because of his > > willingness to read?? > > Judy > > > > Education would be so much more effective if its purpose were to ensure > > that > > by the time they leave school every boy and girl should know how much > they > > don't know, and be imbued with a lifelong desire to know it." > > --Sir William Haley, > > British newspaper editor and broadcasting administrator > > > > Please consider the environment before printing this message. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:35:15 -0500 > > From: "Mohrhauser, Sarah" <smohr...@sowashco.k12.mn.us> > > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > > <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Suggestions needed > > Message-ID: > > <6d08e6f6b7faed4abe992c99409ba63e06cae8c...@washington.go.swcs> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > One thing to consider is offering him limited choice in his reading; then > > offer choices that coincide with the curriculum he's studying in Social > > Studies, Science, and Language Arts. Include selections of nonfiction. > > > > Another way to enhance this prolific reading is to have him reflect in a > > variety of ways that will benefit him and the class. He could write book > > reviews for his peers, prepare book talks to post online, write letters > to > > the authors critiquing their work, have him create a rating system for > his > > books and ask him to chart his reading (bar graph-books by rating; line > > graph-minutes read per day, per week...). > > > > Sarah Mohrhauser > > Literacy Coach > > South Washington County Schools > > Cottage Grove Middle School > > Phone:? 651-768-6818 Fax:? 651-768-6828 > > www.sowashco.k12.mn.us > > ISD833: An east metro school district serving all or parts of the > > communities of Cottage Grove, Newport, St. Paul Park and Woodbury and > Afton, > > Denmark and Grey Cloud Island Townships, Minnesota > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: mosaic-bounces+smohrhau=sowashco.k12.mn...@literacyworkshop.org > [mailto: > > mosaic-bounces+smohrhau=sowashco.k12.mn...@literacyworkshop.org] On > Behalf > > Of judy fiene > > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 9:22 AM > > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > > Subject: [MOSAIC] Suggestions needed > > > > Hi All, > > I'm looking for suggestions on what to do with a 4th grade boy who likes > to > > read and won't do anything else but read (I know, hard to believe). He > > reads > > instead of doing his homework. He finishes his in-class schoolwork fast > in > > order to read. The teacher tells her class that if they finish their work > > early they could read. So, this fellow finishes early -- rushing -- and > > then > > reads. He has become somewhat passive in wanting to do anything but read. > > Any ideas on how to help his learning be more enriched because of his > > willingness to read?? > > Judy > > > > Education would be so much more effective if its purpose were to ensure > > that > > by the time they leave school every boy and girl should know how much > they > > don't know, and be imbued with a lifelong desire to know it." > > --Sir William Haley, > > British newspaper editor and broadcasting administrator > > > > Please consider the environment before printing this message. > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > End of Mosaic Digest, Vol 56, Issue 11 > > ************************************** > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > > > > -- > Judy > > Education would be so much more effective if its purpose were to ensure > that > by the time they leave school every boy and girl should know how much they > don't know, and be imbued with a lifelong desire to know it." > --Sir William Haley, > British newspaper editor and broadcasting administrator > > Please consider the environment before printing this message. > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > -- Judy Education would be so much more effective if its purpose were to ensure that by the time they leave school every boy and girl should know how much they don't know, and be imbued with a lifelong desire to know it." --Sir William Haley, British newspaper editor and broadcasting administrator Please consider the environment before printing this message. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. 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