I would greatly appreciate any suggestions/ideas/etc. from secondary/middle school teachers on how to encourage my middle schoolo/secondary content pre-service teachers to "get serious" about reading and writing across the content areas in their classes.
Many thanks. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: Sally Thomas Date: Monday, June 13, 2011 5:20 pm Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Launching Reader's Workshop To: mosaic listserve > I would do mini lessons on what the children would need as they begin > writing. Mini lesson(s) on getting ideas about what to > write....perhapsfrom experience of course but also getting an > idea from a book connection > and so on. I would give mini lesson(s) on rereading what I have > so far and > then moving forward. Mini lessons on revision and/or strategies for > actually doing the changes on my paper etc. > > Just think about what writers actuallydo (what you actually do). > And also > build mini lessons on what you see the children struggling with OR > successful with.... > > You'll know. Trust yourself! > Sally > > > On 6/13/11 10:09 AM, "evelia cadet" wrote: > > > > > First, I want to truly thank you all for taking the time to > answer my > > questions and help me become a more effective educator. I > love what I do and > > I want to do what is best for my students. As some of you > know, I am trying > > to fully launch reader's workshop next year. I am the only > one at my school > > so far who believe in this method of teaching reading; > hopefully I will be > > able to influence other teachers. I putting my reader's > workshop plan > > together, however there are so many desicions to make. > Sometimes it is > > overwhelming. > > > > One of the questions I have is about minilessons. There are > so many > > minilessons to teach and I know I won't be able to teach them > all. What > > minilessons are essential to teach at the beginning of the > school year? Does > > anyone has a minilesson schedule that has worked for you? > > > > My next question is related to the reader's notebook. Again, > there are so > > many options. I tried to use one last year, however it had > too many forms. > > We could not keep up with it. Do you have any suggestion > about the reader's > > notebook? What do think are the most important forms to > include? Ok. This is > > it! > > > > Thank you all. > > > > Evelia > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > Mary W. Edwards, Ph.D. Professor School of Education 650 College Avenue Dalton, GA 30720 Phone: 706.272.2590 Fax: 706.272.2495 _______________________________________________ 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
