I've got a new position this year as a literacy coach. Any ideas as to what I need to do?
Mickey > From: lcan...@satx.rr.com > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:47:10 -0500 > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] reading logs > > Different classes respond to different things--Janella may have found what > worked with her class and rewards can also still lead to a love of reading. > Laura C > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jan Sanders" <jangou...@gmail.com> > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 2:03 PM > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] reading logs > > > >I did not use rewards in my classroom and also had over 90% of the students > > complete their homework daily. I believe children need to do things for > > the > > reward of learning, not for a prize. My goal for reading every night was > > for them to love reading. They loved to share what the read the night > > before. We built a community of learners who learned just as much from me > > as they did from their classmates. Discussion and sharing was a big part > > of > > the day. > > > > Jan > > You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your > > grandmother. > > -Albert Einstein > > "*If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for > > reward, > > then we are a sorry lot indeed.*" Albert Einstein > > > > > > > > On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 4:04 PM, Thoma, Janelle > > <thoma.jane...@ccsd59.org>wrote: > > > >> I had a similar problem with a similar reading log schedule. After > >> only 30% of my kids were completing their weekly home reading log > >> assignments, I decided to start reward those who completed their work. > >> I wouldn't give out a reward each week, but random weeks and random > >> awards. Homework passes, free books, lunch with the teacher etc. A > >> LOT more kids decided to complete their reading logs and once they got > >> into the habit of completing it, my completion rate went up to almost > >> 90% each week! > >> > >> Good Luck! > >> ~Janelle Thoma > >> > >> > >> > >> On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 11:02 AM, jayhawkrtroy fredde > >> <jayhawkrt...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > I think one thing to try is have them turn it in weekly. I will save > >> > you the task of looking at it daily as well. Encourage them to read > >> > the same books at home as they read during independent reading in > >> > class. They need to go to the library more often than every 2 week, I > >> > think also. > >> > > >> > On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 11:21 PM, <da...@aol.com> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Hello, > >> >> > >> >> I would greatly appreciate your thoughts about the use of reading > >> >> logs > >> in my sixth grade reading/writing workshop. My homework policy is that > >> students read 30 minutes 5 nights a week or 150 minutes a week. They are > >> free to read any book they choose. I give students a reading log, due > >> every > >> Monday, that asks them to document the minutes they read nightly, I ask > >> them > >> to write about their independent reading weekly, based on the strategies > >> and > >> or elements of literature we were studying. I maintain a classroom > >> library > >> and students have access to the school library every 2 weeks. My problem > >> is > >> that my homework completion rate is TERRIBLE. Rather , I should say that > >> fewer than 50% of my students regularly turn in their homework. Atwell, > >> Miller, and many, many other language arts teachers consider reading at > >> home > >> an important part of their reading program. I am tempted to drop the the > >> reading log requiremnent, but I don't want to "dumb down" my expectations > >> for my students who are predominantly blue collar and poor. I want > >> students > >> to have some accountability, but at the same time I don't want to make > >> the > >> homework process so cumbersome that it turns my students off to reading > >> independently. What are your experiences and insights that can help? > >> Thank > >> you. > >> >> > >> >> Darlene Kellum > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> 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 > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Troy Fredde > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > 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 > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Janelle Thoma > >> Juliette Low School > >> 1530 S. 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