Oh, yes! Draw! Drawing is awesome!
I almost always had my students..... ALL my students draw as part of
their literature responses. Not only does it give them time to focus
on interesting details, it also gives them time to be creative.
PLEASE don't let them make stick people, though. Drawing people is so
easy.... just tell them to start with the clothes. :-)
Renee
On Jul 2, 2012, at 1:57 PM, mrsjro...@aol.com wrote:
Does she like to draw? You can really get a good grasp of her
comprehension
if she draws her answers for questions relating to setting, plot,
characters, making predictions and connections. I have used drawing
frequently for
even the most severe ADHD students.
June
In a message dated 7/2/2012 2:48:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
meghan.for...@gmail.com writes:
Hi Mena,
I'll ask her to tell me what she's good at - she's not shy about
that!
I hadn't thought about kinesthetic, but that's probably better than
my
favorite reading on the comfy couch method. As we read, I was
stopping
and talking about what was going on in the book, asking questions
designed to get her to make t-t or t-s connections, asking questions.
Interestingly, she told me about her cousin who is dyslexic like
Percy
Jackson, but made no mention of ADHD or herself.
Thanks!
Meghan
On Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 3:11 PM, Mena <drmarinac...@aol.com> wrote:
Hi Meghan, I would use as many kinesthetic (VAKT...hmm maybe even
use
realia) and aesthetic activities (reader response, t-t, t-s,t-w
connections)
as possible to provide context and activate or create prior
knowledge as
possible to motivate the reader. Many students who struggle with
reading
excellent in other areas like artistic skills...try to find what
the student is
good at:) If it is art have the student use sketch -to-stretch. I
think
that like ELL learners student with ADHD need as much context as
possible.
From, Mena
Philomena Marinaccio-Eckel, Ph.D.
Florida Atlantic University
Dept. of Teaching and Learning
College of Education
2912 College Ave. ES 214
Davie, FL 33314
Phone: 954-236-1070
Fax: 954-236-1050
-----Original Message-----
From: Meghan Formel <meghan.for...@gmail.com>
To: mosaic <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org>
Sent: Sun, Jul 1, 2012 10:22 am
Subject: [MOSAIC] Reading Comp and ADHD
Good Morning! I'm tutoring an incoming 4th grader this summer, with a
primary focus on teaching reading comprehension skills (Mosaic).
We're
reading Book 1 of The Lightning Thief (an option for her school's
summer reading.) The student has been diagnosed with ADHD and seems
to
be predominantly inattentive. I'm using techniques like keep
information down to essentials, taking frequent breaks and
comprehension checks while reading, asking her to repeat back
instructions, positive reinforcement, redirection, and visual aids.
I'm a new teacher, and I'm very interested in hearing what other
teachers' experiences have been in reading comprehension with this
population of learners. What worked? What didn't work?
Thanks!
Meghan Formel
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