Yes the Power of Retelling is an excellent resource and I am glad to own it
because it is my understanding that it is now out of print It is the
reason for my post.
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Have you read The Power of Retelling published by the Wright Group? The
authors are from the Arkansas--can't think of their names off hand.
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Will you share the rubric.
Pat K
"to be nobody but yourself -- in a world which is doing its best, night
and day, to make you like everybody else -- means to fight the hardest
battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting."
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On Nov 30, 2007, at 5:30 AM, ljackson
Pat Cunningham who developed the original concept of Four Blocks has written
her newest thinking in The Teachers Guide to Big Blocks or in her book
Classrooms That Work. This is what Cheryl wrote about about in Modifying
based on Pat's original thinking. Now Pat has updated the work in the two
bo
In 1994 I received a $7000 grant from the State of Illinois that I turned into
a 6-week reading camp for about 50 students, 5 days a week, 3 hours a day. We
had a different theme every day, related to the mid-morning snack and the
physical education activity, and ended up with a Read-to-the-Aud
> Lauren,
Swear by "Modifying 4-blocks for upper grades" by Cheryl Sigmon. The
guide will cost you about $25.00 and can be used with all levels.
Go to cherylsigmon.com and readinglady.com to look at the 4-blocks ideas
and books.
I have used this with At-risk learners for 12 years and have seen
Good morning all,
A colleague of mine and I are thinking of starting a reading camp this
summer for our school. I was interested in knowing if any of you have done
this sort of thing and could share some ideas (structure, cost, etc). Any
ideas are welcomed!
Christina
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Thank you so much for all of your help. I really appreciate it! I will
definitely go pick that book up!
Lauren
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> Have you read Carol Lyon's book, Teaching Struggling Readers? It is a
> very
> powerful book. I have taught 6th grad
Lori,
I think your reply was a good one creating a rubric together with the
kids makes the most senseI always appreciate your posts and the idea to
create a rubric and have kids rate the teacher can work for any strategy.
which is what I plan to include this year reminds me o
We gave the DRA2 for the first time in September. (We had been using the
"old" DRA.) Wow, my first graders did not make the high reading levels some
of my 1st graders did before, and I know it's because of the retelling
demands. We have been working on this since, along with the other
compre
The Power of Retelling is also a very good resource.
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> I am very interested in retelling. I wonder if we are testing memory or
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> ability to ret
Love this idea! So you developed the rubric with the class?
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I think you did exactly what Carol Lyons talks about in her book, Teaching
Struggling Readers---you connected with him emotionally. She makes a very
valid point about the important connection between emotion and cognition.
Let's face it---as grownups, if we have someone trying to teach us somet
Have you read Carol Lyon's book, Teaching Struggling Readers? It is a very
powerful book. I have taught 6th graders who couldn't read, and Lyon's book
probably addresses some issues you are having. Also, I don't think you can
go wrong with teaching these kids basic reading strategies like in
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