Is this something that would be beneficial for upper elementary grades 7-8?
Susan
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Thank you! That helps a lot. I ordered Test Talk and am in the process of
reading it now. I can see how it will help for next year. I'm just at a
loss as to what happens, but after reading part of Test Talk maybe I didn't
do enough to teach it as a genre of its own. I always just hope that
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Last year I switched from 13 years at primary in the same school to Middle
School. I knew I was ready for the change because I didn't have as much
patience with my second graders and was getting more frustrated then usual.
I spent the last month of school and all of last summer flip flopping
Hello all-
I am a returning member to this list. I have been off-list for about 3 years.
I have been a literacy/math coach for the last 6 years. Before that I taught
for 9 years, the last 6, in 4th grade.
I (and teachers I have coached) struggle with that same issue. What our
district did
Hi Susan,
The STW would definitely benefit that group. The toolkits come in two
versions (I think) the lower elementary and the 3-6. You could, of course,
adapt the ideas for higher grades. Our 8th grade LA teacher bought one after
she saw mine. (I think the publisher (Heinemann--sp?) may be
Hi,
The organizers were included in the toolkit. They were just basic advance
organizers to encourage them to think about the selection. One, the FQR had
a column for facts, questions and responses. I graded them based on
how well they completed the organizers, how they participated in the
Hi Jan,
After many years of struggling with how to incorporate test prep, I am now
doing much the same thing that you describe. The results are observable (and
good). When I teach a strategy, say determining importance, I will (at the
end) explicitly teach the students what this will look like
