Yes! I have been using Readers' Workshop for 10+ years now. I was even a
literacy coach for 5 years. All I can say is when I got started it felt
like organized chaos. The more I learned the better it got. My readers'
workshop today does not look like my readers' workshop of 10 years ago.
Hang
I hate to sound like an agent, but the DVDs that come with Dorn and Soffos are
invaluable. Also any of Regie Routman's. Look up Conversations and Reading
Essentials online at amazon or somewhere.
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Heather, I would love to see the list your principal came up with. Please
share. Jennifer
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Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Do we really need to teach explicit strategies?
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I would love if you could share that list too.
thanks
Lois
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Heather, I would love to see the list your principal came up with. Please
share. Jennifer
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I was able to prove the educational value of this site to our school
administration. We were currently reading a story about Lance Armstrong and
the Tour de France. Knowing that many of my children would never get a chance
to see this amazing race, I found a 12 min. clip of various stages of
I suggest any and all of the non fiction Rookie Read About books by
Allan Fowler. They are wonderful and have a picture glossary to
activate prior knowledge before reading. Excellent for all.
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I was able to prove the educational value of
Lori and Patricia,
You may both benefit from exploring the website for the International
Dyslexia Association. They have links to resources and articles and
regional/local organizations that can offer you support in your educational
journey. I've had several students with dysgraphia/dyslexia
It's always interesting to see what other people come up with, but I'll
bet this list could generate a set of generic comprehension questions
in less than a day.
I'll start:
Fiction:
What can you tell us about the main character?
How are you like the main character? How are you different?
I would just like to refocus on my original post. I never said the strategies
should not be taught. My question was that once a child is intrinsically using
all of the strategies to discuss a book, what purpose does it serve to continue
to explicitly teach each strategy as implied through our
Does anyone have any suggestions as how they learned to balance the time
between teaching reading as well as incorporate math, science, social studies
etc in the classroom? Thanks in advance for your help!
Lauren,
Therein lies the problem that plagues elementary teachers. How do you fit it
I believe that once students are competent, confident readers, we
should leave them alone and let them read and talk about books, with
occasional written literature responses, AND address any issues that
come up as they come up.
I am so tired of the trend toward making decisions about all
I agree that we can induce an overkill of surface level strategy instruction
if we're not careful. After years of strategy instruction some students begin
giving canned responses and lose the love of reading and learning. They think
the strategy is the goal instead of understanding, learning,
Ahh...to understand more deeply how their own mind works. I couldn't agree
with you more, because then it doesn't just apply to how they are connecting to
what they're reading but how they are connecting to everything that influences
their learning. The literature circle discussions that my
LOVE Kalman!! Pearson has a new series called iOeners--leveled nonfiction that
is leveled and tied to to grade level standards. In addition to purchasing
these, we are creating searchable data bases for our book rooms that will allow
the focus on nonfiction to centered, when appropriate to
I agree with Leslie. I beat myself up feeling like I should be reading
every comprehension book published and doing every comprehension
activity in all the books. I posted a list of books to use with high
first graders yesterday and this taught me a lesson. I had some of the
best conversations
Hi, What read alouds do you all suggest for 4th grade. I'm changing grades
and want a book that will grab them the first day. I'm thinking the theme will
be journies (from our SS).
Thanks,
Brenda
CA/4
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Brenda:? the perfect book would be:? The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.?
My fourth graders love it.? It's a great story; theme; and super vocabulary to
discuss.
Deb
FL/4th
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Read through the descriptions on amazon of Gary Paulsen's books and I'll bet
you find something you'll love.
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Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:21:18
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Maybe the thinking on this entire thread reflects a parallel journey for Ellin.
Maybe that's wht we have To Understand.
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From: KATHY HEIM rkh...@bellsouth.net
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:14:50
To: Mosaic: A Reading
I always start the year with Judy Blume's Tale of a Fourth gRade Nothing.
Carol
4th grade
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Hi, What read alouds do you all suggest for 4th grade. I'm changing grades
and want a book that will grab
Blasted, it's teachers like this that give us a bad rap.
Joy/NC/4
How children learn is as important as what they learn: process and content go
hand in hand. http://www.responsiveclassroom.org
From: Patricia Kimathi pkima...@earthlink.net
To: Mosaic: A
A great one for journeys is Half a Moon Inn by Paul Fleishman. I second
the comment about Edward Tulane--great one for learning to keep track of
character and setting. Those were by far voted the two favorites by my 4th
graders. They also liked Wringer--deep conversation, would save it more
Our third grade reads that, but I always include it as a Lit Circle choice
along with Fourth Grade Rats and Jack Adrift
Joy/NC/4
How children learn is as important as what they learn: process and content go
hand in hand. http://www.responsiveclassroom.org
My 4th graders completely love anything by Jean Craighead-George -
especially The Gator of Gumbo Limbo.
Also, we adore The City of Ember The People of Sparks (sequel).
Gossamer is another good one.
Any of these books would fit your 'journey' theme.
:) And, I can enthusiastically add another
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