Yes, I know that is the problem. We need to figure out a solution and
quick!
Elisa
Elisa Waingort
Grade 2 Spanish Bilingual Teacher
Spanish Learning Leader
Dalhousie Elementary
Calgary, Canada
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even
touched. They must be felt withi
Okay, I've got bad news for you all. I just got a couple of new books. One
looks good for people just beginning to do writers' workshop, but WOW you
should see the other! It's Jan Miller Burkins' and Melody M. Croft's
Preventing Mis guided Reading: New Strategies for Guided Reading Teachers.
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I agree... wholeheartedly...we need to figure out "HOW" to desegregate the
schools (but I hope people do not mistakenly think that parents are to blame).
This is a necessary discussion...I sincerely believe that the politicians
aren't going to solve this problem seems to me that government p
The problem is "HOW" to desegregate" them. The voucher system is a JOKE.
The kids with the fewest resources are still going to be left behind because
a voucher is not going to cover it all OR provide transportation. The only
ones the vouchers help are the kids whose parents can already afford
I, also, do not agree with the idea of teachers not completing
education classes, because teaching is not all content. In fact, I
would say teaching is less about content and more about understanding
and relationship.
I must disagree with this. I think we need to celebrate and mentor anyone w
I regret to inform everyone that we have returned to emergency moderation.
This is due to the large volume of email being sent in regards to
conversations/threads on the "Book Whisperer" chat.
In the last week we've seen a huge increase in list traffic which has caused
the big providers like Yah
First, I love how Donnalyn writes. I can just picture her with her students.
I'm impressed with how she begins the school year. What a wonderful message she
sends to the children! Not only are they expected to read, but she takes the
time to choose what she feels are books the students will enjo
I so agree about the Harry Potter type books, kids do WANT to read them even
if they are way above their reading level. The funny thing is I have never
had to discourage any of them because one chapter in the strugglers KNOW
they can't read it and usually abandon it themselves. I have never wa
Of course, I am at elementary level where I have the same class all
day. Still, I know of junior high teachers who actually set aside one
day a week for pleasure reading of some type.
Renee
On Jul 14, 2010, at 7:13 AM, hccarl...@comcast.net wrote:
In a junior high setting with 42 minutes f
Agreed...one of the reasons the attrition rate is higher among TFA and Teaching
Fellows is because (a) they didn't imagine it would be their career forever
(they did TFA instead of CityYear or the Peace Corps) and (b) they have less of
an investment in
it (2 years of schooling, no expectation of
I, also, do not agree with the idea of teachers not completing
education classes, because teaching is not all content. In fact, I
would say teaching is less about content and more about understanding
and relationship. And as a veteran, experienced, successful teacher who
has been pink-slipped e
I don't think the problem is the fault of teachers in urban schools..I think it
is the system and segregated schools. I don't blame the students for failing
and I can't blame the teachers...we all need to take responsibility for the
same or even worse segregation of schooling since before Brown
"Readers without power to make their own choices are unmotivated." (pg 23)
I see this daily and I wish I had the power in my current role at a Title I
teacher to change this. Most of the other teachers at my school and I do
everything we can to make books available and to provide time for
In a junior high setting with 42 minutes for reading, we didn't have time for
reading workshop, guided reading, read alouds AND pleasure reading. Though, I
sure wish there was a way to fit it all in!
Carol
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From: "Renee"
To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Stra
In my classroom I called this "pleasure reading" -- a time when
students could just read whatever they want, wherever they want, as
slow or as fast as they want, etc. This was a different from "reading
workshop" time during which they still got to more-or-less choose what
they wanted to rea
I like the phrase "emotional level" and think it could have broad
connotations that could be useful as we guide children through the
book-choosing process.
I have watched 2nd and 3rd grade students persistently struggle through
books far beyond their reading level, and I was fine with that. I
I agree with about the enthusiasm and abilities of TFA teachers. However, like
many of the hard choices in the current climate of change in our profession I
have to think of the long-term consequences and messages being sent to the
public. I do not agree with not requiring teachers to complete e
I love this explanation and addition to the 5 Finger Rule! I plan to
add this in my toolkit for teaching students how to choose books.
I had a large group of high level readers this past year in 4th
grade. Many devoured Harry Potter and were capable of the reading
(both readability and emo
I would never discourage a student from reading a book in which they were
interested. The only time this would happen is if the book was not at the
student's emotional level. Our goal as teachers is to find that "magic book"
that will get them hooked for life. Usually, life long readers have one. I
First, I have to applaud this LISTSERV for enabling honest, risk-free,
friendly, dialogues (similar to what I remember around the dining-room table at
my grandmother's home on Sundays over sauce). My uncles loved to dispute
current issues..they would yell and scream their opinions and then fee
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