When it comes to conferencing, the best advice I have to give is CAFE! I
was so lost before I found this book. It revolutionized how I teach and how my
reading time is organized. In 30 minutes, I can accomplish what used to take
me hours. I LOVE LOVE LOVE CAFE!
Don't be afraid to try something new, or to add or tweak something. One of the
greatest things about the workshop model is that it is virtually impossible to
make mistakes. Your students will guide you. Be responsive, do what makes
sense, and you really can not go wrong.
Minilessons.sh
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I have been working a
I have been working as a consultant implementing a Readers' Workshop. Next
week will be my last day with them this year- I would LOVE to intersperse my
workshop with quotes of encouragement during our transitions with gems of
wisdom from teachers who are immersed in the program. What would be
I am an Instructional Coach, but I have heard:
a teacher (21 yrs experience) say "if they try and make me teach another way I
will quit!"
a sped teacher (27 yrs) say " I don't think I will retire now that I am
learning about readers workshop"
a student (2nd gr) say "I have always just read, I wa
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Thanks!
Peggy Morrison
Literacy Coach
Brennan Woods Elem., Northwest R-1
Murphy Elementary, Northwest R-1
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Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working
together is success.
—H
The best advice I have heard is "unless we are able to use and understand the
thinking strategies on a personal level we can't talk to others about them."
Kids know when you are being authentic. My suggestion is to really look at each
strategy and how you use it all day long. It really does hel
We use DRA and Marie Clay's Observation Survey for first graders. DRA gives us
the text level, and the observation survey gives us information on alphabet
knowledge, sound knowledge, sight word knowledge and concepts about print. We
monitor the child's progress throughout the year with DRA mos
Wanted to throw in my two cents about letting teachers share with each other
vs. professional dev. from an "expert". I think it probably depends a lot on
the school community. I love sharing ideas with colleagues as we chat at
lunch, but their focus and values are fairly different from mine.
Good Morning,
I'm seeking information about what schools and districts are using for
Benchmark Assessments for 1st graders. I'm a new literacy coordinator in an
urban school district in the San Francisco Bay area. We have used Curriculum
Associates for the last few years. However, teachers
You might want to read, Conferring by Patrick Allen. He is a master at taking
what a child says (writes) and getting to the heart of their thinking.
>>> Emma Takvoryan 2/28/2012 9:06 AM >>>
To answer all your questions (and I am so thankful to everyone for replying
because I feel overwhelm
On Feb 27, 2012, at 7:25 PM, kimberlee hannan wrote:
I love most of this. Question : when did you teach lessons or mini
lessons? How much time did you allot for RW?
Thanks. I taught mini-lessons either at the beginning of the time, or
at the end, or to individual students via conferencing
Laura Robb, a well-known PD expert and proponent of reading and writing
workshop in VA says it takes at least 5 years to become completely comfortable
with the workshop model. Time is necessary, just like what our students need.
Lynn Stanley
From: mosaic-
To answer all your questions (and I am so thankful to everyone for replying
because I feel overwhelmed with what I am trying to implement at times):
1. I teach 5th and 6th grade multi-age at a Montessori school. I have 10
students.2. I have 1 hour, 3 days a week to teach reading (crazy, ri
Help, Is their anyone using this program for testing? If so I would
like your view on this testing procedure.
Our school is adopting it next year, I also think the Chicago Board of
Education may use it in place of Scranton testing.
I would like to be one step up on the information about what to ex
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