Wow. What thoughtful and detailed answers! Thank you all for your input.
An aside: Last year I bought and used Stephanie Harvey's Comprehension
Toolbox. (I tried several of the lessons.) I found the lessons to be spot on
for my ESL students. They provided the scaffolding necessary. Plus, the
Hi All,
Forgive me for just jumping in, but I am so stressed at the moment and need
your collective wisdom. I am a candidate for National Boards (ELA Early
Adolescent). (I teach 6th grade ELA.) I am now working on Entry #2 Whole
Class Discussion. I have to send in 15 minutes of a video taped
Hi Jennifer and Suzie,
Thank you, thank you! You have given me much to think about. After reading
your posts, I do think the nonfiction is the way to go. The students are
interested in the topic, they can connect to it, it includes visuals and
features we've discussed. In fact, I have already
Thanks everyone for your thoughtful suggestions!
Angie,
I agree. I did use this lesson for my second nine weeks non-fiction unit.
But, I think I will begin with it this year. My 6th graders really got into
it (especially my ESL kids).
What would you suggest doing after this? (I will be doing
Hi Everyone!
I plan on spending the first couple of weeks with my sixth graders exploring
monitoring comprehension. (I will need to do this with fiction due to my
pacing guide.) Does anyone have a terrific first day lesson plan that would
work with 6th graders to introduce the topic?
I would
chapters
have lessons--that one may, also.
Melissa/VA/2nd
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Hi Everyone!
I plan on spending the first couple of weeks with my sixth graders
exploring
monitoring comprehension. (I will need to do this with fiction due to my
Hi Carmen,
Here are some titles that worked for me for sixth. I think they would work
for 5th also:
The Boy Who Could Fly without a Motor
Number the Stars
Something Upstairs (by Avi)
Whales on Stilts (and others in the series)
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Blow Out the Moon
Snow Treasure (not sure
...
Is this something that would be beneficial for upper elementary grades
7-8?
Susan
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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
Hi Mary Helen,
Our district committed to the STW a few years ago. This past year I bought
the Comprehension Toolkit Gr. 3-6 and used it. It was wonderful! I went
through nearly every lesson as recommended. The kids really responded. (I
teach 6th grade LA.) I will be refining and adding to it
Hi Mary,
Unfortunately, I won't get my reading scores back until the fall. (Our state
recently revamped the EOG test and will be analyzing...)
My kids did great on the nonfiction parts of our benchmarks.
Here is my thinking on this (it is still evolving)...
If you teach the students how to
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