In regards to the reading response journal entry, I am a second grade teacher
and my team uses reading response journals. I think they are wonderful! I have
a few resources on the topic that my school uses when creating a reading
response journal for the children. We pick and choose items we
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Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 3:54 PM
I was wondering how you grade the responses. I
I agree with Becky I tried writing letters to my students very faithfully
for a year with my sixth graders and in the end it wasn't worth my time or
the kids.
Response folders serve my needs for getting at thinking and use of
comprehension strategies etc. I also use *At Home Reading Folders* with
I think the original poster hit the nail on the head-the reason kids
hate the letters or don't do as well as we'd like is that it
requires thinking:) They would love to take the easiest way out
(worksheets, tests, etc...) but I want them to learn to think and then
appreciate what they've
What grade do you teach Jenni?
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I've also found that when introducing or reintroducing a written response of
some kind it has helped for the kids to do it with me in the circle. I do this
with writing notebook entries and reading responses, as well. If they have
questions everybody gets the benefit of hearing them and if
Probably the next thing I'd try is to allow/encourage them to write to each
other for a while instead of you. You could choose random partners or allow
choice.
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I am struggling to get my students to write quality letters within
How about a checklist or a tic-tac toe type list? Giving them a choice might
help them to be more motivated. I talked with a former student of mine a while
back and I asked him what he liked the most and least about my class. He gave
me things he liked but one thing he hated. I hated those
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How about a checklist
] Reading Response Journals
To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group
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Date: Monday, December 1, 2008, 7:57 PM
I am struggling to get my students to write quality letters
within their reader's notebooks. It's December and
they are still simply
I have 7th graders that have been scripted textbookand worksheeted to
death in elementary. No one's ever trusted that they understood what they
were reading or even reading it, so they have had to prove they read the
book not enjoyed it. The summary is almost an ingrained instinct. Nor,
they
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Date: Monday, December 1, 2008, 7:57 PM
I am struggling to get my students to write quality letters
I think the purpose of the letters has been forgotten. Teachers latch
onto the Fountas Pinnell system whether or not it works. After
several years and constant reevaluation, adapting, modeling, etc. I
decided it was simply a chore and didn't benefit my readers. I have
not abandoned response
Sorry, I forgot to mention I teach 5th grade, but I'm the only one in my
building that uses reader's notebooks.
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I think the purpose of the letters has been forgotten.
Teachers latch onto the Fountas Pinnell system whether
or not it works.
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I cannot agree with this statement more! We need to trust ourselves to know
what our students need and understand why we are doing certain things.
Lisa
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Subject: [MOSAIC] Reading Response Journals
I think the purpose of the letters has been forgotten. Teachers latch
onto the Fountas Pinnell system whether or not it works. After
several years and constant reevaluation, adapting, modeling, etc. I
decided it was simply
I stopped having my kids write letters. They thought that was the only way
they could respond to a book. I have them record their thinking as they read in
different ways. I might have them respond to a question here and there
depending on what strategy we are working on. At the end of a book
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Reading Response Journals
How about a checklist or a tic-tac toe type list? Giving them a choice might
help them to be more motivated. I talked with a former student of mine a while
back and I asked him what he liked the most and least about my class. He gave
me things he
I have a short rubric that I use. They are graded on correct letter format,
spelling, date, and then content.
I was wondering how you grade the responses. I have tried the letter
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with my students every year, but find that it does become a dreaded task.
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I often can learn more
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Probably the next thing I'd try is to allow/encourage them to write to each
other for a while instead of you. You could choose random partners or allow
choice. On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 6:57 PM, Yingling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am
I am struggling to get my students to write quality letters within their
reader's notebooks. It's December and they are still simply giving me
summaries. I ask them questions and give comments in my letters back to
them yet most of my kids aren't responding to my questions/comments. I've
Do they like what they are reading about? It is hard to write about
something you don't feel strongly about.
Can they have a choice to respond in a way other than a letter?
Do they understand why they are writing...the purpose of it?
Jennifer
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: Yingling [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Monday, December 01, 2008 8:13 PM
Subject: [MOSAIC] Reading Response Journals
I am struggling to get my students to write quality letters within their
reader's notebooks. It's
That happens to me, too. For instance, all my students used to write
about their dog, Sparky. They can't keep writing about your same
exact experiences, so it will stop. They're just trying on what you
did. Once they start to see a variety of connections, they'll start
making their
I am teaching fifth grade for the first time this year. I wanted my
students to keep a reading journal where they can record thoughts,
questions, predictions, etc. Someone sent me a list of reading response
starters they used with their class last year. My plan was to require
children to write
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