Randal Lichtenwalner
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:38:47 -0700
In response to your question about the "mini" of the "mini-lesson":
We have a hard time keeping the minilesson "mini", too, but I maintain that the shorter and more concise, the better. We also only have 45 minutes for Reading Workshop and 45 minutes for Writing Workshop. I encourage teachers to think of the 45 minutes as 3 15-minute segments: the first is the mini-lesson, then we send kids off to read or write independently, unless they are scheduled to meet with the teacher or classmates. This 30 minutes of "workshop" allows for the teacher to plan 2 15-minutes sessions (conferring, small groups of guided reading/writing, assessments, etc.) while the students read/write independently or meet with partners or book clubs, etc. The daily read-aloud and word work have to either happen at another part of the day or must be embedded into the workshop. Randy Lichtenwalner Elementary ELA Developer Public Schools of the Tarrytowns _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.