Re: [MOSAIC] Teaching mini-lessons

2011-05-18 Thread Jan Sanders
...@literacyworkshop.org on behalf of Jan Sanders Sent: Tue 5/17/2011 3:12 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Teaching mini-lessons The reason you want to keep your mini lesson, mini, is that brain research shows kids are attentive for about 10-15 min. to really

Re: [MOSAIC] Teaching mini-lessons

2011-05-18 Thread Jeanne Rambo
Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Teaching mini-lessons The reason you want to keep your mini lesson, mini, is that brain research shows kids are attentive for about 10-15 min. to really take in what you are saying. Then they need a reset -something active. I often think

Re: [MOSAIC] Teaching mini-lessons

2011-05-17 Thread Beth Chatnik
I never heard of Jennifer Jacobs Can you give me the name of one of her books. --Original Message-- From: Cheryl Consonni To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Teaching mini-lessons Sent: May 16, 2011 8:27 PM We use Linda Hoyt's Interactive Read Aloud program, First Hand

Re: [MOSAIC] Teaching mini-lessons

2011-05-17 Thread beverleep...@gmail.com
: Re: [MOSAIC] Teaching mini-lessons I never heard of Jennifer Jacobs Can you give me the name of one of her books. --Original Message-- From: Cheryl Consonni To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Teaching mini-lessons Sent: May 16, 2011 8:27 PM We use Linda Hoyt's

Re: [MOSAIC] Teaching mini-lessons

2011-05-17 Thread Waingort Jimenez, Elisa
@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Teaching mini-lessons I never heard of Jennifer Jacobs Can you give me the name of one of her books. --Original Message-- From: Cheryl Consonni To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Teaching mini-lessons Sent: May 16, 2011 8:27 PM We

Re: [MOSAIC] Teaching mini-lessons

2011-05-17 Thread Jan Sanders
The reason you want to keep your mini lesson, mini, is that brain research shows kids are attentive for about 10-15 min. to really take in what you are saying. Then they need a reset -something active. I often think of the Charlie Brown adult voices. Am I starting to sound like wa wa wa wa

Re: [MOSAIC] Teaching mini-lessons

2011-05-17 Thread Rosa Roper
Reading mini-lessons Rosa From: beverleep...@gmail.com Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 18:21:27 -0600 To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Teaching mini-lessons reading, writing, speaking, or listening? On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 4:03 PM, Rosa Roper rosaro...@hotmail.com wrote

Re: [MOSAIC] Teaching mini-lessons

2011-05-17 Thread Judy Shenker
, Judy -Original Message- From: mosaic-bounces+jshenker=lcc...@literacyworkshop.org on behalf of Jan Sanders Sent: Tue 5/17/2011 3:12 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Teaching mini-lessons The reason you want to keep your mini lesson

Re: [MOSAIC] Teaching mini-lessons

2011-05-16 Thread Linda DeGreen
I agree with Troy and if you're making the read aloud the minilesson (modeling how to stop and predict i.e.) then you can also make it an interactive read aloud with students actively engaged throughout. I do often break a good, lengthy pic book over 2 days. Other times , the actual

Re: [MOSAIC] Teaching mini-lessons

2011-05-16 Thread Rosa Roper
Thanks Linda and Troy, I will totally start cutting my read alouds in half (or thirds).I love interactive read alouds -I think that is why my lessons last so long... I also love what Troy said about the mini lesson is planting the seed - gives me something to think about as I plan my end of

Re: [MOSAIC] Teaching mini-lessons

2011-05-16 Thread Beverlee Paul
reading, writing, speaking, or listening? On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 4:03 PM, Rosa Roper rosaro...@hotmail.com wrote: Thanks Linda and Troy, I will totally start cutting my read alouds in half (or thirds).I love interactive read alouds -I think that is why my lessons last so long... I also

Re: [MOSAIC] Teaching mini-lessons

2011-05-16 Thread Cheryl Consonni
:21:27 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Teaching mini-lessons reading, writing, speaking, or listening? On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 4:03 PM, Rosa Roper rosaro...@hotmail.com wrote: Thanks Linda and Troy, I will totally start cutting my read alouds in half (or thirds).I love interactive read alouds -I think

Re: [MOSAIC] Teaching mini-lessons

2011-05-16 Thread Andrea Jenkins
I had the same problem until I started front loading my units with the read alouds. I spend a couple of days at the beginning of the unit reading the books for the unit. This was so helpful and efficient in making my lessons mini. Sent from my iPhone On May 16, 2011, at 7:23 PM, Rosa Roper

[MOSAIC] Teaching mini-lessons

2011-05-15 Thread Rosa Roper
Hello, I am looking for some guidance on teaching mini-lessons - mostly b/c my mini's are actually maxi's... I found a book that somewhat breaks down the structure of a mini- lesson, but it also says to read a picture book, now when that happens we are looking at about a 40 minute lesson (NOT

Re: [MOSAIC] Teaching mini-lessons

2011-05-15 Thread Troy F
When you use a picture book you do not have to finish it in one lesson. I always broke the picture book into 2-3 parts. I was taught by a great literacy coach that mini lessons should be 10-15 minutes long. You will run long from time to time. You just have to keep in mind your mini lesson is