We have in grades 4-5 70 minutes for reading, and 45 minutes for writing plus
30 minutes for SSR and 10 minutes or so daily for spelling. I don't think you
have enough time to do it all in 60 minutes.
If you can integrate more reading into the content areas that would help...
Jennifer Palmer
Reading Specialist, National Board Certified Teacher
FLES- Lead the discovery, Live the learning, Love the adventure.
"Children grow into the intellectual life around them."
-Vygotsky
From: Mike & Margo Grace
Sent: Mon 11/3/2008 4:38 PM
To: understand@literacyworkshop.org
Subject: Re: [Understand] Schedules
Hello!
This is my first post and I want to start by saying THANK YOU to everyone
who has been adding to the discussion. I am loving it all.
I am a former Reading Recovery Teacher who has been "transferred" this year
to a job as literacy coach/ teacher leader for grades 3 and 4. So I am kind
of new to all of this.
I am really very interested in how you are finding time to get in all the
necessary literacy pieces. I read from Beverlee:
I do a combination of things because we are Reading First. We can't do
writer's workshop or spelling during reading time. I do teach strategies
with the core and with read alouds. I also use The Daily 5 to help with
independent reading habits. It is awesome and powerful. Students do become
independent. I have flexible groups and use workstations. I think when I
used to use centers, it was busy work (worksheets). Now I use Debbie
Diller's workstations and make sure it is purposeful. Kids do like to be up
and about. I have 8 different stations each week and it really works - kids
are engaged and a lot of reading does go on. My independent reading time is
separate from the 90 minute block. Writing is also separate.
I don't see how it can all fit in a day. Unfortunately the 3rd and 4th
grade teachers in my school are now departmentalized. One teacher for
Langue Arts one for Math and one for Science and Social Studies. The
Reading Block is an hour and there is an additional 45 minutes for a writing
block. Can anyone share with me how you are making this work?
Thanks, Margo
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