It depends. Right now, since we just started school (we are in the 2nd week) I am just having them read and not writing anything. Last year, sometimes I would have them write a paragraph or so on what they read, and it would be a reflection on what they read. I'm about to introduce some reading strategies, so probably after I do that they will have to respond to the reading based on whatever strategy I taught.
On 9/13/06, Tina Sciumbata <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Heather, > > I like the idea of having the kids read silently for the 1st 10 minutes or > so of class. We also have reading time everyday. In a.m. homeroom, we > read aloud a book to the kids for about 20 minutes. Like you, I believe > that practice, practice, practice will make the kids better readers. I tell > them that on day one, making analogies to athletes, musicians, artists who > practice to improve on their craft. > > I want to implement your idea of reading at the beginning of class. I > have some "rowdy" kids & I think that would be a good way for them to settle > down before we start, plus it would give me time to do attendance. Also, > there are always one or two kids who need help with something in the > beginning of class. > > Okay, so to my question. Do you have the kids do anything after they read > for 10 minutes such as a journal entry about what they read? Or, do you > just call time & get started on the agenda for the day? > > ~Tina > > "A good teacher must be able to put herself in the place of those who find > learning hard." > ~Eliphas Levi~ > > Tina B's Designs > http://tinabsdesigns.com > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > -- - Heather "The world of books is the most remarkable creation of man. Nothing else that he builds ever lasts. Monuments fall; nations perish; civilizations grow old and die out; new races build others. But in the world of books are volumes that have seen this happen again and again and yet live on. Still young, still as fresh as the day they were written, still telling men's hearts of the hearts of men centuries dead." --Clarence Day "While the rhetoric is highly effective, remarkably little good evidence exists that there's any educational substance behind the accountability and testing movement." —Peter Sacks, Standardized Minds "When our children fail competency tests the schools lose funding. When our missiles fail tests, we increase funding. " —Dennis Kucinich, Democratic Presidential Candidate _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org.
