Great, thanks Heather, for responding so quickly. I am going to try it out today... > 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 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.
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