my husband is at work, and my children are visiting their grandparents, so you are hearing a lot from me for now. in fact, i'm using these two weeks to plan out next years' lessons.
besides teaching the ga standards for reading, i'd like to include word work, which we've already discussed, reading strategies (fountas and pinnell are my heros--as is nanci atwell) , writing (mostly responses to lit.), book clubs, and novel projects (for independent reading). my students have to read a min. of 20 min. a day for homework. it took a year and a half to figure out how to somewhat ensure accountability. i check out class sets of novels, students check out a book and read in and out of class. they have to read a certain number of pages per week, which i check weekly. this lets me know they are reading at home and in class. this year, our school got a bookroom, and we'll have even more choice. By the way, dalton public school (dps) is integrating literacy collaborative at the elem. and middle school level. at the middle school level, i really like it. to assess my students' independent and group reading, i'd like to create different book projects, where they can choose among various tasks (differentiated instruction, which dps is focusing on this coming year). if anyone is willing to share their novel projects with me, i'd be so thankful. i'd like to come up with a generic project to fit practically any novel. so i'll be picking and choosing. be sure to put your name on the project, so i can give you credit when i write my best seller and speak at conferences:) Seriously, if you can send them via word attachments, that would help. seriously, in august, i begin my specialist degree in curriculum and instruction, so i'll be very busy. any help you experts out there can give me would be greatly appreciated. i've only taught for 2 years, so i'm still at the stage where each year seems like the first. you probably know what i mean:) caroline _______________________________________________ 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. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
