Where? On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 1:43 PM, Alice Cortigiano <[email protected]> wrote:
> I can't believe I just bought 125 - 1 subject notebooks from Staples for 1 > cent each. Gotta love it! > > Alice Cortigiano > John Martinez Magnet School > "Where the Sun Always Shines" > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:lit-bounces+ac <lit-bounces%2Bac>=take5audio.com@ > literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of > Bill Ivey > Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 7:08 PM > To: A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades. > Subject: Re: [LIT] Independent Reading > > Hi! > > Like Tena, I allow choice for the independent reading done in my classes, > including the choice to abandon a book once begun. I also teach summary > skills, so at the beginning of the year, I set up blogs for Readers > Response > Journal entries (I use the ones here at literacyworkshop.org). Last > spring, > my class convinced me of what I already knew at heart, that what they most > want is just to enjoy reading their books and talking about them (with me, > with friends, more formally with book talks), so I let them "test out" of > doing RRJ blogs if they and I agreed they had mastered that skill. I'm > going > to be doing that again this year right from the start, and expect it to > work > well. It's amazing how much better a teacher I can be when I actually > listen > to the kids! ;-) > > Take care, > Bill Ivey > Stoneleigh-Burnham School > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
