Hello! I am introducing the Harvey and Goudvis Comprehension Toolkit to two different audiences: one group of elementary teacher 4-6 and to the entire staff of a junior high. Under Staff development on the Teaching Tools section of
readinglady.com I ran across a post from Heather Wall--(if you are reading this bless you for that!)
She suggested using "When the Mayor of the Sister City in Japan Addressed the Chamber of Commerce of Klammath Falls, Oregon" (
webdelsol.com) a piece of micro-fiction, having the teachers do margins responses, then discuss The story and their thinking at their tables. Then they were asked to come up with a list of strategies they used collaboratively to make meaning of the story. That was a great way to "Start with the end in mind"-- that they had just experienced the kind of discussion and metacognition we want for our students. It was a challenging piece for adults (you would never use it with students--except maybe upper level high school)
My question is--does anyone have any other pieces they have used with adults to simulate the kinds of lessons in Strategies that Work or The Comprehension Toolkit? I have 3-4 more sessions with each group and they are enthused to experience the strategies as "students." Heather said her feedback was that the teachers appreciated that simulation much more than watching the videos of Pearson, Harvey, and Goudvis and that has been my experience as well.
Thank you all for your enthusiasm and commitment to real reading--it keeps me energized!
Pat K. Iin owa
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