Hi, Stephanie, I teach 4/5 in a poor, inner-city school. So far as I know, I'm the only teacher who's read MOT. My kids loved making connections once they understood what it was all about. It took 3-4 stories. The first year I did it, I started with Text to SElf connections because that seemed the easiest for me to teach. This year, I'm going to start with text to text because of connecting it to theme. We read biographies last week (skipped the story in the text) and I need to remember to make my instruction more specific. Good luck! I try to remember that what I'm really teaching is a love of reading! Chris
>From: Stephanie Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies >Listserv"<[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: [MOSAIC] Starting Reader's Workshop For the First Time >Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 19:33:15 -0700 (PDT) > >Hi All, > I'm soooo glad the list is back up. I started Reader's Workshop for the >first time ever with my 3rd grade class. My school is a low performing >school in the inner city. We are in our 3rd week of school. They have >learned procedures for finding books, caring for books, choosing Just Right >books, choosing a book nook, and logging their books in their response >journals. I started this week teaching Text to Text connections. I have >about 5 kids who have really grasped the concept and have begun making >their own connections to their books and writing about them in their >journal. What other experiences have you had with kids grasping the >concept? I would love to hear from other teachers in an urban environment >(with lots of ESL students) to hear what success they have and how long it >takes for their kids to grasp a concept, such as connections. How long does >it take? I love the philosophy of Mosaic but want to know realistically >what time line I should except. > > Thanks! > Stephanie > 3rd/CA >_______________________________________________ >Mosaic mailing list >[email protected] >To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.
