Talk a little more about how you teach monitoring. I would love to hear your ideas.
----- Original Message ----- From: "RICHARD THEXTON" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 9:56 AM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] reflections-grading >I always like to start with Monitoring. If kids don't grasp what they are >reading, then the rest of the strategies really won't help. I have way too >many kids that read something that makes absolutely NO sense and just keep >right on going! 1st and foremost I want them to learn to listen to what it >is they are reading and make sure what they just read makes sense! I want >them to notice when it doesn't make sense or sound right or look right! >THEN we can move on to deeper understanding. > > Susan Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Veronica in texas. When you > say you are starting at the beginning do you > mean with connections??? > I am 3rd grade and am starting the 3rd week of school. My kids seem to > have > a good grasp of story elements and > summary. I was going to begin connections this week. Explicitly showing my > thinking and working through texts together. I was beginning with the pain > and the great one or my rotten redheaded older brother. We have been > talking about the "inner voice" but many of my kids have not heard of the > strategies. We are focusing how it helps us understand> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 7:41 AM > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] reflections-grading > > >> Jepi, >> I saw the same thing for the past 2 years with my daughter. She took AP >> English her 9th and 10th grade year and had a very difficult time. Her >> teacher >> expected her to read the text and analyze it...it was very difficult for >> her and >> she didn't do as well as she wanted. She has ALWAYS been an "A" student >> in >> advanced classes...but, when she hit high school...well, let's say she >> had >> to >> work. My asst principal said to me yesterday, that a 2nd grade teacher >> said >> that she had never had a group of kids which could read and think through >> their reading like the first grade group we sent them this year. I went >> to 3rd >> this year and my class cannot think through their text. I am starting >> from the >> beginning. But, now I realize the pay off for he children. >> Veronica in Texas >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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.
