What read alouds are you using in first grade for questioning? Thanks Michelle On Jan 7, 2007, at 1:15 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi all! After all the talk about teaching strategies in isolation etc. I paid particular attention to my presentation sequence and have found that this integration has worked quite well for first graders. We have just finished most of our work with connections and are working towards other strategies. I have chosen questioning as the next progression. As kids learned how thick and thin questions help readers comprehend more -we made the following points... After the question was asked, we predicted answers (inferences) which depended heavily on what we observed in the text (MENTAL IMAGES) then checked OUR ANSWERS with information presented in the text and finally confirmed or modified our original connections. Even though we have not poured over any strategy except for connections... the STRAEGY anchor chart ideas of how? when?and why MAKES MORE SENSE LIKE THIS. I found my teaching more connected to thinking and less to a particular strategy lesson for an interactive read aloud. Although I DEFINATELY PLAN TO do each unit as thoroughly as I did connections PAIRING ALL OF THEM with read alouds and gradually releasing responsibility to them , this overall big picture has a more natural feel which I think leads to faster independence. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http:// literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
