Here is what I did with my class today-----I teach in a district working under a Reading First grant and at a site where the administrator wants every bit in place----from focus wall to posted standards. My objective was to to teach summarizing and story structure (HM language arts program). I translated that to be retelling a story using characters, setting, problem, solution. Since my students are mostly English language learners who understand decoding at the first grade level but lack the vocabulary to comprehend I planned a visualization part to go with the retelling. The story I read to them was "The alligator, The Fox and The Rabbit". I explained that the story had no picture and they had to creat their own picture in their brain. I divided the story into four parts before reading it out loud to them. I read the first part, then stopped---we didn't discuss the story---we just stopped---I sent them to their seat with a piece of paper and had them divide it into 4 equal part. They were to draw whatever pictures they visualized in one part of the paper (I did allow them to ask about the vocabulary words---they were listening since they were listening and knew to ask questions about something they didn't understand). I set the timer for about 7 minutes. As soon as the timer went off, they returned to the carpet to listen to the next part of the story---and they were efficient because they were curious about what was going to happen next. I read the next part, then they went back to their seats to draw their visualizations, at this point several of the kids were puzzled and said they didn't understand sufficiently to draw a picture--I took the opportunity to explain that sometimes when we read a story and don't understand something we go back and read it again---which I did and they were then able to draw their visualization. We continued with the next two parts---with some rereading and rereading. This whole activity took about thirty minutes from start to finish. They had some beautiful and detailed drawings which we used to retell the story. We discussed each story element and they wrote a sentence or two about each one. So what did we learn, retouch, review, practice----visualization, asking questions, rereading, listening, cause and effect---all these were woven into the simple retelling. The visualization and writing took about an hour (and oops we did not have time to review the long o). I saw comprehension strategies being used!!!!And we didn't use any work sheets! olga reynolds --- Linda Buice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Can you buy those posters somewhere? > > Linda > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tammy Corness" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies > Listserv" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 12:10 AM > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] strategies for little ones - > reading power > > > > Hi, > > > > Reading Power is a wonderful book. It was written > by a teacher in the > > Vancouver, British Columbia school district and it > really helps to make > > the strategies more concrete for the kids. > Adrienne Greer came to speak > > at our Primary Teachers meeting a few months ago, > and she's coming back > > in March. She is a wonderful speaker! Her book > has a great list of > > books for teaching each strategy and gives you > lots of insight into how > > introduce each strategy, how to do the think > alouds, and how to get the > > kids to practice using the strategy on their own. > She has also created > > her own set of posters which I bought at the > workshop. It is a head and > > shoulders drawing of a boy or a girl, and then she > has puzzle pieces > > which fit inside the brain of the child - labeled > with each of these > > strategies. This poster shows the kids that they > should have a "busy > > brain" while they are reading. I introduced the > poster and the various > > strategies, and the kids started getting it right > away, without much > > more than the introduction. We are now talking > about our read alouds > > and other reading like never before, which so much > more depth and > > meaning. It's really exciting. I definitely > recommend this book - > > inexpensive, easy to read, and fun to use with the > kids! > > > > Tammy > > Surrey, British Columbia, Canada > > > > Jennifer Benbrook wrote: > > > >>Thank you!! (o: I thought so!! The last 2 posts > said Power Reading and I > >>kept finding books on speed reading...LOL That is > the LAST thing they > >>need!! > >> Thanks > >> > >>Julie Santello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> It is Reading Power > >>Julie > >> > >>On Feb 4, 2007, at 9:03 PM, Jennifer Benbrook > wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Is it "Power Reading" or "Reading Power? I can;t > find Power > >>>reading--but I found the other- > >>> > >>>"Bagwell, Debbie" wrote: I stumbled > >>>across Power Reading and love it. It has graphic > organizers with > >>>depth for upper grades. We started a school > reading campaign > >>>similar to what this book advocates accenting 1 > strategy a month > >>>involving k-5. We began purchasing 1 picture book > each month and > >>>giving it to each teacher to use along with the > strategy for the > >>>month. We make it a big deal to unveil the book > as a surprise each > >>>month along with lessons & organizers for that > strategy. The > >>>teachers love the free book. > >>> > >>>Debbie Bagwell > >>>Instructional Coach > >>>Flowery Branch, Ga. > >>> > >>>________________________________ > >>> > >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on > behalf of > >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>Sent: Sun 2/4/2007 7:20 PM > >>>To: [email protected] > >>>Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] strategies for little ones > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>Has anyone checked out the new Stenhouse book, > Power Reading? It is > >>>for K-3 and I have started making grade-level > book bins for the > >>>strategy work involved. They use five startegies, > which I think is > >>>a goodk-2 start and then go into the Toolkit. Has > anyone used this? > >>>I bought a bunch if the books for my teachers. > >>> > >>>Claudine DiMuzio > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>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. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>Jennifer Benbrook > >>>Bronze Star Executive > >>>What would you do with an extra $1000 a month? > >>>Start for FREE...just ask me.... > >>>Shop online anytime- > www.athome.com/jenniferbenbrook > >>>Check out THE ATTIC--always a sale! > >>>732-778-5766 > >>> > >>>Work from home, make your own hours, determine > your own income, put > >>>your family first,be your own boss and enjoy the > benefits!! > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>--------------------------------- > >>>Cheap Talk? Check out Yahoo! 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