Hello, What are Debbie Miller's anchor charts/ Where would I locate them? Thanjs! Pat d.
On 3/25/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Melanie, > I teach first grade too .... One of the easiest ways to generate questions > is to just say I wonder ....there is even a children's book by that name that > does an excellent job of modeling that very statement..... Do not disregard > the need for continued modeling and then gradual release..... If you use > Debbie > Miller's anchor charts then it is easier to go through the strands of > questioning.... first question words as you mentioned based in authentic > wondering.... perhaps now is the time to do research writing in writing > workshop as > you used mentor texts in guided reading..... then conventions of nonfiction > that help navigate a student to find answers in the text... then the type of > answers (right there in the text, out of your background knowledge, working > with > the author to make inferences, and on to other research resources...) and > finally choosing one burning question (one that is thick enough to support > many > answers) and form book clubs to hone in on all ideas related to the > question....... I love questioning because it segues into inferencing, > determing > importance, and book clubs beautifully. After the research, kids can write a > topic report or a group summary of ideas and all then you are working on > synthesizing in the way that you present your information. > > My only other suggestion is to keep the questioning based in the life of the > child first then move on to mentor texts..... It has been my experience that > kids in first grade are naturally insatiable curiosity seekers! > > > > ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. > Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. > _______________________________________________ > 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.
