Hi, Donna, I am a friend of Nancy's and this is a great question. I know you will get lots of great responses. For me, as a primary teacher, I found that scheduling an early choice reading time combined with running a conference table (which you would find described in On Solid Ground) each day, I was able to find to time to meet with my kids once a week. However, the time isnot enough. I needed to find a way to make sure that I did see every child every week. For me, I created a conference table rotation that was color coded so that I knew that I needed to see four or five specific children on any given day. Now beyond that, I have to say that you need to be flexible in your definition of conferencing. For me, it meant that I tried to get a running record one or two times a month, more often for my strugglers. It also meant, that a conversation about book choice, an invitation to share your reading log or a chance for me to name and notice specific behaviors and strategies that I noticed kids applying independently. For me a conference meant that I had a conversation around a strategy, behavior or simply a book. Some were longer than others.
Lori On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:38 , donna martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: >HI, Im one of the Wayne State students you were warned about. This is my >last class, I do my student teaching this fall. My question is: Reading >conferences with students seem to be a very valuable tool for the teacher >and the student, how (when) do you find time to do this with every student? >Thats it, Thank You in advance for your help > Donna > >_________________________________________________________________ >http://newlivehotmail.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.
