You have to change their thinking... We (another Teacher and I) worked in a reading program where we supervised 6 TAs. We found that most TAs came with traditional ideas about education (essentially how they were taught). I found that the only way to move them is to provide staff development and change their thinking- which is what we did- every time our district had a staff development day- we worked with the TAs and trained them in how to work with and prompt kids while reading. We also did lots of modelling for them and explained the theory/rationale behind what we were doing. The TAs became learners and they were excellent when they worked with kids. Also, one reason we have moved away from round robin reading is that we want the kids to construct an entire story in their head as they read- which is what readers do- we do not want them reading a paragraph or two and then listening to other children read the rest of the passage.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Joy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mosaic" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 7:27 AM Subject: [MOSAIC] Convincing colleagues/was round robin >I appreciate everyone's advice about what to do instead of round robin >reading. These are things that have happened in my classroom for the past 6 >years. > > What I'm looking for is advice for teaching my TA (and adult > volunteers/substitutes) about the importance of using strategies other > than round robin reading for reading instruction. They are all well > intentioned, and I don't want them to be turned off, I'm going to need all > the help I can get this year! However, I also don't want my kids subjected > to or confused by ineffective practices. > > How do you convince someone that what they are doing is wrong and > ineffective without stepping on their toes? > > I'm still reading this off the archive, so I'm not sure who wrote it, but > the advice about having them already set up partner reading is good, but I > want to teach her so she will be a more effective member of my classroom. > Also, she tutors and needs to know this. > > > Joy/NC/4 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > How children learn is as important as what they learn: process and > content go hand in hand. http://www.responsiveclassroom.org > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! > _______________________________________________ > 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.
